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The Trident Refit Facility covered dry dock is one of the largest covered dry docks in the world.

The Trident Refit Facility covered dry dock is one of the largest covered dry docks in the world.

Defense bill brings millions to Ga. installations

Wes Wolfe
Friday, January 24, 2025
If there’s one thing you can count on Congress passing, year in and year out, it’s the National Defense Authorization Act.

Former superior court clerk dies

Scott J. Bryan
Friday, January 24, 2025
Three-term Clerk of Superior Court of Camden County, Susan Waldron, died Monday. She was 82. The current clerk, Joy Lynn Turner, said Waldron first joined Camden County government as a juvenile clerk in 1999. She ran for election in 2003 and served the first of three terms starting in 2004.

Cities pursue opting out of homestead exemption

Wes Wolfe
Friday, January 24, 2025
House Bill 581, passed by the Georgia General Assembly in its last session, gives municipalities across the state the option of using a floating homestead exemption. St. Marys City Council members decided in a special meeting Tuesday to go through the process of removing the city from those covered.
Johnny L. Evans Jr.

Johnny L. Evans Jr.

Evans named president of the College of Coastal Georgia

News Staff
Friday, January 24, 2025
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) named Johnny L. Evans Jr. president of the College of Coastal Georgia. Evans currently serves as Coastal Georgia’s interim president, a role he took on last June after President Michelle R.

Carter celebrates NOAA withdraws speed initiative

Wes Wolfe
Friday, January 24, 2025
As the Biden administration closed up shop before the presidential inauguration, it withdrew a number of proposed regulations and policies before the Trump administration could take control of the path of those proposals.
Plans as they stand now for the Wright’s Island development in Kingsland.

Plans as they stand now for the Wright’s Island development in Kingsland.

Housing influx

Wes Wolfe
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Plans to put 640 residences – primarily single-family homes and a number of townhomes – between Laurel Island Parkway and Bristol Hammock Road in Kingsland came under fire from nearby residents as the Kingsland City Council considered approving the plans this week.
The suspect, Rodney Rauls Rountree, 55, was shot by at least one Camden County Sheriff’s Office deputy after the suspect opened fire on the 1700 block of Kinlaw Road. GBI Special Agent in Charge Stacy Carson said multiple deputies shot at Roundtree, but could not release information on how many of those shots hit the suspect.

The suspect, Rodney Rauls Rountree, 55, was shot by at least one Camden County Sheriff’s Office deputy after the suspect opened fire on the 1700 block of Kinlaw Road. GBI Special Agent in Charge Stacy Carson said multiple deputies shot at Roundtree, but could not release information on how many of those shots hit the suspect.

GBI: 3 injured in ‘shooting rampage’

Scott J. Bryan
Thursday, January 16, 2025
A Camden County man shot two people and was also injured in a “shooting rampage” on Wednesday, Jan. 9, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Carter’s bill to scrap IRS

Wes Wolfe
Thursday, January 16, 2025
The federal tax code is large and complex, resulting in a whole industry devoted to interpreting it, with companies and advisors working the rules to get the best, lowest tax options for their clients. It’s also a source of continual frustration for many Americans.
The Camden County Board of Commissioners recently unveiled its renovated Maple Ford Park in Woodbine.

The Camden County Board of Commissioners recently unveiled its renovated Maple Ford Park in Woodbine.

Camden County debuts renovated Maple Ford Park

News Staff
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Camden County recently announced completion of its renovated Maple Ford Park in Woodbine, ushering in a new era for this treasured community space. A ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec.