A prescribed fire will be conducted today in Liberty and Long counties. The fire, which may present smoke to residents of Bryan, Evans, Liberty, Long and Tattnall counties, will be carried out by Fort Stewart Forestry.
After a hot day, a cold front moving across the state today could bring storms to Liberty and Long counties tonight.
After a hot day, a cold front moving across the state today could bring storms to Liberty and Long counties tonight.
A Bryan County man was shot to death early Tuesday morning on Daniel Siding Road. William Haymans, 69, was found dead by Bryan County Sheriff's deputies outside a home on the 1800 block of Daniel Siding Road, according to Bryan County Sheriff Clyde Smith. Smith said Haymans apparently had driven up to a home to mow the grass between 7:30-8 a.m. when he was shot at least twice with a shotgun. <p ...
May 1 Criminal damage to property - Deputies were called to the Villages at Limerick around 1:30 p.m. after a complainant discovered that someone had damaged the subdivision's wastewater-treatment plant and pump station. The vandal had removed two manhole covers and turned on valves, which caused the plant to shut down and resulted in an estimated $5,000 in damage. The complainant said he would not know the entire cost of the damage until the site ...
Haley Riddle of Ludowici was named to the dean's list for high academic achievement for the spring semester 2013 at Valdosta State University.
The Goldenheirs meeting on May 7 opened with Jane Cart doing the devotion with a Mother's Day theme.
Elacha Roman of Hinesville received the Girl Scout Gold Award at a formal ceremony May 5 in Savannah.
MaKayla Honesty Williams MaKayla Honesty Williams was born at 8:17 a.m. May 14 to Thorne West of Riceboro and CJ Williams Jr. of St. Louis, Mo. Born at Liberty Regional Medical Center, baby MaKayla weighed 5 pounds, 12.5 ounces and measured 17 inches. The baby's maternal grandparents are Clannie and Ronell Chaney of Riceboro. The baby's paternal grandmother is Dawn Robinson of St. Louis. The baby also is welcomed by sister Savannah Williams and brothers ...
"And, behold a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind Him, and touch the hem of His garment; for she said within herself, 'If I may touch His garment, I shall be whole.'" (Matthews 5:20-21)
Want to see something nasty? Just walk out to the nearest sidewalk or curb near you and chances are you will see a bunch of nasty cigarette butts tossed by passing mindless smokers. Yuck!
May 10 Suicidal threats - A woman who works for Behavioral Health Consultants on Fort Stewart alerted police to a man who she claimed wanted to end his life. The woman said the man had an appointment for a consultation but when she called to confirm the appointment the man said he would not be alive by the day of the appointment. Police met with the man who said he needed help and was given ...
Fort Stewart firefighters used their specialized lifesaving skills and training to rescue a Tattnall County maintenance worker May 21.
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a 3rd Infantry Division Soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Former Bradwell Institute football player David Miller was one of 27 Georgia State University football players who earned academic honors for the spring semester, according to GSU's website.
Brush strokes on canvas, a dip of pen in ink or words etched in time. The senses ignite. Creativity springs to life. Talents are discovered. New passions are explored. It all happens in a place dedicated to the arts - the Hinesville Area Arts Council's downtown Hinesville gallery on South Commerce Street.
The Liberty County Chamber of Commerce was organized Feb. 13, 1930, with H.C. Saunders as president and meetings slated for February of each year. Members made efforts to recover from The Great Depression and bolster the local economy by creating the Liberty County Car Credit Corporation Unit, the Liberty County Truck Growers Association and the Liberty County Livestock Association.
In 1989, Charlene Godley, Barry Wilkes, Johnny Zoucks, Gary Dodd, Billy Jones and Dr. Whitman Fraser formed an ad hoc committee to establish an organization promoting faith-based programs.
Nicky Clark -- Newspaper man through and through
When the town of Hinesville was laid out in 1837, a plot was reserved for the Methodist Church. This site was adjacent to the courthouse, where Bradwell Park is now. A small frame building was erected on the lot, and it was there that religious life in Hinesville began to grow.
Buddy DeLoach -- The Army Town
From the day it was named for state Sen. Charlton Hines and tapped as the county seat in 1837, Hinesville's history is rich.
"A rotten, filthy rathole" was what I was called when I was 80 years old by Georgia Gov. Lester Maddox, who also condemned me! When I was new I was described as having all the modern improvements of a first class prison.
Project director Nan Flowers, editor Edith Mallard, assistant editor Wayne Priester and 21 other Bradwell Institute Career Education students printed a booklet, "Sand & Pine: Glimpses of Other Liberty Days," in 1976, as part of the bicentennial celebration going on in Liberty County. These students were to discover through interviews what the prevailing occupations were in this area and what life in general was like two generations before them. Most of the students interviewed their ...
In December 2004, I wrote an article about some local fellows playing a prank by dismounting the old cannon from the Liberty County courthouse square and consequently blowing it all to pieces in the wooded area that is now is front of the old hospital site.
Harry Smith lived in Evans County at the time of this interview. His family lived about five miles from Willie. His granddaddy's log cabin had a dirt floor. The family had originally come from South Carolina.