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National Park Service offers details on land swap

The hot-button issue of Cumberland Island land management is back before the public thanks to a proposed plan by the National Park Service to swap four plots of land for privately held plots of the same monetary value.
The city of Kingsland is moving forward on a new mobile phone application that is intended to streamline communication between city first responders and residents. At its last meeting, the Kingsland City Council approved spending $4,500 from the police seized assets fund for a one-year agreement with the North Carolina firm StackBench for what’s being called a unified communications platform public safety application.  The one-year contract is meant as a test period. Councilman Farran Fullilove expressed hi

The city of Kingsland is moving forward on a new mobile phone application that is intended to streamline communication between city first responders and residents. At its last meeting, the Kingsland City Council approved spending $4,500 from the police seized assets fund for a one-year agreement with the North Carolina firm StackBench for what’s being called a unified communications platform public safety application. The one-year contract is meant as a test period. Councilman Farran Fullilove expressed hi

Kingsland Elementary School recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony after its first full-scale renovation since the school opened in 1992.

Kingsland Elementary School recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony after its first full-scale renovation since the school opened in 1992.

Kingsland Elementary School celebrates renovation

Kingsland Elementary School marked a significant milestone Sept. 5 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of its first full-scale renovation since the school originally opened its doors in 1992.

Woodbine mayor earns training recognition

Woodbine Mayor Kizzi Knight received the Harold F. Holtz Municipal Training Institute Certificate of Recognition on June 24 during the Georgia Municipal Association’s (GMA) Annual Convention in Savannah. The Harold F.

Judge halts student loan forgiveness in multi-state lawsuit

Lawyers representing the state of Georgia filed another lawsuit challenging a policy of the Biden administration in the federal district court in Brunswick last week, joined by the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Missouri, North Dakota and Ohio, though Missouri is listed first on the...
Jason Palmer

Jason Palmer

Camden jury finds Mass. man guilty of murder

A Camden County jury found Massachusetts man Jason Palmer guilty of stabbing and killing his former fiancee, Jessica Goodrich, at a Woodbine gas station in October 2022, days after she sent messages to her son in which she suspected Palmer of wanting to kill her. “On Oct.

Fire agency set to receive new engines, gear

A fire and rescue service covering the county isn’t cheap, but the Camden County government is working through a series of upgrades that now include two new rescue pumpers at a total cost of nearly $850,000, and eight sets of bunker gear for new fire and rescue personnel, quoted at a little more...
A tripod fish props itself up on the seafloor along the Blake Plateau.

A tripod fish props itself up on the seafloor along the Blake Plateau.

Enviro orgs push for Blake Plateau protections

Though the world’s ecosystems are interconnected, it can be easy to forget Georgia’s natural world extends well beyond Cumberland Island.
Southeast Georgia Health System’s Senior Care Center-St. Marys is now managed by PruittHealth.

Southeast Georgia Health System’s Senior Care Center-St. Marys is now managed by PruittHealth.

Health system: Senior Care Center-St. Marys under new management

Southeast Georgia Health System’s two senior care centers, including one in St. Marys, are under new management. The health system announced Tuesday that the centers, including the Senior Care Center-St. Marys, 805 Dilworth St.
Camden County Senior Director of Human Resources and Risk Management Mike Spiers, Camden County Commissioner Lannie Brant, human resources generalist Amy Peeples, Chairman Ben Casey and Commissioners Martin Turner, Trevor Readdick and Jim Goodman celebrate a recent award.

Camden County Senior Director of Human Resources and Risk Management Mike Spiers, Camden County Commissioner Lannie Brant, human resources generalist Amy Peeples, Chairman Ben Casey and Commissioners Martin Turner, Trevor Readdick and Jim Goodman celebrate a recent award.

Camden County earns award for employee program

Camden County’s Thumbs Up! Employee Recognition Program has earned a 2024 Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties (NACo). The awards honor innovative, effective county government programs that strengthen services for residents.