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St. Marys City Clerk Deborah Walker-Reed, from left, issues the oath of office to newly elected St. Marys Councilman Steve Conner. With Conner are his wife, Cheryl Conner, and the family of Danny Riggins, Anne Riggins and Dana Riggins Parker. Danny Riggins died in December after he was elected to the City Council.

St. Marys City Clerk Deborah Walker-Reed, from left, issues the oath of office to newly elected St. Marys Councilman Steve Conner. With Conner are his wife, Cheryl Conner, and the family of Danny Riggins, Anne Riggins and Dana Riggins Parker. Danny Riggins died in December after he was elected to the City Council.

Council sworn in; Riggins remembered

Sam Rowland
Friday, January 13, 2023
At the first St. Marys City Council meeting of the year, newly elected council member Steven Conner was sworn in for his first term, alongside the re-elected, long-serving council member Artie Jones Jr., while respect were paid to late council member-elect Danny Riggins. Riggins, who died Dec.
St. Marys City Hall

St. Marys City Hall

Planning director leaves city post, takes new base job

Sam Rowland
Friday, January 13, 2023
St. Marys Community Development Director Kenneth Hughes has resigned his city post to take a job with Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. The open position has been posted online already, and City Manager Robby Horton said the timeline to fill the job is about three months.
Southeast Georgia Physician Associates-Obstetrics & Gynecology’s Dr. Bradley W. Newton holds Jasper Jiang, Southeast Georgia Health System Camden Campus’ first baby of 2023.

Southeast Georgia Physician Associates-Obstetrics & Gynecology’s Dr. Bradley W. Newton holds Jasper Jiang, Southeast Georgia Health System Camden Campus’ first baby of 2023.

Hospital welcomes first baby of 2023

News Staff
Friday, January 13, 2023
The Southeast Georgia Health System Camden Campus welcomed its first 2023 baby on Sunday, Jan. 1. Hai Yan Fang set eyes on her adorable son, Jasper Jiang, for the first time at 9:07 a.m.

Hospital announces quarterly volunteer honors

News Staff
Friday, January 13, 2023
Southeast Georgia Health System Volunteer Services recently announced Cecile Settles as the Brunswick Campus Fall Volunteer of the Quarter and John Nevins as the Camden Campus Fall Volunteer of the Quarter.
Georgia’s salt marshes are losing the battle against rising sea levels because the state’s coastal and foothill river systems aren’t providing enough sediment.

Georgia’s salt marshes are losing the battle against rising sea levels because the state’s coastal and foothill river systems aren’t providing enough sediment.

Georgia’s salt marshes slowly losing to rising sea levels

Sam Rowland
Friday, January 13, 2023
A new study from the University of Georgia’s Skidaway Institute of Oceanography concludes that if nothing is done, the salt marshes of the Georgia Bight will eventually disappear under rising sea levels.
Camden County native Haley Halstead recently received an American FFA Degree, which only about 1% of FFA students earn.

Camden County native Haley Halstead recently received an American FFA Degree, which only about 1% of FFA students earn.

‘Not a lot of people are able to do it’

Scott J. Bryan
Thursday, January 5, 2023
Camden County native Haley Halstead achieved a Future Farmers of America distinction few receive. In October in Indianapolis, Halstead, 21, was awarded an American FFA Degree. Only about 1% of FFA students receive the honor.
A Kingsland Police Department officer collided head-on with a U-Haul Truck on Dec. 21.

A Kingsland Police Department officer collided head-on with a U-Haul Truck on Dec. 21.

Kingsland police officer involved in crash

Sam Rowland
Thursday, January 5, 2023
A Kingsland Police Department officer was involved in a head-on collision with a U-Haul truck in December, and the law enforcement official is believed to be at fault. Kingsland police officer Brandon Thornton crashed a patrol car at 6:36 p.m. Dec.
The season’s fifth mother-calf pair (27-year-old “Smoke” and her baby) make their way toward Florida.

The season’s fifth mother-calf pair (27-year-old “Smoke” and her baby) make their way toward Florida.

New year, new whales: Right whale calf tally up to 9

News Staff
Thursday, January 5, 2023
Holly Dorman News-Leader Over the holiday, four new North Atlantic Right Whale mothers and calves were spotted, bringing the grand total for the 2023 calving season up to nine.