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Right whale Nauset, Catalog No. 2413, and calf, sighted on Dec. 1, approximately 4.9 nautical miles off Sapelo Island.

Right whale Nauset, Catalog No. 2413, and calf, sighted on Dec. 1, approximately 4.9 nautical miles off Sapelo Island.

Baby calf on board

Wes Wolfe
Friday, December 6, 2024
Despite disappointing annual North Atlantic right whale calving numbers and right whale deaths over the past year, each calving season begins with a sense of hope.

Lockhart rolls to win for St. Marys mayor

Scott J. Bryan
Friday, December 6, 2024
Longtime St. Marys resident Greg Lockhart will be the city’s next mayor. Lockhart, 60, collected 72% of the vote, besting St. Marys City Councilwoman Lisa James, who secured 28% of the vote in the Tuesday runoff for the city’s top political office.
Camden County Fire Rescue Capt. James Marr was named the Employee of the Quarter by the Camden County Board of Commissioners.

Camden County Fire Rescue Capt. James Marr was named the Employee of the Quarter by the Camden County Board of Commissioners.

Marr named Employee of the Quarter

News Staff
Friday, December 6, 2024
At its regular meeting Nov. 19, the Camden County Board of Commissioners honored Capt. James Marr of Camden County Fire Rescue (CCFR) as the Employee of the Quarter.
6 candidates, 3 runoff races on Camden ballots

6 candidates, 3 runoff races on Camden ballots

6 candidates, 3 runoff races on Camden ballots

Wes Wolfe
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Three elections, including who should take the title of St. Marys mayor, are back on the ballot as voting for the runoffs heads to an end Dec. 3. Businessman Greg Lockhart faces Lisa James, the mayor pro tem and councilwoman for Post 6, for mayor of St.

Another water line break hits Kingsland

Wes Wolfe
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
On the heels of a water line break along Satilla Street on Nov. 7, Kingsland suffered another one as a contractor damaged a line Nov. 22 in the area of Middle School Road, near Ga. Highway 40. A worker laying fiber cable caused the damage in the first break.
Camden County High School’s Theatre Department won the Region 1-6A One-Act Play festival for the second consecutive year.

Camden County High School’s Theatre Department won the Region 1-6A One-Act Play festival for the second consecutive year.

Camden County High School's theater group wins competition

News Staff
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Camden County High School’s Theatre Department recently won the Region 1-6A One-Act Play festival Nov. 7 in Tifton with its production of “A Year with Frog and Toad.” This is the second consecutive region championship for the high school.