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Camden County Schools Superintendent Tracolya Green, left, and Mary Lee Clark Elementary School Principal Rika Dow, right, honor the school district’s Media Specialist of the Year, Ardith Sweatt.

Camden County Schools Superintendent Tracolya Green, left, and Mary Lee Clark Elementary School Principal Rika Dow, right, honor the school district’s Media Specialist of the Year, Ardith Sweatt.

Sweatt named Media Specialist of the Year

News Staff
Thursday, March 6, 2025

Uncertainty the norm at national parks after DOGE cuts

Wes Wolfe
Thursday, February 27, 2025
More than one out of every 20 National Park Service jobs are gone and budgets are in a state of flux, thanks to the efforts of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. DOGE isn’t an official government department, but more of an advisory panel to the president, under the law.
Captain Stan’s Smokehouse’s owner Stan Mieloch smokes some meat last week before the dinner rush.

Captain Stan’s Smokehouse’s owner Stan Mieloch smokes some meat last week before the dinner rush.

Star of the show

Andy Diffenderfer
Thursday, February 27, 2025
A merica’s Best Restaurants (ABR), a national media and marketing company spotlighting independently owned restaurants, will bring its ABR Roadshow to Captain Stan’s Smokehouse in Woodbine on March 4. “I think we’re going to get quite busy from it,” owner Stan Mieloch said last Thursday.
Kingsland City Hall

Kingsland City Hall

City of Kingsland opts out of statewide homestead exemption

Wes Wolfe
Thursday, February 27, 2025
The Kingsland City Council unanimously agreed to opt-out of the state homestead exemption  this week, but as the General Assembly continues to debate and shape HB 92, the clean-up bill could provide counties, municipalities and school districts more time and options as to what they would like to do...
Camden Middle School sixth-grade assistant principal Leatha Massey recently shared with Mamie Lou Gross Elementary fifth-graders her experience meeting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. when she was a student at Morris Brown College in Atlanta.

Camden Middle School sixth-grade assistant principal Leatha Massey recently shared with Mamie Lou Gross Elementary fifth-graders her experience meeting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. when she was a student at Morris Brown College in Atlanta.

Mamie Lou Gross Elementary students learn about history

News Staff
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School fifth-graders learned about life in the 1960s on Feb. 20. One of Georgia’ fifth-grade social studies standards involves being able to describe the importance of key people, events and developments between 1950-75.
Kendall Lee, Alyssa O’Hara, Eva Finn and Tinsley Griffis participate in a dance routine during the Inferno dance competition in Charleston, S.C.

Kendall Lee, Alyssa O’Hara, Eva Finn and Tinsley Griffis participate in a dance routine during the Inferno dance competition in Charleston, S.C.

Lisa Allen Dance Studio collects awards at competition

News Staff
Thursday, February 27, 2025
The Lisa Allen’s Dance Works Dazzlers competitive dance team kicked off its competition season at the Inferno dance competition in Charleston, S.C. The Dazzlers gained high praises from the judges, walking away with a plethora of outstanding awards.
Camden County Board of Commissioners

Camden County Board of Commissioners

Frequent county critic named to planning board

Wes Wolfe
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Camden County resident Ricky Manning has a lengthy and contentious relationship with the Camden County Board of Commissioners, primarily concerning the sound of gunshots from Two Rivers Gun Range. That controversy has led to a number of pointed comments and lawsuit threats.