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Camden County High School’s Student Council President Maikayla Huynh speaks Friday night during the school’s graduation.

Camden County High School’s Student Council President Maikayla Huynh speaks Friday night during the school’s graduation.

Senior leaders say failure leads to success

C amden County High School Student Council President Maikayla Huynh told her classmates Friday night at the school’s graduation ceremony that she hopes they fail.
Michael Lewis Aerial Photography The Cumberland Inlet development – which encompasses the former Gilman Paper Mill property – is in jeopardy after the developer filed for bankruptcy.

Michael Lewis Aerial Photography The Cumberland Inlet development – which encompasses the former Gilman Paper Mill property – is in jeopardy after the developer filed for bankruptcy.

Camden County Joint Development Authority files lawsuit vs. developer

With Jacoby Development unable to meet its obligations to the Camden County Joint Development Authority, the JDA filed suit recently in Camden County Superior Court to recover millions promised in repayment through a loan agreement to finance the Cumberland Inlet development — a project that...
Faculty of the College of Coastal Georgia’s School of Arts and Sciences hold the Chancellor’s Cup. 

Faculty of the College of Coastal Georgia’s School of Arts and Sciences hold the Chancellor’s Cup. 

College of Coastal Georgia wins Chancellor’s Cup in 3-peat

The College of Coastal Georgia has been awarded the University System of Georgia’s Chancellor’s Cup for the third semester in a row. The Chancellor’s Cup is given to the institution in its sector with the highest increase in full-time equivalent (FTE).
A loggerhead sea turtle maneuvers back toward the ocean on Cumberland Island.

A loggerhead sea turtle maneuvers back toward the ocean on Cumberland Island.

Sea turtle nesting off to slow start in South Georgia

It’s been a slow start in what’s supposed to be a big year for sea turtle nesting on Georgia’s beaches, but the larger numbers could be on their way in the coming weeks.
Attorneys for JDI Cumberland Inlet filed its asset and liability schedules with the federal bankruptcy court in Atlanta, revealing parts of its financial issues that were thus far unknown to the public.

Attorneys for JDI Cumberland Inlet filed its asset and liability schedules with the federal bankruptcy court in Atlanta, revealing parts of its financial issues that were thus far unknown to the public.

JDI Cumberland reveals assets, liabilities in bankruptcy case

Attorneys for JDI Cumberland Inlet filed its asset and liability schedules with the federal bankruptcy court in Atlanta, revealing parts of its financial issues that were thus far unknown to the public. There’s nothing tangible involved except the land itself.
Camden County High School’s Hunter Prosen, top, wrestles against Valdosta’s Elijah Barnes during the Region 1-6A dual tournament in Kingsland.

Camden County High School’s Hunter Prosen, top, wrestles against Valdosta’s Elijah Barnes during the Region 1-6A dual tournament in Kingsland.

TITLE TOWN, GEORGIA

After years of dominating the state duals wrestling championships, Camden County High will host the next Class 6A tournament in January. According to a Camden County Schools release, the duals tourney Jan.
Jessy Joann Elliott

Jessy Joann Elliott

Camden County Sheriff's Office: Missing child located; woman charged

The day after an AMBER Alert notified the public a 3-year-old girl was “possibly in extreme danger,” the child was found a woman was arrested, according to a Camden County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) news release. Jessy Joann Elliott, 32, of St. Marys, was booked into the Camden County Jail at 11:37 a.
The Camden County Board of Commissioners Information Technology Department’s Kayla Oliver was recently honored as the entity’s Employee of the Quarter. From left are County Administrator Shawn Boatright, Commissioners Cody Smith and Robbie Cheek, Chairman Ben Casey, Employee Recognition Member Krystin Miller, Commissioner Martin Turner, Employee Recognition Committee Member Amy Peeples, Deputy County Administrator Seth Collins and Commissioner Jim Goodman.

The Camden County Board of Commissioners Information Technology Department’s Kayla Oliver was recently honored as the entity’s Employee of the Quarter. From left are County Administrator Shawn Boatright, Commissioners Cody Smith and Robbie Cheek, Chairman Ben Casey, Employee Recognition Member Krystin Miller, Commissioner Martin Turner, Employee Recognition Committee Member Amy Peeples, Deputy County Administrator Seth Collins and Commissioner Jim Goodman.

Camden County honors quarterly employee

At the regular meeting May 6, the Camden County Board of Commissioners honored Kayla Oliver of the Information Technology (IT) Department as Employee of the Quarter.