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A man who shut down a portion of Highway 57 in Long County for several hours after telling authorities he had explosives strapped to his body has reportedly been arrested.
October 31, 2016
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Lewis Levine
Coastal Courier correspondent
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Local news
Highway 57 in Long County is still closed to traffic due to a standoff about four miles outside of Ludowici.
October 31, 2016
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Lewis Levine
Coastal Courier correspondent
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Local news
Mayor Allen Brown will proclaim Hinesville as a Purple Heart City at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday in the Hinesville Room on the third floor of city hall. The proclamation also will be read during the 3 p.m. city council meeting. Veterans, particularly purple heart recipients, and the community are welcome to attend the proclamation signing and reading at the council meeting.
October 31, 2016
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Staff report
Coastal Courier
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Local news
Authorities have closed a section of Highway 57 in Long County because of a man who is claiming he has explosives strapped to him, according to Long County Sheriff Craig Nobles. Bomb disposal teams from Fort Stewart and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are at the scene.
October 31, 2016
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Lewis Levine
Coastal Courier correspondent
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Local news
Today is the deadline to apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency individual assistance in person. FEMA Disaster Recovery Specialists are at the Disaster Recovery Center at Mt. Zion Church, 1370 Shaw Road, Hinesville, until 7 p.m.
October 31, 2016
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Patty Leon
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Local news
Editor's note: After meeting with FEMA representatives we were made aware of the corrected application deadlines. The deadline to apply for FEMA assistance is Dec. 12, not July 17, 2017 as reported in Sunday's print edition. Also earlier reports of FEMA opening a disaster recover centery next week in Midway is no longer confirmed.
October 31, 2016
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Patty Leon
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Local news
UPDATE: FEMA Representatives will be in Liberty County to help applicants apply for individual assistance in person:
October 31, 2016
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By Patty Leon
Coastal Courier
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Local news
Early detection of breast cancer can save lives-and it did just that for Sherrie Pinkney.
October 31, 2016
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Tiffany King
Coastal Courier
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Local news
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Everywhere you turn pink ribbons and merchandise remind people about the disease.
October 30, 2016
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By Krystal Hart
Coastal Courier corresopndent
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Local news
Members of the Georgia House Military Affairs Study Committee will visit Liberty County on Tuesday and hold public hearings Wednesday, reportedly as part of process to better understand military communities such as Fort Stewart.
October 30, 2016
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Staff
Coastal Courier
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Local news
The fate of the Opportunity School District in Georgia that has sparked debates and controversy across the state will be decided by voters Nov. 8.
October 30, 2016
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Tiffany King
Coastal Courier
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Local news
Debris pickup in Hinesville will continue through the weekend, according to the city.
October 28, 2016
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Staff report
Coastal Courier
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Local news
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is opening a disaster recovery center Saturday in Hinesville to provide "one-on-one" assistance to those impacted by Hurricane Matthew, according to a FEMA release.
October 28, 2016
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Staff report
Coastal Courier
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Local news
Authorities are investigating a "verbal threat made to" Coastal Manor Nursing Home in Ludowici around noon Thursday, according to a press release sent Thursday night.
October 27, 2016
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Jeff Whitten
Coastal Courier
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Local news
Hurricane Matthew and Tropical Storm Hermine claimed another victim. This time, it was the start of Christmas break for students and teachers in the Liberty County School System.
October 26, 2016
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Tiffany King
Coastal Courier
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Local news
