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Rotary Club of Camden County honors member with fellow designation

News Staff
Thursday, April 30, 2026
The Rotary Club of Camden County recently gathered to honor Georgia Rotary Student Program (GRSP) Chairman Emeritus Bert Guy for his career of service and significant financial commitment to the program.During the meeting, Guy was recognized with the Frank Bentley Sr. Fellow designation.
St, Marys Kiwanis Club President Dale Law, from left, Rotary Club of Camden County Service Committee Chairwoman Amanda Blyler, Rotary President Mitch Blyler and retired educator Cheryl Alston hold up a check from the Kiwanis Club supporting the Wee Read Program.

St, Marys Kiwanis Club President Dale Law, from left, Rotary Club of Camden County Service Committee Chairwoman Amanda Blyler, Rotary President Mitch Blyler and retired educator Cheryl Alston hold up a check from the Kiwanis Club supporting the Wee Read Program.

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St. Marys Kiwanis Club supports Wee Read Program

News Staff
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Representatives from the Rotary Club of Camden County recently spoke at a meeting of the local St. Marys Kiwanis Club to share updates on the Wee Read program, a literacy initiative serving young children in the community.
Camden County resident Col. Chris Hodge, second from right, was appointed the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Director of Law Enforcement. From left are Georgia First Lady Marty Kemp, Gov. Brian Kemp, Hodge and DNR Commissioner Walter Rabon.

Camden County resident Col. Chris Hodge, second from right, was appointed the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Director of Law Enforcement. From left are Georgia First Lady Marty Kemp, Gov. Brian Kemp, Hodge and DNR Commissioner Walter Rabon.

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‘Honored and blessed’

Scott J. Bryan
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
A Camden County resident has been promoted to a top law enforcement post in Georgia.Col. Chris Hodge was recently appointed the director of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division.Hodge began his career with the state agency in 2001 a game warden in the Coastal Region.

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Interim county administrator fills leadership positions

Scott J. Bryan
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Camden County interim administrator Joey Yacobacci has moved quickly to fill leadership posts with the county government.Yacobacci was selected to serve as interim administrator in February after Shawn Boatright resigned his position.
Former St. Marys City Councilman Jim Gant died.

Former St. Marys City Councilman Jim Gant died.

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Former St. Marys City Councilman Jim Gant dies at 85

Scott J. Bryan
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Former St. Marys City Councilman and U.S. Navy veteran Jim Gant, 85, died April 13. Gant served on City Council for three terms, from 2012 through 2022. Prior to his service on City Council, he was the chairman of the St.
Students in the Georgia Rotary Student Program visited Camden County recently.

Students in the Georgia Rotary Student Program visited Camden County recently.

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Rotary Club of Camden County hosts foreign students

News Staff
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
The Rotary Club of Camden County hosted the final Georgia Rotary Student Program (GRSP) student weekend, welcoming international scholars to St. Marys for a weekend of fellowship, cultural exchange and coastal experiences.
C Ben Goff, left, and Martin Turner are vying for the Camden County Board of Commissioners District 2 seat. Turner is the incumbent.

C Ben Goff, left, and Martin Turner are vying for the Camden County Board of Commissioners District 2 seat. Turner is the incumbent.

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‘Most of what he said is bullcrap’

Scott J. Bryan
Thursday, April 16, 2026
After C Ben Goff’s opening statement Tuesday evening in a Camden County Republican Party candidate forum for the Camden County Board of Commissioners District 2 seat, incumbent Martin Turner offered a sharp rebuke. “Most of what he said is bullcrap,” Turner said. “It’s not true.

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Judge says county commissioners violated state law

Scott J. Bryan
Thursday, April 16, 2026
A Brunswick Judicial Circuit Court judge ruled Wednesday, April 8, that the Camden County Board of Commissioners violated state law when it announced and published a tentative millage rate without a public vote.

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Lieutenant governor visits Camden County

Andy Diffenderfer
Thursday, April 16, 2026
According to Burt Jones, the easiest way to predict what somebody will do in the future is to study what they’ve done in the past.  The lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial aspirant spoke last Thursday at a meeting of the Camden County Republican Women at Seagle’s in St.
The Saltwater Performing Arts’ Mainstage cast recently participated in a Masters of Broadway class with Broadway veteran Greg Hildreth.

The Saltwater Performing Arts’ Mainstage cast recently participated in a Masters of Broadway class with Broadway veteran Greg Hildreth.

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Broadway’s ‘Chicago’ star provides masterclass

News Staff
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Saltwater Performing Arts and Masters of Broadway provided an educational experience to the Mainstage cast of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” with a masterclass from one of Broadway’s most accomplished veterans.