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Southeast Georgia Health System Vice President and Administrator Glenn Gann, left, and Volunteer Services President Peggy Tuten pose for a photo with a check from Volunteer Services.

Southeast Georgia Health System Vice President and Administrator Glenn Gann, left, and Volunteer Services President Peggy Tuten pose for a photo with a check from Volunteer Services.

Volunteers donate $150,000 for patient care at Southeast Georgia Health System

The generosity and dedication of Southeast Georgia Health System Volunteer Services took center stage during their recent spring luncheons, where Brunswick and Camden Campus volunteers celebrated a remarkable year of fundraising and presented significant donations to health system...
Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay’s Kate Parks is recognized June 11 during a ceremony in Atlanta as the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s 2026 Southeast Military Youth of the Year.

Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay’s Kate Parks is recognized June 11 during a ceremony in Atlanta as the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s 2026 Southeast Military Youth of the Year.

Kings Bay teen earns regional military youth honor

Boys & Girls Clubs of America named Kate Parks, a family member of Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, as the 2026 Southeast Military Youth of the Year.
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ben Hicks, left, a dental officer with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, coordinates with U.S. Navy Lt. Katelyn Morton, an emergency nurse with CLB-31, 31st MEU, during a mass casualty exercise at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia, on June 27, 2023.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ben Hicks, left, a dental officer with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, coordinates with U.S. Navy Lt. Katelyn Morton, an emergency nurse with CLB-31, 31st MEU, during a mass casualty exercise at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia, on June 27, 2023.

Navy honors Kingsland native serving with Navy Medicine

Melanie PerezU.S. Navy MILLINGTON, Tenn. — Lt. Katelyn Morton, a native of Kingsland, was recently selected as Junior Officer of the Quarter for 2026 while serving with Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) in Jacksonville, Fla.Junior Officer of the Quarter recognizes high-performing...
Coastal Vision Center’s Dr. Russell Stackhouse removes tumors from rescue sea turtle Paloma’s eyes Tuesday during a surgery. (Jekyll Island Authority photo)

Coastal Vision Center’s Dr. Russell Stackhouse removes tumors from rescue sea turtle Paloma’s eyes Tuesday during a surgery. (Jekyll Island Authority photo)

Eyes of the turtle

On World Sea Turtle Day Tuesday, a special patient on Jekyll Island got a sight boost thanks to a regional eye surgeon.

Tribune & Georgian collects four Georgia Press Association awards

The Tribune & Georgian won four awards Friday night during the annual Georgia Press Association’s 2026 Better Newspaper Contest.Newspapers were honored at the Jekyll Island Club as part of the association’s 138th annual convention.Editor and Publisher Scott J. Bryan won second-place honors for...
St. Marys City Hall

St. Marys City Hall

St. Marys City Council OKs enterprise zone update

After a brief discussion, St. Marys City Council on Monday unanimously approved an amendment to reconfigure and re-establish an enterprise zone in the city.The enterprise zone, located in the city’s Midtown area, offers tax breaks for potential development in that specific area.“As the City pursues...
The St. Marys Little Theatre recently performed its dinner theater production of “Trouble at the Tropicabana.”

The St. Marys Little Theatre recently performed its dinner theater production of “Trouble at the Tropicabana.”

St. Marys Little Theatre performs at Magnolia Manor

Residents of Magnolia Manor Senior Living Facility recently enjoyed an afternoon of music, laughter and nostalgia Sunday, June 14, as the St. Marys Little Theatre Dinner Theater presented its latest production, “Trouble at the Tropicabana.”The performance was part of a collaborative dinner theater...
Community partners participated in a Hurricane Sentinel 2026 Tabletop Exercise earlier this month at the Camden County Resiliency Operations Center.

Community partners participated in a Hurricane Sentinel 2026 Tabletop Exercise earlier this month at the Camden County Resiliency Operations Center.

Camden conducts hurricane tabletop exercise

Camden County Emergency Management and Homeland Security conducted the Hurricane Sentinel 2026 Tabletop Exercise this week at the Camden County Resiliency Operations Center in Kingsland.
Coastal Plains High School graduate Jayden Hardy, right, shows off his diploma holder with site director Derek Chastain on Thursday night during the program’s commencement exercises at Camden County High School.

Coastal Plains High School graduate Jayden Hardy, right, shows off his diploma holder with site director Derek Chastain on Thursday night during the program’s commencement exercises at Camden County High School.

Road less traveled

Coastal Plains High School was built on the theme that there is no single path to success, and its most recent Camden County graduates were urged to sustain that resilience well beyond their diploma ceremony last Thursday night.
Angel Alvarez

Angel Alvarez

Judge sentences St. Marys resident to 25 years in prison for rape

A St. Marys man was sentenced to 25 years in prison after he was found guilty of rape and cruelty to children in the first degree, according to a news release from the Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office.Angel Alvarez, 53, was sentenced by Judge Steven Blackerby after the one-day...