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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.

Lego Robotics team heads to state

The Camden Middle School Lego robotics teams placed third and fifth overall in the First Lego League regional competition held recently in Waycross.  They head to Warner Robins Air and Space Museum this weekend as they advance to the next level of competition, said Dr.

PSA seats new nine-member board

The Camden County Public Service Authority (PSA) board of directors, which was expanded by act of the Georgia State Legislature, seated six new board members at its first meeting of the year.  Camden County District 1 Commissioner Lannie Brant, St.

St Marys woman shares miracles in book

“There was no way I could have known that night, October 14, 1987, my life was about to change forever. On the dark country road, midway between Bay Springs and Petal, there was a car crash. “I died in the backseat,” St.

Grand jury indicts in theft case

A Kingsland woman is facing 13 charges after being indicted by the grand jury for allegedly stealing more than $25,000 from Lang’s Seafood over a six-month period in 2018 after investigators from the sheriff’s office and the National Park Service looked into the alleged theft.

Bank robbery suspect nabbed in 15 minutes

A 30-year-old Virginia man, Yeshua Joel Reese, was arrested Friday morning, Jan. 10, about an hour after allegedly robbing Heritage Bank in St. Marys. Bank employees contacted 911 at about 9:18 a.m. after a man came in and asked to open an account.

Elections board makes polling place changes

An estimated 60 percent of Camden County voters will be assigned to new polling places this year following a vote by the board of elections and voter registration. Board members voted unanimously at their Jan.

Woodbine welcomes new mayor, council members

Kizziler "Kizzi" Knight said she wasn't going to throw her hat into the Woodbine mayor's race last fall because she didn't think it was her time.  But as the final days of qualifying arrived with no candidates having qualified to run, her friends and family leaned on her to reconsider.