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City of St. Marys

City of St. Marys

St. Marys planners prep to take on Midtown

Wes Wolfe
Friday, April 11, 2025
With efforts carrying out St. Marys’ 2017 master plan winding down, city officials and staff within the Code Compliance and Community Development departments are behind an idea to scrap the idea of a new master plan, and instead put their effort specifically toward Midtown revitalization.
Two Kings Bay Trident Refit Facility apprentices work to set up scaffolding to support repair work on submarines.

Two Kings Bay Trident Refit Facility apprentices work to set up scaffolding to support repair work on submarines.

New recruits

Wes Wolfe
Friday, April 4, 2025
It’s no secret that good, well-paying jobs with job security lie just beyond the gates at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, but that’s not enough to bring in the number of workers needed to repair and enhance American and British nuclear submarines.
Camden County Board of Commissioners

Camden County Board of Commissioners

Commissioners to seek DA audit

Wes Wolfe
Friday, April 4, 2025
County commissioners throughout the Brunswick Judicial Circuit are pooling money to conduct an audit of the circuit’s district attorney’s office, which is and has been beset with a budget crisis that District Attorney Keith Higgins lays at the feet of previous District Attorney Jackie Johnson and...
Gov. Brian Kemp, right, swears in Lydia Watkins, middle, dean of the School of Nursing and Health Sciences at the College of Coastal Georgia, to serve on the Georgia Board of Nursing. Watkins was accompanied by her daughter, Alyvia Watkins.

Gov. Brian Kemp, right, swears in Lydia Watkins, middle, dean of the School of Nursing and Health Sciences at the College of Coastal Georgia, to serve on the Georgia Board of Nursing. Watkins was accompanied by her daughter, Alyvia Watkins.

Kemp appoints nursing school dean to Georgia Board of Nursing

News Staff
Friday, April 4, 2025
Gov. Brian Kemp has appointed College of Coastal Georgia School of Nursing and Health Sciences Dean Lydia Watkins to serve on the Georgia Board of Nursing. Watkins was officially sworn in by Kemp on March 5.
The cast and crew of Saltwater Performing Arts’ “Matilda the Musical” won numerous awards at the Southeastern Theatre Conference in Baltimore, Md.

The cast and crew of Saltwater Performing Arts’ “Matilda the Musical” won numerous awards at the Southeastern Theatre Conference in Baltimore, Md.

Saltwater’s ‘Matilda’ wins numerous awards at national event

News Staff
Friday, April 4, 2025
Saltwater Performing Arts’ cast and crew of “Matilda the Musical” achieved incredible success March 23 at the 2025 Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) in Baltimore, Md.
Nearly 50 Camden County students participated in the Cloverleaf Project Achievement district competition.

Nearly 50 Camden County students participated in the Cloverleaf Project Achievement district competition.

Camden 4-H has busy winter, spring

News Staff
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Every year, 4-H holds its premier public speaking competition, District Project Achievement.
Six juveniles and two adults were arrested Saturday evening as multiple fights broke out during the Kingsland Spring Carnival, according to Kingsland City Manager Lee Spell.

Six juveniles and two adults were arrested Saturday evening as multiple fights broke out during the Kingsland Spring Carnival, according to Kingsland City Manager Lee Spell.

8 arrested after Kingsland carnival brawls

Scott J. Bryan
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Six juveniles and two adults were arrested Saturday evening as multiple fights broke out during the Kingsland Spring Carnival, according to Kingsland City Manager Lee Spell. Spell said more than 100 juveniles and some adults were involved in fights “that broke out at various areas at the same time.
An artist rendering provided by Taylor Morrison shows the planned pro shop and aqua driving range that will be featured at the new Esplanade golf course. The golf course is part of a planned 1,300-home community.

An artist rendering provided by Taylor Morrison shows the planned pro shop and aqua driving range that will be featured at the new Esplanade golf course. The golf course is part of a planned 1,300-home community.

‘On vacation every day’

Scott J. Bryan
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
St. Marys officials and regional developers celebrated a ground-breaking ceremony Monday morning for a 1,300 single-family “resort lifestyle” community that will feature an 18-hole golf course and numerous other amenities. Esplanade at St. Marys, led by Scottsdale, Ariz.