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Judge halts student loan forgiveness in multi-state lawsuit

Judge halts student loan forgiveness in multi-state lawsuit

Judge halts student loan forgiveness in multi-state lawsuit

Lawyers representing the state of Georgia filed another lawsuit challenging a policy of the Biden administration in the federal district court in Brunswick recently, joined by the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Missouri, North Dakota and Ohio, though Missouri is listed first on the complaint.
Camden County Administrator Shawn Boatright, from left, Commissioner Lannie Brant, Grants Manager Julie Haigler, Chairman Ben Casey, Maintenance Director Alex Harrellson, Commissioner Martin Turner, Floodplain and Soil and Erosion Coordinator Cassie Turpin and Commissioner Jim Goodman celebrate the county’s hazard mitigation grant.

Camden County Administrator Shawn Boatright, from left, Commissioner Lannie Brant, Grants Manager Julie Haigler, Chairman Ben Casey, Maintenance Director Alex Harrellson, Commissioner Martin Turner, Floodplain and Soil and Erosion Coordinator Cassie Turpin and Commissioner Jim Goodman celebrate the county’s hazard mitigation grant.

Camden County secures $400K in grants

The Camden County Board of Commissioners recently accepted three grants from the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency totaling $399,649.40.
Saltwater Performing Arts’ Mainstage Troupe will perform ‘Matilda the Musical’

Saltwater Performing Arts’ Mainstage Troupe will perform ‘Matilda the Musical’

‘Matilda the Musical’ up next for Saltwater Performing Arts

Saltwater Performing Arts Mainstage Troupe opens its 11th season by inviting audience members to step into the enchanting world of Roald Dahl’s “Matilda the Musical” Sept. 20-29 at Pigmental Studios Auditorium in St. Marys.
St. Marys Police Department officer Felipe Rivas directs traffic Wednesday morning in front of St. Marys Middle School. Rivas is the school resource officer and works on campus every day.

St. Marys Police Department officer Felipe Rivas directs traffic Wednesday morning in front of St. Marys Middle School. Rivas is the school resource officer and works on campus every day.

School safety a priority

More than a week after a tragic school shooting at another Georgia high school 300 miles northwest of Camden County, school officials here are attempting to calm the fears of parents and guardians who have taken to social media seemingly daily as rampant rumors fly about school safety. On Sept.

National Park Service offers details on land swap

The hot-button issue of Cumberland Island land management is back before the public thanks to a proposed plan by the National Park Service to swap four plots of land for privately held plots of the same monetary value.
The city of Kingsland is moving forward on a new mobile phone application that is intended to streamline communication between city first responders and residents. At its last meeting, the Kingsland City Council approved spending $4,500 from the police seized assets fund for a one-year agreement with the North Carolina firm StackBench for what’s being called a unified communications platform public safety application.  The one-year contract is meant as a test period. Councilman Farran Fullilove expressed hi

The city of Kingsland is moving forward on a new mobile phone application that is intended to streamline communication between city first responders and residents. At its last meeting, the Kingsland City Council approved spending $4,500 from the police seized assets fund for a one-year agreement with the North Carolina firm StackBench for what’s being called a unified communications platform public safety application. The one-year contract is meant as a test period. Councilman Farran Fullilove expressed hi

Kingsland Elementary School recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony after its first full-scale renovation since the school opened in 1992.

Kingsland Elementary School recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony after its first full-scale renovation since the school opened in 1992.

Kingsland Elementary School celebrates renovation

Kingsland Elementary School marked a significant milestone Sept. 5 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of its first full-scale renovation since the school originally opened its doors in 1992.

Woodbine mayor earns training recognition

Woodbine Mayor Kizzi Knight received the Harold F. Holtz Municipal Training Institute Certificate of Recognition on June 24 during the Georgia Municipal Association’s (GMA) Annual Convention in Savannah. The Harold F.

Judge halts student loan forgiveness in multi-state lawsuit

Lawyers representing the state of Georgia filed another lawsuit challenging a policy of the Biden administration in the federal district court in Brunswick last week, joined by the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Missouri, North Dakota and Ohio, though Missouri is listed first on the...
Jason Palmer

Jason Palmer

Camden jury finds Mass. man guilty of murder

A Camden County jury found Massachusetts man Jason Palmer guilty of stabbing and killing his former fiancee, Jessica Goodrich, at a Woodbine gas station in October 2022, days after she sent messages to her son in which she suspected Palmer of wanting to kill her. “On Oct.