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Amelia Creo plays Mary Poppins in the Camden County High School Fine Arts Department’s “Mary Poppins, the Musical,” which will be performed this month.

Amelia Creo plays Mary Poppins in the Camden County High School Fine Arts Department’s “Mary Poppins, the Musical,” which will be performed this month.

Flying high: Mary Poppins to soar into Camden

Camden County High School presents a magical night of childhood nostalgia and practical magic in Mary Poppins, the Musical. Students and faculty have been hard at work since January in preparation for the March 21 opening night.
Camden County voters have the opportunity to vote on a Camden County freeport exemption for an E-Commerce/Fulfillment Center. The Camden County Joint Development Authority is supporting the measure as it could lock in a stable future for the I-95 Gateway Logistic Center, which is currently being marketed for potential tenants.

Camden County voters have the opportunity to vote on a Camden County freeport exemption for an E-Commerce/Fulfillment Center. The Camden County Joint Development Authority is supporting the measure as it could lock in a stable future for the I-95 Gateway Logistic Center, which is currently being marketed for potential tenants.

Ballot measure

Local voters have the chance to extend tax breaks to companies storing vast amounts of merchandise in large warehouse meant for sale and distribution over the internet.
DOJ botches extradition of suspect in local fentanyl deaths

DOJ botches extradition of suspect in local fentanyl deaths

DOJ botches extradition of suspect in local fentanyl deaths

A Canadian judge halted the extradition of a Canadian suspect in two local fentanyl analog overdose deaths because people within an office of the federal Department of Justice failed to file the appropriate paperwork with Canadian authorities within the specified time.
Camden County Solid Waste Department Operations Manager Cyrus Roberts, left, was named the county’s Employee of the Quarter. With Roberts is Solid Waste Director Campbell Smith.

Camden County Solid Waste Department Operations Manager Cyrus Roberts, left, was named the county’s Employee of the Quarter. With Roberts is Solid Waste Director Campbell Smith.

Roberts named county Employee of the Quarter

The Camden County Board of Commissioners recently honored Cyrus Roberts from the Solid Waste Department as its Employee of the Quarter. The Employee Recognition Committee received nominations for this recognition, with Cyrus being recommended multiple times and ultimately chosen by the committee.

New nurse practitioner joins St. Marys office

Southeast Georgia Health System has hired Nicole Hiller to Southeast Georgia Physician Associates-Primary Care on the Camden Campus, located at 2060 Dan Proctor Drive, Suite 2100, in St. Marys.
County Administrator Shawn M. Boatright, Commissioner Lannie Brant, Chairman Ben Casey, Grants Manager Julie Haigler, and Commissioners Trevor Readdick, Martin Turner and Jim Goodman show off the grant received to fund an internship program with the county government.

County Administrator Shawn M. Boatright, Commissioner Lannie Brant, Chairman Ben Casey, Grants Manager Julie Haigler, and Commissioners Trevor Readdick, Martin Turner and Jim Goodman show off the grant received to fund an internship program with the county government.

County receives grants for interns

The Camden County Board of Commissioners was selected as a recipient of grant funding from the Georgia County Internship Program (GCIP), facilitated by the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG) and the ACCG Civic Affairs Foundation.
St. Marys Little Theatre will host a two-week run of “An Evening with the Stars” starting Friday, March 8.

St. Marys Little Theatre will host a two-week run of “An Evening with the Stars” starting Friday, March 8.

‘An Evening with the Stars’ set for March 8-17

St. Marys Little Theatre will open its fifth production of “An Evening with the Stars” on March 8 with a performance that begins a two-weekend run at Theatre by the Trax in St. Marys.
Georgia State Capitol

Georgia State Capitol

Proposed changes to film tax credits worry local company

The future of Georgia film and TV tax credits remained undecided as the state legislature was mere hours from the crossover deadline Wednesday as the Tribune & Georgian went to print. HB 1180, which passed the House Ways and Means Committee on Feb.