A Georgia Emergency Management Agency had an incident command system/emergency operations center interface course at Liberty-Hinesville Emergency Management Agency on June 23.
Fall baseball and softball (new) Registration for fall baseball and softball at the Liberty County Recreation Department will be conducted during August. Age divisions are 7-9 machine pitch and 10-12 live pitch leagues for both baseball and softball. The age cut-off date is May 1, 2007. The program will be conducted in September and October. The fee is $45 per child. Volunteer coaches are needed for all teams. Additional information and on-line registration is available ...
Discount cards Bradwell Institute retail discount cards are on sale. Proceeds benefit the Bradwell football team. The cards offer discounts at local retailers and restaurants, such as Chili's and Applebee's. They are available from the football players, the school office and the athletic department. Call Jeff Miller at 980-2534 or Bradwell's athletic department at 368-6123. Flag football, soccer Liberty County YMCA sports department is offering fall sports registrations for flag football and soccer through Aug. ...
ATHENS (AP) - The chancellor of the University System of Georgia says a proposed medical school in Gainesville won't compete with plans to build a Medical College of Georgia campus in Athens.
A Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield soldier died Friday night when his motorcycle crashed into the guardrail on Veterans Parkway near the intersection of I-516 in Savannah.
WASHINGTON -- People should immediately throw away more than 90 different products, from chili sauce to corned beef hash to dog food, produced at a plant linked to a botulism outbreak, the government warned Monday. Castleberry's Food Co. temporarily closed the suspect plant. "You're talking tens of millions of cans that may have been involved," said Robert Brackett, director of the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. The company ...
MIAMI ‑ About one in three people living in Southern coastal areas said they would ignore hurricane evacuation orders if a storm threatened their community, up from about one in four last year, according to a new poll.
Have you ever gone somewhere and immediately felt like you have just traveled back in time to a different era? That's the feeling visitors get when they step onto the grounds of the Midway Museum. It transports you back to the colonial days of Midway.
ZaRayna LaMayni ZyShae Anderson was born on July 5 at 8:15 p.m. to Tonja and Derrek Anderson of Glennville. She was born at Liberty Regional Medical Center and weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces and measured 18-1/2 inches. Her maternal grandparents are Juanita Fisher of Glennville and Johnny Walthour of Midway. Her paternal grandparents are Charles and JoAnne Anderson. She is welcomed by her sisters Zynasia and ZaRiah Anderson.
Even while we are busy defending our Second Amendment rights against efforts to enhance the Brady Law, there is a movement afoot to restrict our First Amendment rights as well … a movement that can make the defense of our liberties much harder.
You can interpret the Senate's recent rejection of the immigration reform compromise several ways.
Editor, The 10th annual Back to School Rally was a huge success for Liberty County and surrounding areas.
Hinesville native David Lofton, a United States sailor, was recently promoted to the rank of master chief petty officer, the highest enlisted rank one can achieve in the Navy.
Some people love to sing - in the shower, during the course of the day. Camia Brown of Hinesville is one of those people. In fact, singing is a family tradition. "There are singers on both sides of the family. If it had not been for my mother, father and grandmother, I would not be where I am or who I am today. They gave me wisdom at an early age," she said. But Brown ...
Representatives from the Hourglass Lodge 113 PHA, F&M, The X.L Neal Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons (PHA), and the Omar Temple of Shrine 21 from Ludowici, Midway, Hinesville and Darien presented checks totaling $600, to the South East Elite Rockets track team in Hinesville. The funds will help the track team send nine members to the 2007 AAU Junior Olympic games in Knoxville, Tenn. July 29-Aug.4. The team is still short of its goal ...
The Department of Defense announced Friday the death of a Fort Stewart soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
"Jack Reacher," which is new to home video, is a film that has much more to offer than I expected.
"Jack Reacher," which is new to home video, is a film that has much more to offer than I expected.
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The Hinesville Hawks girls' basketball team was reorganized and renamed as the Lady Hawks this year to better represent the various communities the girls come from.
Kickoff of the 2013 Georgia Southern Football season is about 100 days away, but Eagle fans can lock in key game dates on their 2014 calendars.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Georgia Southern's second-straight trip to the NCAA softball tournament will start against South Florida at 3:30 p.m. today in the Gainesville Regional.
Any time I am invited to a party or potluck event that requires a dish, I almost always go with my "famous" meatballs and sauce. This no-fail dish always gets rave reviews from friends and family. Just last weekend I made up a Crockpot full to bring to a work function and they were a hit. I especially look forward to the part where I get to tell people that they are made with turkey ...
The death of a man found Wednesday morning in Wayne County is under investigation, and two people were arrested around 5 a.m. Thursday in Ludowici's Pecan Park in connection with the fatal shooting, according to Wayne County Sheriff John Carter and Ludowici Police Department Chief James Rogers.
The recently signed Rural Tourism Protection Act helps Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites meet budget challenges and aids communities dependent on the tourism provided by the state's parks, historic sites or outdoor recreation areas within their communities, according to state Rep. Debbie Buckner, D-Junction City, who wrote the bill.
The new Long County Board of Education on Monday held its first meeting, electing District 4 representative Janet Watford as its new chairwoman as the first order of business.
A mobile-home fire Wednesday night in Long County has displaced a family of three.
Four more eastern redbud trees have been planted at Fort Stewart's Warriors Walk, bringing the total number of living monuments to 457. The newly planted trees memorialize the service of four 3rd Infantry Division soldiers, who were honored in a formal ceremony Thursday morning.