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Chad Ingram, from left, Jay Moreno and Mike Wilkie participate in a candidate forum Feb. 23 at Three Rivers Church. The trio are running for St. Marys City Council’s Post 3 seat.

Chad Ingram, from left, Jay Moreno and Mike Wilkie participate in a candidate forum Feb. 23 at Three Rivers Church. The trio are running for St. Marys City Council’s Post 3 seat.

St. Marys councilman faces DUI charge

Scott J. Bryan
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Less than 48 hours before he was scheduled to be sworn into office, a newly elected St. Marys city councilman was arrested by the St.
St. Marys City Hall

St. Marys City Hall

St. Marys hires experienced community development director

Sam Rowland
Thursday, April 6, 2023
St. Marys City Council added its final member to its legislative body, and the council approved a new community development director Monday during its regularly scheduled meeting. Chad Ingram was sworn in by Deputy City Clerk Priscilla Mejia before the meeting began.
CASA Glynn and Safe Harbor Children’s Advocacy Center hosted a Child Abuse Awareness Month event Friday at the Camden County Sheriff’s Office Substation in St. Marys.

CASA Glynn and Safe Harbor Children’s Advocacy Center hosted a Child Abuse Awareness Month event Friday at the Camden County Sheriff’s Office Substation in St. Marys.

Pinwheel garden kicks off Child Abuse Awareness Month

Sam Rowland
Thursday, April 6, 2023
About 200 pinwheels were planted Friday in front of Camden County Sheriff’s Office Substation in St. Marys to start National Child Abuse Awareness Month. The event was organized by CASA Glynn and Safe Harbor Children’s Advocacy Center.
Wayne Clough will speak at the Cumberland Island National Seashore cultural heritage speaker series Saturday, April 22 at College of Coastal Goergia Camden Center.

Wayne Clough will speak at the Cumberland Island National Seashore cultural heritage speaker series Saturday, April 22 at College of Coastal Goergia Camden Center.

Speaker series to feature former Smithsonian secretary

News Staff
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Cumberland Island National Seashore invites the community to attend a free cultural heritage speaker series engagement 2 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at the College of Coastal Georgia Camden Center.

Coastal Georgia foundation taps new president, CEO

News Staff
Thursday, April 6, 2023
The Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation has selected Keeva Kase to serve as its new president and CEO. Most recently, Kase served as president and CEO of BCM Georgia, a faith-based housing stability and financial education nonprofit organization in Atlanta.

Paws-itive experience

Andy Diffenderfer
Thursday, March 30, 2023
The new superhero prowling the halls of Crooked River Elementary proves such figures can come in very different packages.  River, a 16-week-old yellow Labrador, can’t leap tall buildings in a single bound, stop a charging locomotive, or flick his wrist to unleash a spider web.
Former St. Marys Mayor Deborah Hase

Former St. Marys Mayor Deborah Hase

Former St. Marys mayor dies at 72

Sam Rowland
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Deborah Wooten Watts Hase, 72, a longtime public servant of St. Marys in multiple roles, died Sunday at Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta. During her time in St. Marys, she served in many capacities, culminating in one term as mayor (2002-05) and one term as a city councilwoman (2008-11).
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southeast held a groundbreaking ceremony March 23 for two additions to Trident Training Facility Kings Bay that will directly support the U.S. Navy’s Columbia class ballistic missile submarine program onboard Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay.

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southeast held a groundbreaking ceremony March 23 for two additions to Trident Training Facility Kings Bay that will directly support the U.S. Navy’s Columbia class ballistic missile submarine program onboard Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay.

NAVFAC Southeast breaks ground on Trident Training Facility additions

News Staff
Thursday, March 30, 2023
  Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southeast held a groundbreaking ceremony March 23 for two additions to Trident Training Facility Kings Bay that will directly support the U.S.
St. Marys City Council candidates for the March special election

St. Marys City Council candidates for the March special election

Ingram rolls in St. Marys special election

Sam Rowland
Thursday, March 23, 2023
Turns out, the second time was the charm. Tuesday night, Chad Ingram won the special election for St. Marys City Council Post 3 with more than 65% of the vote. It was his second bid for elected office. According to the unofficial results, Ingram received 1,062 of the 1,830  votes tabulated.