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FantasiaThompson, left, and Cartaleyiah Basnight prepare sandbags Wednesday morning at the St. Marys Public Works location off Peters Point Road. Residents prepared by Hurricane Ian by packing sandbags and purchasing goods to ride out the storm. Many residents also evacuated to higher ground.

FantasiaThompson, left, and Cartaleyiah Basnight prepare sandbags Wednesday morning at the St. Marys Public Works location off Peters Point Road. Residents prepared by Hurricane Ian by packing sandbags and purchasing goods to ride out the storm. Many residents also evacuated to higher ground.

BRACING FOR IMPACT

Hurricane Ian is coming to Camden County, and the Camden County Board of Commissioners have declared a state of emergency before the storm arrives. According to the National Weather Service, the hurricane’s eye will pass just east of Camden County on Friday morning.

17 injured in gangway collapse

At least 17 people were injured and six were taken to hospitals in St. Marys and Jacksonville, Fla., after a metal floating dock’s gangway collapsed Tuesday morning in St. Marys. According to a news release from the city of St. Marys, city fire and police vehicles were sent to the St.
A gangway collapsed on the St. Marys Waterfront on Tuesday morning, injuring 17 and sending six people to hospitals in St. Marys and Jacksonville, Fla.

A gangway collapsed on the St. Marys Waterfront on Tuesday morning, injuring 17 and sending six people to hospitals in St. Marys and Jacksonville, Fla.

17 injured in gangway collapse

At least 17 people were injured and six were taken to hospitals in St. Marys and Jacksonville, Fla., after a metal floating dock’s gangway collapsed Tuesday morning in St. Marys. According to a news release from the city of St. Marys, city fire and police vehicles were sent to the St.
Mack Knight was sentenced to 29 months in federal prison.

Mack Knight was sentenced to 29 months in federal prison.

Pastor gets 29 months in prison

A popular Camden County pastor has been sentenced to 29 months in federal prison, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice. Mack Devon Knight, 45, of Stonecrest, and formerly of Kingsland, was sentenced in federal court in Brunswick.
Bob German

Bob German

Submarine reunion includes 98-year-old World War II vet

Twenty-five crew members of the USS Angler made port this week in St. Marys for a reunion. Among the former members of the submarine, which first commissioned in October 1943 and decommissioned for the final time in April 1968 was Bob German, the oldest surviving member of the crew.
St. Marys Road

St. Marys Road

Council OKs ‘a sparkle’

St. Marys City Council took the next step in its One St. Marys Master Plan, approving a $3 million project to beautify St. Marys Road. According to city documents, the St.
Kingsland City Hall

Kingsland City Hall

Developer eyes 400-plus acre project

A massive 800-residential unit development, plus 1 million square feet of commercial property, could be coming to Kingsland. The Camden County Joint Development Authority suggests the city of Kingsland created a special tax district to help support it.
St. Marys City Hall

St. Marys City Hall

St. Marys Commerce Park draws another business

A third potential business is relocating to the St. Marys Commerce Park. On Monday afternoon, St. Marys City Council unanimously agreed to approve a contract between the Camden County Joint Development Authority and Griffin Lumber & Hardware for 15.
Rear Adm. Thomas R. “TR” Buchanan, incoming commander of Submarine Group Ten, salutes the national ensign during a change of command ceremony held aboard the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Tennessee at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay

Rear Adm. Thomas R. “TR” Buchanan, incoming commander of Submarine Group Ten, salutes the national ensign during a change of command ceremony held aboard the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Tennessee at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay

Changes at the top

Ashley Berumen Submarine Group 10 Public Affairs   Submarine Group Ten held a change of command ceremony at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay on Friday. Rear Adm. John Spencer was relieved by Rear Adm. Thomas R. “TR” Buchanan as the Submarine Group Ten commander during a ceremony held at the base.
St. Marys Library manager Laurel Sphar says she hopes to make the library more inclusive to visitors of all ages. “We are not int he days of old where you just come in and get a book. We offer so many online services.”

St. Marys Library manager Laurel Sphar says she hopes to make the library more inclusive to visitors of all ages. “We are not int he days of old where you just come in and get a book. We offer so many online services.”

New St. Marys Library manager starts next chapter of her career

Between the status quo and moving forward, the latter is the clear choice for new St. Marys Library manager Laurel Sphar.