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Southeastern Bank recently donated $100,000 to Southeast Georgia Health System’s Camden Campus through the Georgia HEART Hospital Program. From left are Southeastern Bank Senior Vice President Jim Lomis and President and CEO Jay Torbert, Camden Campus Vice President and Administrator Glenn Gan and Southeast Georgia Health System President and CEO Scott Raynes.

Southeastern Bank recently donated $100,000 to Southeast Georgia Health System’s Camden Campus through the Georgia HEART Hospital Program. From left are Southeastern Bank Senior Vice President Jim Lomis and President and CEO Jay Torbert, Camden Campus Vice President and Administrator Glenn Gan and Southeast Georgia Health System President and CEO Scott Raynes.

Southeastern Bank donates 100K to Camden hospital

News Staff
Thursday, August 10, 2023
Southeastern Bank is providing $100,000 to the Southeast Georgia Health System Camden Campus through the Georgia HEART Hospital Program.
Evergreen Missionary Baptist Church’s current sanctuary was constructed in 1999.

Evergreen Missionary Baptist Church’s current sanctuary was constructed in 1999.

‘A guiding light’

Andy Diffenderfer
Friday, August 4, 2023
W hen Evergreen Missionary Baptist Church opened for worship, the U.S. had only 37 states and the birth of baseball legend Babe Ruth was still 22 years away.  On Aug. 18, 1873, the Rev. Marshall Roberts conducted the first service at Evergreen.
Wesley Waldrop

Wesley Waldrop

Kingsland police officer arrested

Scott J. Bryan
Friday, August 4, 2023
A Kingsland Police Department officer was arrested Tuesday and charged with violation of oath of office, a felony, and false report of a crime, a misdemeanor, according to a news release from the law enforcement agency.

Camden jail leader to retire

Scott J. Bryan
Friday, August 4, 2023
Five Camden County Sheriff’s Office corrections officers have been arrested since November 2022, and now the jail’s administrator has retired. Maj. Rob Mastroianni Sr., 67, who led the jail during a tumultuous time, said he retired in July after more than 30 years in law enforcement.
Mary Lee Clark Elementary School Principal Rika Dow

Mary Lee Clark Elementary School Principal Rika Dow

Dow to guide Mary Lee Clark Elementary School

News Staff
Friday, August 4, 2023
Rika Dow is the new principal at Mary Lee Clark Elementary School. Here’s a little more about her:   Tell us a little bit about yourself. Who are you? Where are you from? My name is Rika Dow. I was born in Texas and lived there until I was 12. Then, my family moved to Fernandina Beach, Fla.

Phillips to lead Camden County High School

News Staff
Friday, August 4, 2023
James Phillips is the new principal at Camden County High School. Here’s a little more about him.   Tell us a little bit about yourself. Who are you? Where are you from? I have been with Camden County High School since 2012 as a teacher, assistant principal and deputy principal.
Tommie Mitchell, right, a member of the Ralph Johnson Bunche High School class of 1952, presents a plaque of the graduating class to Artie Jones, president of the high school and Camden County Training School alumni association.

Tommie Mitchell, right, a member of the Ralph Johnson Bunche High School class of 1952, presents a plaque of the graduating class to Artie Jones, president of the high school and Camden County Training School alumni association.

Marked with pride

Andy Diffenderfer
Friday, July 28, 2023
The lessons learned by students at Ralph Johnson Bunche High School and Camden County Training School have stretched far beyond traditional classroom knowledge to unbreakable feelings of community and belonging.