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By Pat Donahue, special to the HeraldTentative agreement averts ports strikeEffingham Herald
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Mar 16, 2020 · — The Community Yard Sale set Saturday at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Rincon has been canceled — Monday's Springfield Downtown Development Authority workshop has been canceled — The Effingham County Job Fair, scheduled April 1, has been postponed until at least the week of May 11 — All Effingham County Recreation and Parks Department sporting events, practices, special events and ...
Plenty of Holiday events planned for Effingham County
Nov 14, 2024 · Staff reports Effingham County municipalities, civic organizations, and businesses have planned a variety of events and celebrations for the holiday season. Listed below are several events that are now taking applications from vendors, sponsors, or parade participants. Rincon Rincon gets the snowball rolling on Nov. 29 with its Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Veteran’s Park (Hwy. 21 and ...
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Effingham County granted federal major disaster declaration …
Oct 4, 2024 · Special to the Herald ATLANTA – On Sept. 30, President Joseph R. Biden Jr., granted a Major Disaster Declaration for the State of Georgia triggering the release of Federal funds to help people and communities recover from Hurricane Heléne that began Sept. 24 and continuing. On Oct. 3, the disaster declaration was amended to include Effingham, Elbert, Tift and Rabun counties. Forty-five ...
Effingham Schools have several security measures in place
Sep 6, 2024 · By Barbara Augsdorfer, editor for the Effingham Herald In the aftermath of the shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County Sept. 4, the Herald reached out to the Effingham County School District for details on the safety measures in place at all Effingham County Schools. “The safety of our students and staff is of the greatest importance. Every effort is made to provide a safe and ...
ECSO confirms Judge Yekel took his own life - Effingham Herald
Dec 31, 2024 · Today was to be his last day on the bench. Judge Yekel lost his re-election bid in the June 18 runoff election to Judge Melissa Calhoun. Local Savannah TV station WTOC reports Chief Judge F. Gates Peed has issued an order closing the courthouse for the rest of the day. Normal courthouse operations will resume Jan. 2, 2025. All county offices closed at noon, Dec. 31. The ECSO is continuing its ...
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Investigation into fatal dock collapse underway
Oct 24, 2024 · By Pat Donahue and Lewis Levine Special for the Herald DARIEN – As many as 40 people may have been on a gangway leading to a boat dock before it collapsed Oct. 19, resulting in seven deaths, a state official said at a press conference Oct. 20. Walter Rabon, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, said the investigation into Saturday’s gangway collapse at Sapelo Island ...
Proposed county 2025 budget includes a drop in millage rate
Jun 15, 2024 · If approved, this would equate to a 2 mill decrease – or 27 percent -- over the last three years. A mill equals one-thousandth of a dollar, or one dollar for every $1,000 of a property’s assessed value. Since the local floating exemption of a primary residence can go up a maximum of 3 percent in one year, most homeowners are likely to notice millage rate relief in …
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