Archive By Author - Staff Report
The search for a new executive director for the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce provides the chamber's board of directors a unique opportunity to choose a candidate who can help bolster long-term implementation of many programs currently in place.
August 09, 2010
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Staff
Report
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Opinion
Along with the Facebook epidemic comes the news feed - a peek into the lives of all of your "friends."
August 09, 2010
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By Joselynn McKenna
Columnist
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Advice/Columnists
The great frustration for many Americans during the debate on ObamaCare was tone-deaf politicians. No one seemed willing to listen to their concerns. Federal deficits, pork-barrel spending and cost got lost in the push to pass partisan legislation. Moving into the regulatory phase of writing the critical implementation rules, the concern is that bureaucrats will also ignore the people.
August 09, 2010
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By Ronald E. Bachman
Guest columnist
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Opinion
Warm weather and rain means more mosquitoes buzzing about. These pesky insects lay eggs in the water, and the wiggling red larvae can hatch into adults in as few as four days. To prevent mosquitoes from breeding in your yard, simply dump any standing water and change out birdbath water before larvae have time to hatch. For small bodies of water that can't be drained, organically-safe "doughnuts" that kill the larvae can be used.
August 09, 2010
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Special to the Courier
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Outdoors/Recreation
SOCIAL CIRCLE - The National Wild Turkey Federation recently joined with 14 other conservation organizations of the Georgia Bobwhite Technical Team by signing a memorandum of agreement committing to the recovery of bobwhite quail and other early successional habitat dependent species, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division. More than four million acres of habitat must be enhanced across Georgia's landscape to achieve northern bobwhite conservation initiative recovery goals.
August 09, 2010
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Special to the Courier
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Outdoors/Recreation
The Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival, a six-day celebration of the wild side in the Outer Banks region of North Carolina, is set for Nov. 9-14.
August 09, 2010
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Special to the Courier
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Outdoors/Recreation
BRUNSWICK - Georgia surveys of nesting wood storks documented a record year for the big birds with the bald heads. The estimate of more than 2,500 nests far surpasses the some 2,200 counted in 2008, the previous high since aerial nest surveys of the endangered species began in the 1990s.
August 09, 2010
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Special to the Courier
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Outdoors/Recreation
SOCIAL CIRCLE - The 2010-11 Georgia Hunting Seasons and Regulations Guide is available online and in print, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division. The guide contains information on season dates, bag limits, hunting licenses, wildlife management areas and more. It is available to view, download and print at www.gohuntgeorgia.com. Print copies also are available at Wildlife Resources Game Management and Law Enforcement offices and license vendors throughout Georgia.
August 09, 2010
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Special to the Courier
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Outdoors/Recreation
I had considered the recently-constituted Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians just so much political hooey until I saw who was elected chairman of the council: Adolphus Drewry Frazier Jr.
August 09, 2010
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By Dick Yarbrough
Columnist
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Opinion
SUWANEE (AP) - Atlanta Falcons receiver Michael Jenkins appeared to injure a shoulder during a team scrimmage on Friday night.
August 09, 2010
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Associated Press
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Sports
Air Force Airman Sherree K. Grant recently graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
August 09, 2010
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Staff
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About People
Recording artist and Midway resident Naomi Ruth McFadden is gaining popularity in gospel music circles. She will soon release her debut album, "Come too Far," and has been performing at various church events around the region. The album's namesake single is available on iTunes.
August 09, 2010
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Special to the Courier
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About People
First Sgt. (ret.) Daniel Rico has received an American flag that flew over the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., in his honor in July.
August 09, 2010
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Staff
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COASTAL LIVING
LUDOWICI - The Ludowici/Long County Fire Department recently teamed up with the Muscular Dystrophy Association for a "Fill the Boot" campaign . During the past two weekends, firefighters raised about $3,200, which will be used to fight muscular dystrophy. The firefighters accepted donations from motorists at the intersection of Highways 84 and 57.
August 09, 2010
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Special to the Courier
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COASTAL LIVING
Fort Stewart soldier Michael Justin Quick, 30, recently was arrested after he returned from a deployment to Iraq, said Long County Sheriff's Office Investigator Tom Sollosi.
August 09, 2010
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By Mike Riddle
Correspondent
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Public Safety
