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Camden County commissioners abandon millage increase

Wes Wolfe
Thursday, October 9, 2025
In a U-turn, the Camden County Board of Commissioners abandoned plans for a millage rate increase — meant to help pay for major projects like a new jail and animal control facility — and instead unanimously approved millage at the rollback rate. The rate is 11.929, which is 2.

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Tax liens entangle transfer of parks to city of St. Marys

Wes Wolfe
Thursday, October 9, 2025
The discovery of tax liens on park properties put new complications on plans to transfer Civic Park and Lake St. Marys from the Camden County Public Service Authority to the city of St. Marys. At the Sept. 15 meeting, the St.
A sign outside the National Park Service’s St. Marys office has a closed sign. Because of the federal government shutdown, Cumberland Island is also not open.

A sign outside the National Park Service’s St. Marys office has a closed sign. Because of the federal government shutdown, Cumberland Island is also not open.

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Cumberland Island closes with federal government

Wes Wolfe
Thursday, October 9, 2025
The day before the federal government shutdown, National Park Service staff at Cumberland Island National Seashore posted on Facebook that the ferry schedule was changing. “Fall is a great time to visit the Island,” according to the post.
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Camden County commissioners backtrack from tax hike

Wes Wolfe
Friday, October 3, 2025
If you want to pack a room anywhere, just say “we’re raising taxes,” and “let’s get together to talk about it.” That’s how the chambers of the Camden County Board of Commissioners ended up with every seat filled and wall space at a premium when the public arrived for a 5 p.m.
Researchers spotted North Atlantic right whale Swerve and calf approximately 5 nautical miles off the Altamaha Sound in January 2024.

Researchers spotted North Atlantic right whale Swerve and calf approximately 5 nautical miles off the Altamaha Sound in January 2024.

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Lobster industry opposition dooms right whale policy

Wes Wolfe
Friday, October 3, 2025
While North Atlantic right whales give birth in waters just off the Georgia coast, one of the main threats to their lives is in waters off New England states, where lobster and crab harvesters use thick, fixed-gear rope on their traps.
A gopher tortoise stands at the entrance to its burrow.

A gopher tortoise stands at the entrance to its burrow.

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Georgia gopher tortoise protection hits milestone

Wes Wolfe
Friday, October 3, 2025
Gopher tortoises are what scientists would call charismatic animals. They’re big and lumbering, pretty relaxed around people, and could be called cute if you have an eye for shelled reptiles.
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County commissioners eye tax hike

Wes Wolfe
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Raising taxes is a heavy lift in most places, but especially so in Camden County, where fiscal conservatism runs so deep the idea of a tax hike can make a voter break out in hives. Yet that hour is here, as the Camden County Board of Commissioners seeks to raise the millage rate by 2.
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St. Marys pool demolition draws concern

Wes Wolfe
Thursday, September 25, 2025
The lengthy story of demolishing the St. Marys city pool off Margaret Street appears to be closer to the end than the beginning, but not without generating questions about the process. The St.

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Yadav named chairman of COAM

Scott J. Bryan
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Camden County resident CB Yadav was named chairman of the Georgia Lottery Coin Operated Amusement Machines (COAM) board, replacing Emily Dunn who led the board for five years.
An unarmed Trident II D5 Life Extension missile launches from an Ohio-class ballistic submarine off the coast of Florida.

An unarmed Trident II D5 Life Extension missile launches from an Ohio-class ballistic submarine off the coast of Florida.

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Submarine tests Trident missiles in Atlantic Ocean

Scott J. Bryan
Thursday, September 25, 2025
The U.S. Navy conducted four Trident II D5LE missile test flights from an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine in the Atlantic Ocean last week, according to a news release from the U.S. Navy.