Atkinson Elementary wrests trophy away from Nahunta Elementary in Olympics. More inside.…
BOE recognizes retirees
The Brantley County School Board and superintendent may soon be adding landlord to its existing duties after a decision at Monday night’s regular meeting to move forward with drawing up contracts to lease a home on the high school campus. The board also announced the county’s newest…
Area leaders get legislative update
Members of Brantley County’s legislative delegation told those gathered at the post legislative breakfast sponsored last week by the Brantley County Chamber of Commerce that the legislature was able this year to spare school systems the 3-percent across-the-board cuts that were applied to all other state departments…
Toothpick bridge wins third in nation
Science skills are at work at Brantley County Middle School this year as teachers were able to offer several applied learning connections classes this year.The results of this exploratory learning has paid off with Mrs. Donna John’s Science Action Lab students winning third place in the nation…
Local residents go gold for cancer patient
Gold is an important color to 4-year-old Silas Edenfield in many ways. He knows it’s the color of childhood cancer awareness — something with which he’s become very familiar having fought it for most of his life. But gold is far more than just a color for…
Woman hit by stray bullet on Sea Island golf course
A man shooting squirrels at exclusive Ocean Forest on Sea Island with a .22-caliber rifle shot a woman on a golf…
Rich plant in Waycross still shut down
The Rich Products facility in Waycross has not manufactured any products since March, when it was linked to a national E.…
Five arrested in Alma burglary ring
The Alma Police Department has arrested five suspects, including four juveniles, on charges associated with a string of recent business and…
Cancer Walk fundraiser rescheduled for May 31 at Blackshear City Park
The Southeast Cancer Unit’s annual Cancer Walk fundraiser has been rescheduled for Friday, May 31 at Blackshear City Park. The event…
Jekyll Island task force questions just how big island is
A decades-old state law passed to protect Jekyll Island’s unspoiled beaches, salt marshes and maritime forests seems simple enough, limiting development…
