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St Marys tables alcohol license decision

With no clear direction from the state, St. Marys City Council decided to not decide about revoking an alcohol license that the state says violates state law. The city and state both issued alcohol licenses in 2019 and now 2020 to St.

Chamber to carry Camden issues on Atlanta fly in

Local business, government and education leaders will present the Camden County’s legislative agenda to state agencies and elected officials during the chamber of commerce’s annual trip to Atlanta next week.

State drops criminal charges against former deputies

  Prosecutors have dropped all criminal charges against two former Camden County deputies on the eve of going to trial in the first case. The state had been set to present its case — starting with jury selection Monday, Feb.

Thiokol scars remain 49 years later

  The 30 people who died in the Thiokol explosion and those who worked alongside them were already making history well before that fateful day on Feb. 3, 1971.

Brunswick post loses 2 troopers to cheating

  Two Georgia State Patrol troopers assigned to the Brunswick Post, which patrols in Camden County, were dismissed last week as part of a cheating scandal that led to an entire class of troopers being fired.

A new leader in Camden schools

John Tucker believes in bottom-up leadership. That’s why he wants to listen as Camden’s new school superintendent, especially to a new system steering committee. “That’s part of my leadership style,” Tucker said.

Missing Punctuation — Loss of Matriarch Underscores Right Whales' Peril

Rick Lavender | Wildlife Resources Division Georgia DNR   The seasonal return of North Atlantic right whales to the Southeast has started like clockwork.

State to present case against former deputy

The criminal trial for a former Camden County deputy accused of falsifying information to cover up an improper traffic stop in 2017 opens with jury selection on Monday.

JDA signs MOU for mill site project with Jacoby

A redevelopment plan for the former paper mill site in St. Marys got one step closer to reality last week with the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Camden County Joint Development Authority (JDA) and Jacoby Development.

Glow Up event spreads message of love, support

It was a day when the brightness of the smiles competed with that of the neon bracelets, rainbow tutus and day-glo paint.