Flu shots to be given in public schools

MACON - School nurses across Georgia are getting ready to hold special clinics to help more students get their flu shots.

Families can expect more fees, less choice in air travel

WASHINGTON (AP) - Airline passengers can expect fewer carriers to choose from, fewer flights to smaller cities and more baggage and other fees as the industry continues to grapple with high fuel prices and a weak economy, according to a government report released Tuesday.

Blues and BBQ this weekend

Downtown Hinesville will be filled with music and barbecue from 4-11 p.m. Saturday for the annual Blues & BBQ behind the new judicial center on Main Street. Feature musicians will be Jimmy Wayne Renfro, Everready and headliner Joey Gilmore. In addition to great blues, the family-oriented festival will include a barbecue and sweet tea contests, sidewalk chalk art contest, beer tasting and vendors. The Hinesville Arts Council, Fort Stewart's Directorate of Family and Morale, ...

IUDs, implants urged for teen girls' birth control

CHICAGO (AP) - Teenage girls may prefer the pill, the patch or even wishful thinking, but their doctors should be recommending IUDs or hormonal implants - long-lasting and more effective birth control that you don't have to remember to use every time, the nation's leading gynecologists group said Thursday.

Studies more firmly tie sugary drinks to obesity

New research powerfully strengthens the case against soda and other sugary drinks as culprits in the obesity epidemic.

Job fairs planned for Stewart, Hunter

Army Community Service will host job fairs at the two area military bases next month. A fair will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, on Hunter Army Airfield at the Tominac Fitness Center, building 919. On Oct. 17, a fair will be held on Fort Stewart at Stewart Club, building 405. Go to www.ERP1STOP.com for a list of the more than 50 companies that will be present. The job fairs are open ...

Liberty BoE votes to close JBE

The Liberty County Board of Education on Tuesday voted to consolidate Jordye Bacon Elementary School and rezone its students to the seven other elementary schools in the district.

Boys, Girls Club Days on post this weekend

Saturday is a special day for some very special people - Stewart and Hunter kids. It's the Boys and Girls Club Day for Kids, and Stewart/Hunter will celebrate with games, face-painting, inflatables, door prizes, food and other fun things such as a sack race and tug-of-war. The free fun starts at 10 a.m. at School Age Services building on Stewart and the School Age Center on Hunter. For more information, call 767-2635 at Stewart or ...

Surprising methods heal wounded troops

This story is the latest installment in a joint initiative by The Associated Press and Associated Press Media Editors taking a closer look at this latest generation of war veterans as they return to civilian life, and the effect this is having on them, their families and American society.

Tybee announces new sweepstakes

TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. – Tybee Island, Ga., known as "Georgia's Favorite Beach," is pleased to announce an exciting new fall vacation giveaway offer.

Georgia's 'rolling state park' blends history, fun

"Georgia's Rolling State Park" follows a 40-mile stretch of railroad track between Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park near Cordele and the tiny community of Archery just west of Plains.

Showcase, travel shows next week

The Community Showcase and Travel Shows will be from 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Hunter Club and from 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sept. 13 in the Club Stewart ballroom.

Bike tours at Harris Neck Refuge

Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge will host free bike tours Sept. 1 and 8 as part of its new Conservation Cycle program.

USDA eyes whether tainted beef entered food supply

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Federal regulators who shut down a Central California slaughterhouse after receiving an animal welfare video were investigating Tuesday whether beef from sick cows reached the human food supply.

Adventures in Museumland

Entertaining children is not my strong suit. Where I come from, children entertained themselves or they were sent outside with the coyotes. If you were very good, you got to play Atari for 30 minutes after dinner. The rest of the time you either read a book or fed bugs to the cat and that was that. Yet somehow I ended up with five young people in my care last Wednesday morning, all of them ...

Little ones learn healthy habits

Winn Army Community Hospital's Department of Public Health and Fort Stewart's Dental Activities Command teamed up last month to teach healthy habits to children at Stewart's child-development centers as part of Winn's observance of Month of the Military Child.

Army's top father nominee from Stewart

Staff Sgt. Jorge Roman with 24th Ordnance Company, 87th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, has spent his life being a good example to his loved ones and his community.

Career fair Thursday in Savannah

The Georgia Department of Labor's Savannah Career Center, the GDOL's Veterans Services Division and Savannah Technical College will sponsor the annual Southeast Georgia Career Expo on Thursday in Savannah.

International group now over Army lodging

One of the world's largest hotel companies now is managing 76 Army lodging hotels on 39 installations, including Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield, according to Arthur Holst, vice president of operations for Intercontinental Hotels Group.

Fort Stewart jury finds Curly Pig guilty

FORT STEWART - After a short deliberation, a jury found Curly Pig guilty May 3 for trying to cook the Big Bad Wolf.

AASU officially announces Liberty campus plan

Armstrong Atlantic State University on Wednesday announced a major initiative for the Armstrong-Liberty Center. In partnership with the city of Hinesville, the university will build an expanded, new facility in downtown Hinesville to accommodate more students, programs, classroom and laboratory space.

TRICARE changing, costs likely to go up

Approved and proposed changes to the military's Tricare health-care program dramatically could affect military retirees living near Fort Stewart, according to Jeff Loomis, access assistant care manager at Winn Army Community Hospital.

Miss Georgia South applications sought

Applications are being accepted for the 2014 Miss Georgia South Pageant on July 13 in Adel.

Club Stewart Brunch for Mother's Day

Eagle scout reunion set

SAVANNAH - Eagle Scout alumni are invited to the Coastal Empire Council Boy Scouts' annual Eagle reunion and new Eagle recognition banquet Saturday, May 18, at the Elks Lodge, 183 Wilshire Blvd. in Savannah.

Baptist site blocked, unblocked on Stewart

The Southern Baptist Convention's website temporarily was blocked last week on numerous military installations, according to an April 24 report by Fox News. A Fort Stewart chaplain, who asked to remain anonymous, confirmed that Fort Stewart was among the bases where the SBC website was blocked, and he remains skeptical about the reasons given for the block.

WACH dietician shares autism experience

Autism is a disorder with no known cause or cure and, according to the Centers for Disease Control, cases of it are increasing.

Don't hurt yourself saving money

Just because the doctor prescribes a medication doesn't mean we take it.