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Linda Grooms was named the Humane Society’s 2025 Volunteer of the Year at a recent fundraiser.

Linda Grooms was named the Humane Society’s 2025 Volunteer of the Year at a recent fundraiser.

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Grooms named Humane Society of Camden County Volunteer of the Year

Wes Wolfe
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Linda Grooms was named the Humane Society of Camden County’s 2025 Volunteer of the Year at the recent fundraising gala, Wines, Canines & Felines, at the Osprey Cove Clubhouse.
St. Marys City Hall

St. Marys City Hall

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St. Marys seeks social media policy following councilman’s post

Wes Wolfe
Thursday, May 1, 2025
St. Marys city staff will be crafting a social media policy following a disagreement between Mayor Greg Lockhart and Councilman Artie Jones Jr. regarding the posting of Jones’ column on a ferry proposal between the city and Fernandina Beach.
Camden County’s Petie Kemp has earned the combination residential and combination commercial building inspector certifications through the International Code Council

Camden County’s Petie Kemp has earned the combination residential and combination commercial building inspector certifications through the International Code Council

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Well-qualified county building inspector adds to unique expertise

Wes Wolfe
Friday, April 25, 2025
Rural counties sometimes don’t have some of the resources of expertise more commonly found in larger metropolitan areas, but for Camden County, building inspector Petie Kemp’s taken the time and the work to achieve both the combination residential and combination commercial building inspector...
St. Marys Little Theatre will host “Deliver Us from Mama!”

St. Marys Little Theatre will host “Deliver Us from Mama!”

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‘Deliver Us from Mama!’ comes to St. Marys

News Staff
Friday, April 25, 2025
Pack your bags and get ready for a family road trip. That’s the situation that Mama and her squabbling “grown-up” children find themselves in St. Marys Little Theatre’s next production, “Deliver Us From Mama!” St.
The Camden County Emergency Management Agency and local fire departments have been working to put out two fires at county landfills.

The Camden County Emergency Management Agency and local fire departments have been working to put out two fires at county landfills.

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Two county landfills catch fire within days

Wes Wolfe
Friday, April 25, 2025
Figuring out the cause of a landfill fire can be tough, but however trash goes up in smoke, workers have to whir into action immediately to get it under control and suppress it, especially in regard to the human health and environmental effects of unchecked, burning garbage.
Edward Adrian and Joshua Groth

Edward Adrian and Joshua Groth

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2 face bevy of child porn charges

Scott J. Bryan
Friday, April 25, 2025
Two Camden County men were arrested and charged in April in connection with child pornography cases. The two cases are unrelated. On April 3, David Edward Adrian, 68, of Kingsland, was charged with six felony charges of sexual exploitation of children.

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Mangrove March

Wes Wolfe
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, there were discussions among scientists about climate change and mangroves — that is, the possibilities of these tropical plants moving north across the St.