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Candidates take on Midtown redevelopment in forum

Candidates take on Midtown redevelopment in forum

Candidates take on Midtown redevelopment in forum

Wes Wolfe
Thursday, September 26, 2024
The future of St. Marys, as seen in two city council positions, is up for a vote in November, and the candidates for posts 4 and 6 took questions at the Camden Public Service Authority Community Center this week as to what they want, what they see as possible and how they’d like St.
Lawsuit settlement forces feds’ hand on red snapper

Lawsuit settlement forces feds’ hand on red snapper

Lawsuit settlement forces feds’ hand on red snapper

Wes Wolfe
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Push finally came to shove regarding inaction over federal red snapper regulations in South Atlantic waters, and now NOAA Fisheries is taking executive action to end overfishing of the species.
Kingsland police arrested a 14-year-old in connection to a school shooting threat.

Kingsland police arrested a 14-year-old in connection to a school shooting threat.

Police: Teen texted about school shooting

Scott J. Bryan
Friday, September 20, 2024
  A 14-year-old Camden County High School student was arrested Thursday, Sept. 12, and charged with terroristic threats and acts after law enforcement officials said he sent a threatening text message referencing a potential school shooting.
Gov. Brian Kemp and other statewide and local leaders break ground on the Cumberland Inlet project in September 2022.

Gov. Brian Kemp and other statewide and local leaders break ground on the Cumberland Inlet project in September 2022.

Developer misses Cumberland Inlet bond payment

Wes Wolfe
Friday, September 20, 2024
The optimism around redeveloping the 700-acre old Gilman Paper Mill site was tangible. Called “Cumberland Inlet,” the public-private brownfield redevelopment project was supposed to inject economic vitality into St. Marys, energy lost since the mill closed more than 20 years ago.
Camden County Board of Commissioners

Camden County Board of Commissioners

Brunswick DA’s financial problems hit Camden County

Wes Wolfe
Friday, September 20, 2024
The Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office is deep in the financial hole and those problems hit home in Camden County this week as District Attorney Keith Higgins notified county commissioners that his office would stop providing prosecutors for juvenile court as of Oct. 1.
Judge halts student loan forgiveness in multi-state lawsuit

Judge halts student loan forgiveness in multi-state lawsuit

Judge halts student loan forgiveness in multi-state lawsuit

Wes Wolfe
Friday, September 20, 2024
Lawyers representing the state of Georgia filed another lawsuit challenging a policy of the Biden administration in the federal district court in Brunswick recently, joined by the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Missouri, North Dakota and Ohio, though Missouri is listed first on the complaint.
Camden County Administrator Shawn Boatright, from left, Commissioner Lannie Brant, Grants Manager Julie Haigler, Chairman Ben Casey, Maintenance Director Alex Harrellson, Commissioner Martin Turner, Floodplain and Soil and Erosion Coordinator Cassie Turpin and Commissioner Jim Goodman celebrate the county’s hazard mitigation grant.

Camden County Administrator Shawn Boatright, from left, Commissioner Lannie Brant, Grants Manager Julie Haigler, Chairman Ben Casey, Maintenance Director Alex Harrellson, Commissioner Martin Turner, Floodplain and Soil and Erosion Coordinator Cassie Turpin and Commissioner Jim Goodman celebrate the county’s hazard mitigation grant.

Camden County secures $400K in grants

News Staff
Friday, September 20, 2024
The Camden County Board of Commissioners recently accepted three grants from the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency totaling $399,649.40.
Saltwater Performing Arts’ Mainstage Troupe will perform ‘Matilda the Musical’

Saltwater Performing Arts’ Mainstage Troupe will perform ‘Matilda the Musical’

‘Matilda the Musical’ up next for Saltwater Performing Arts

News Staff
Friday, September 20, 2024
Saltwater Performing Arts Mainstage Troupe opens its 11th season by inviting audience members to step into the enchanting world of Roald Dahl’s “Matilda the Musical” Sept. 20-29 at Pigmental Studios Auditorium in St. Marys.
St. Marys Police Department officer Felipe Rivas directs traffic Wednesday morning in front of St. Marys Middle School. Rivas is the school resource officer and works on campus every day.

St. Marys Police Department officer Felipe Rivas directs traffic Wednesday morning in front of St. Marys Middle School. Rivas is the school resource officer and works on campus every day.

School safety a priority

Scott J. Bryan
Thursday, September 12, 2024
More than a week after a tragic school shooting at another Georgia high school 300 miles northwest of Camden County, school officials here are attempting to calm the fears of parents and guardians who have taken to social media seemingly daily as rampant rumors fly about school safety. On Sept.