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North Atlantic right whale Braces swims with her calf off Nassau Sound on Dec. 23.

North Atlantic right whale Braces swims with her calf off Nassau Sound on Dec. 23.

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Fourth, fifth right whale calves of season spotted

Wes Wolfe
Thursday, December 28, 2023
The numbers aren’t close to what’s needed for the survival of the species, but North Atlantic right whale calving season continues with the fourth and fifth calves of the year spotted recently off Florida.

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Library displays new Cumberland exhibit

News Staff
Thursday, December 28, 2023
The Woodbine Public Library is now showcasing a special exhibit compliments of the U.S. National Park Service’s Cumberland Island National Seashore. The exhibit includes original books from the Carnegie estate, which include handwritten notes from Lucy Carnegie.
The ballistic missile submarine USS Wyoming (SSBN 742) returns to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia on June 28, 2014, following routine operations.

The ballistic missile submarine USS Wyoming (SSBN 742) returns to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia on June 28, 2014, following routine operations.

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Navy expects no new environmental impacts from new subs

Wes Wolfe
Thursday, December 28, 2023
It’s not quite “meet the new sub, same as the old sub,” but the arrival of Columbia-class nuclear submarines to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay during the next 20 years is meant to change little about ongoing operations, according to the final environmental assessment of homeporting the new subs,...

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Jefferson named volunteer of quarter

News Staff
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Southeast Georgia Health System Volunteer Services announced Aaron “Jeff” Jefferson Jr. as its Camden Campus Fall Volunteer of the Quarter. Jefferson brought many years of experience from his career as a chaplain in the U.S. Navy to his role as a Pastoral Care volunteer with the hospital.
Georgia Cotton Commission Education and Outreach Specialist Caroline Gentry, left, presents Safe Harbor Children Advocacy Center’s Brionna Jones with 125 pairs of socks on behalf of the state’s 3,000 cotton farmers.

Georgia Cotton Commission Education and Outreach Specialist Caroline Gentry, left, presents Safe Harbor Children Advocacy Center’s Brionna Jones with 125 pairs of socks on behalf of the state’s 3,000 cotton farmers.

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Cotton farmers donate 12,000 pairs of socks to Georgia shelters

News Staff
Thursday, December 28, 2023
On behalf of Georgia’s 3,500 cotton farming families, the Georgia Cotton Commission recently donated 12,000 pairs of socks to various homeless shelters across the state.
The 641 Book Club at the St. Marys Public Library meets every month. From left are Kim Stahl, Mary Ann Intravia, Jeanne Earley, Caryn Burke, Rose Bergstrom and Dot McDonald.

The 641 Book Club at the St. Marys Public Library meets every month. From left are Kim Stahl, Mary Ann Intravia, Jeanne Earley, Caryn Burke, Rose Bergstrom and Dot McDonald.

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641 Book Club cooks up delightful treats on a monthly basis at St. Marys Public Library

Andy Diffenderfer
Thursday, December 21, 2023
The dishes may change from month to month, but the simple ideas of fun, food and fellowship don’t with the 641 Book Club at the St. Marys Public Library. Instead of mysteries and biographies discussed among other book groups, this club focuses on cookbooks.
City of St. Marys

City of St. Marys

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St. Marys lands grant for ‘Spine’ flood mitigation efforts

Wes Wolfe
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Christmas came early for dozens of coastal resiliency projects this year, with St. Marys getting in on the action to the tune of $517,500 to restore a former coastal marsh area and an estuary habitat, along with the creation of a downtown wetland park known as “the Spine.
The Kiwanis Club of St. Marys recently donated dictionaries to third- and fifth-graders at five Camden County elementary schools.

The Kiwanis Club of St. Marys recently donated dictionaries to third- and fifth-graders at five Camden County elementary schools.

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Club donates dictionaries to local schools

News Staff
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Third- and fifth-graders in five Camden County elementary schools experienced the thrill of opening their own dictionaries recently, dictionaries that the Kiwanis Club of St. Marys awarded them as part of the Dictionary Project.
The Robert S. Abbott Race Unity Institute and Women United International provided pajamas and books for 87 children enrolled in the Camden Head Start program in Woodbine.

The Robert S. Abbott Race Unity Institute and Women United International provided pajamas and books for 87 children enrolled in the Camden Head Start program in Woodbine.

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Organizations spread joy at Head Start program in Woodbine

News Staff
Thursday, December 21, 2023
The Robert S. Abbott Race Unity Institute, headquartered in Glynn County, and Women United International, headquartered in Camden County, joined forces to provide a Bedtime Bag filled with a pair of pajamas and a book for 87 children of the Camden Head Start program in Woodbine.