The choir put together for the Full Gospel Tabernacle Church of God in Christ Praise & Worship Conference on March 15 was featured during the conference, performing several numbers.
Annie Barrow of Midway is shown having her hair cut. She decided to donate her hair to Locks of Love, an organization that uses the hair to make wigs for children who lose their hair due to cancer or other health problems. The 8-year-old had been growing her hair for two years, and nearly 12 inches of it was available to send to Locks of Love. She is in third grade at First Presbyterian Christian ...
Tom Cardiff, executive for the Coastal Empire Council, Boy Scouts of America, addressed the Hinesville Rotary Club at its weekly meeting on March 11. The Coastal Empire Council is comprised of 11 counties, including Liberty, where 8,500 boys are involved in scouting. Cardiff said he believes scouting is becoming more important than ever because of changes in the family unit -- more single parent homes and grandparents raising grandchildren. "We need it (scouting) more today ...
LUDOWICI -- KIDZ-ETC. had the 2008 Miss Tri-County Beauty Pageant this March 8 at the Long County High School.
The Boy Scouts annual Pinewood Derby Races were held on Saturday at NeSmith Chevrolet. Click in the window at left to view the video.
Hinesville Mayor Jim Thomas and members of the Hinesville Lions Club gathered on March 6 for the signing of a White Cane Day Proclamation to benefit the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation, which has been devoted to helping save the sight of Georgians for more than 50 years.
Scouts of Cub Scout Pack 500 recently had their first ever Mom Prom in appreciation of all the work and dedication their mothers have put into making Pack 500 as strong and productive as it can be. The boys put the prom on for their mothers in February at Hinesville First United Methodist Church.
Snelson-Golden Middle School had its third annual Miss SGMS pageant on Feb. 29. The pageant was created as a fundraiser by the SGMS cheerleaders to raise money for cheerleading competitions, uniforms and other events during the school year. Sixteen sixth, seventh and eighth grade contestants competed in the areas of casual wear, interviews and evening wear competition. Pageant directors were Stephanie Denkins and Daphne Smith. The winner of the 2008 Miss Snelson-Golden Pageant was Shelby ...
The United Way of Liberty County will again its plastic bottles-to-coats project thanks to a grant from an engineering firm.
The Liberty County High School Alumni Association is planning its biennial reunion for July 4-8. Classmates are encouraged to participate. Send contact information, including maiden and married name (if applicable), mailing address, phone number(s), and e-mail address to: cfrazier172@yahoo.com or Liberty County High School Alumni Association P.O. Box 1774 Hinesville, GA 31310.
The Red Hat Liberty Bells Chapter of the National Red Hat Society, now in its fifth year, re-elected Judy Mobley as queen mother for 2008.
Members of the Liberty County Kiwanis Club met with Thomas Hall, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs during the club's Feb. 20 meeting. Hall was touring Fort Stewart. He had lunch with club members at the Youth Challenge Academy, which is run by the Georgia National Guard, on Fort Stewart. The Kiwanis meet every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. normally at Poole's Deli. Their mission is to, "Serve the children of the world."
Heritage Bank Vice President Danny Creasy is eyeing higher office, but not in Washington or even at his Main Street office. Posing as Pres. Abraham Lincoln on Saturday during the "Hamocracy in Action" Kiss-A-Pig kickoff, the Hinesville businessman will set his sights on the annual fundraiser for the American Diabetes Association.
Liberty County's Goldenheirs got a lesson in the YMCA during their February meeting. Representatives of the Liberty County Armed Services Family YMCA Ambria Lanteigne, office manager/membership sirector, and Mary Gambel, RN, MSN, representative of St. Joseph's/Candler and health educator for the Y, were at the meeting. Ambria showed a video on the history of the YMCA and explained some of the programs available at the Y. Those include water aerobics, exercise classes and chair aerobics. ...
The Eleven Black Men of Liberty County will have its 14th Annual Banquet in Club Stewart on Fort Stewart on March 8.
There were many wealthy plantations in Liberty County in 1860. Rice was the main crop, and the plantations were mainly along the coastal regions. Many plantation owners joined the army for the Civil War, and that left the master's wife in charge of managing the plantations.
The 2013 Miss Ludowici Pageant was held May 4 at Long County High School.
For the 24th year, Hinesville has earned the national designation of Tree City USA, according to a news release from the Arbor Day Foundation.
Applications are being accepted for the 2014 Miss Georgia South Pageant on July 13 in Adel.
When told the Americans were hopelessly surrounded at Bastogne, Belgium, and ordered to surrender on Dec. 22, 1944, the 101st Airborne Division's acting commanding general, Brig. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe responded iconically to the German commander by saying, "Nuts!"
The Liberty Theatre Company will perform Neil Simon's "Barefoot in the Park" at 7 nightly May 17-18 and at 2 p.m. May 19 at the Dorchester Village Civic Center. Doors open a half-hour before showtime.
"Iron Man 3" currently is the No. 1 film in the world. You had to be a superhero this past week just to find a showing that wasn't sold out.