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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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Camden commissioners approve multiple road-related contracts

Scott J. Bryan
Thursday, August 10, 2023
Camden County commissioners approved a spate of road-related items Tuesday, Aug. 1, during a regularly scheduled meeting. During the meeting, commissioners agreed to purchase limestone for unpaved roads, and awarded two contracts connected to road repaving in the county.
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.

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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.

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‘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

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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.

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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.

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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.