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U.S. Navy Capt. Bill Dull, left, replaces Capt. Chris Bohner as commanding officer at Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base.

U.S. Navy Capt. Bill Dull, left, replaces Capt. Chris Bohner as commanding officer at Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base.

New leader takes command at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay

News Staff
Friday, July 11, 2025
Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay welcomed new leadership last Thursday morning as Capt. Bill Dull succeeded Capt. Chris Bohner as commanding officer.   “It is great to be home here in Kings Bay,” Dull said in a change of command ceremony at a packed base chapel.

St. Marys City Council sets new social media policy

Wes Wolfe
Friday, July 11, 2025
Amid accusations of stifling speech and the appearance of specifically targeting one council member, the St. Marys City Council approved a new social media policy regarding the city’s official accounts. The policy came about as a response to Councilman Artie Jones Jr.

Carter family among those at Camp Mystic in Texas

Wes Wolfe
Friday, July 11, 2025
The ongoing tragedy of the Texas floods is touching people all over the country, including Coastal Georgia’s member of Congress. “As you may have heard, my granddaughters were at the summer camp in Texas that flooded,” Rep. Buddy Carter said through his social media accounts Sunday.
Shannon Melvin Tanner

Shannon Melvin Tanner

Report: Police track man accused in gas station armed robbery

Scott J. Bryan
Friday, July 11, 2025
It didn’t take long for law enforcement officials to track a man accused of armed robbery of a nearby gas station. According to St. Marys arrest report, officers located 52-year-old Shannon Melvin Tanner a little more than an hour after an armed robbery report was called in to dispatch.
Paul Anthony Fields

Paul Anthony Fields

St. Marys man faces 27 charges

Scott J. Bryan
Friday, July 11, 2025
A 59-year-old St. Marys man provided his own explosive behavior on the Fourth of July, according to the St. Marys Police Department, but instead of independence, he found himself behind bars with 27 charges filed against him.
Commissioner Robbie Cheek, from left, Amanda Watson, Ruth Thompson, Timmy Mann, Julie Mann, Tina Marie Jones, Commissioner Martin Turner, John Wojcik, Michael Lynch, Helga Lynch, Bob Bagwell, Ruba Franks, Commissioner Ben Casey, Todd Franks, Lynn Mitchell, Commissioner Jim Goodman, Sugar Yadav, Rose Webster, Linda Hall, Brandon Michael, Syreeta Cuthbert, MarySue Michael and Commissioner Cody Smith. Not Pictured: Rebecca Capeheart and LaMark Combs.

Commissioner Robbie Cheek, from left, Amanda Watson, Ruth Thompson, Timmy Mann, Julie Mann, Tina Marie Jones, Commissioner Martin Turner, John Wojcik, Michael Lynch, Helga Lynch, Bob Bagwell, Ruba Franks, Commissioner Ben Casey, Todd Franks, Lynn Mitchell, Commissioner Jim Goodman, Sugar Yadav, Rose Webster, Linda Hall, Brandon Michael, Syreeta Cuthbert, MarySue Michael and Commissioner Cody Smith. Not Pictured: Rebecca Capeheart and LaMark Combs.

Local residents graduate from Citizens’ Academy

News Staff
Friday, July 11, 2025
The Camden County Board of Commissioners celebrated the graduation of 20 local residents who completed the 2025 Citizens’ Academy.
U.S. Navy Capt. Chris Bohner, the commanding officer at Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, waves to the crowd during the Savannah St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

U.S. Navy Capt. Chris Bohner, the commanding officer at Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, waves to the crowd during the Savannah St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

Planting roots

Andy Diffenderfer
Friday, July 4, 2025
Whether a job involves overseeing 10 people or thousands, a common denominator in any successful mission is putting people first, according to Capt. Chris Bohner.

U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter vacates subcommittee chairman post

Wes Wolfe
Friday, July 4, 2025
Landing a subcommittee chairmanship on an important U.S. House of Representatives committee like Energy and Commerce is no small feat, but U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter is giving up that position of power and influence to focus on needs at home, Carter said Tuesday morning.
Three people, including a former assistant magistrate judge, were charged in connection to a burglary.

Three people, including a former assistant magistrate judge, were charged in connection to a burglary.

3 arrested in GBI burglary investigation

Scott J. Bryan
Friday, July 4, 2025
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested a former Camden County assistant magistrate and two others June 25.