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Fire agency set to receive new engines, gear

Wes Wolfe
Friday, September 6, 2024
A fire and rescue service covering the county isn’t cheap, but the Camden County government is working through a series of upgrades that now include two new rescue pumpers at a total cost of nearly $850,000, and eight sets of bunker gear for new fire and rescue personnel, quoted at a little more...
A tripod fish props itself up on the seafloor along the Blake Plateau.

A tripod fish props itself up on the seafloor along the Blake Plateau.

Enviro orgs push for Blake Plateau protections

Wes Wolfe
Friday, September 6, 2024
Though the world’s ecosystems are interconnected, it can be easy to forget Georgia’s natural world extends well beyond Cumberland Island.
Southeast Georgia Health System’s Senior Care Center-St. Marys is now managed by PruittHealth.

Southeast Georgia Health System’s Senior Care Center-St. Marys is now managed by PruittHealth.

Health system: Senior Care Center-St. Marys under new management

Scott J. Bryan
Friday, September 6, 2024
Southeast Georgia Health System’s two senior care centers, including one in St. Marys, are under new management. The health system announced Tuesday that the centers, including the Senior Care Center-St. Marys, 805 Dilworth St.
Camden County Senior Director of Human Resources and Risk Management Mike Spiers, Camden County Commissioner Lannie Brant, human resources generalist Amy Peeples, Chairman Ben Casey and Commissioners Martin Turner, Trevor Readdick and Jim Goodman celebrate a recent award.

Camden County Senior Director of Human Resources and Risk Management Mike Spiers, Camden County Commissioner Lannie Brant, human resources generalist Amy Peeples, Chairman Ben Casey and Commissioners Martin Turner, Trevor Readdick and Jim Goodman celebrate a recent award.

Camden County earns award for employee program

News Staff
Friday, September 6, 2024
Camden County’s Thumbs Up! Employee Recognition Program has earned a 2024 Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties (NACo). The awards honor innovative, effective county government programs that strengthen services for residents.
St. Marys Little Theatre will perform “Gilligan’s Island: The Musical” in October. Front row, from left, are Brandon Herron and Travis Landon. Back row: Eden George, Heike Priest, Keven McCanney, Susan Langenbahn, Allen Langenbahn and David Wyttenbach.

St. Marys Little Theatre will perform “Gilligan’s Island: The Musical” in October. Front row, from left, are Brandon Herron and Travis Landon. Back row: Eden George, Heike Priest, Keven McCanney, Susan Langenbahn, Allen Langenbahn and David Wyttenbach.

Theater group to perform ‘Gilligan’s Island: The Musical’

News Staff
Friday, September 6, 2024
St. Marys Little Theatre is launching a new season of entertainment with one of America’s favorite stories. Here is a hint: “Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale …” “Gilligan’s Island: The Musical” opens at Theater by the Trax on Friday, Oct. 11, and runs for two weekends through Oct. 20.
Kingsland City Hall

Kingsland City Hall

Kingsland City Council gets first look at budget

Wes Wolfe
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Kingsland City Council members received their first look at the next fiscal year’s budget recently, which includes higher costs and an incomplete look at revenue, though those numbers will come in and be included before the council votes on the new budget.

Marsh mitigation

Wes Wolfe
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
  Coastal Georgia has few defenses against flooding that are as good as the acres upon acres of salt marsh, which also serves a purpose in mitigating climate change by storing carbon.

Plenty on tap for new Cumberland Island National Seashore leader

Wes Wolfe
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
New Cumberland Island National Seashore and Fort Frederica National Monument Superintendent Melissa Trenchik is a few months into the job, but it can be a big one to get your hands around, and this week she continued to introduce herself to local officials with a visit to the St.