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Commissioner elected to GMA board of directors

News Staff
Friday, August 4, 2023
St. Marys Commissioner Lisa James has been sworn in as a member of the Georgia Municipal Association Board of Directors for the 2023-24 term. James holds a seat as District 12 first vice resident.
Mary Lee Clark Elementary School Principal Rika Dow

Mary Lee Clark Elementary School Principal Rika Dow

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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.

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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.

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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.
Camden County Board of Commissioners Information Technology Department’s Kayla Oliver, left, and Scott Van Osdol recently earned security certifications.

Camden County Board of Commissioners Information Technology Department’s Kayla Oliver, left, and Scott Van Osdol recently earned security certifications.

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County commissioners select Woodbine library board members

Scott J. Bryan
Friday, July 28, 2023
The Camden County Board of Commissioners rejected an effort to expand the numbers of members on the Woodbine Public Library Board of Trustees and selected five members to the newly constituted board July 18 during its regularly scheduled meeting.
A Camden County jailer was arrested Monday, July 24, the fifth such arrest in seven months.

A Camden County jailer was arrested Monday, July 24, the fifth such arrest in seven months.

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Another Camden County jailer arrested

Scott J. Bryan
Monday, July 24, 2023
Another Camden County Sheriff’s Office corrections officer has been arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigations, the fifth such arrest in seven months.
St. Marys City Clerk Deborah Walker-Reed was recently named the Georgia Municipal Clerks Association’s Clerk of the Year.

St. Marys City Clerk Deborah Walker-Reed was recently named the Georgia Municipal Clerks Association’s Clerk of the Year.

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CLERK OF THE YEAR

Scott J. Bryan
Thursday, July 20, 2023
St. Marys City Clerk Deborah Walker-Reed is often lauded by the City Council that employs her. And the Georgia Municipal Clerks Association recognized her talent recently, naming her the association’s Clerk of the Year. “It was overwhelming,” Walker-Reed said.
Emanuel Arthur Lee Johnson

Emanuel Arthur Lee Johnson

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St. Marys man charged with murder

Scott J. Bryan
Thursday, July 20, 2023
A 24-year-old St. Marys man is behind bars and charged with murder and aggravated assault after the St. Marys Police Department says he was involved in a deadly shooting, according to a news release. Emanuel Arthur Lee Johnson, 24, was booked at 12:42 p.m. Friday in the Camden County Jail.