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updated: Fri Jul 04, 2008 03:12 am

Folkston News

Local news for Folkston, GA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Friday Jul 4 | The Coastal Courier

Kingston addresses energy crises

In June, U.S. Representative Jack Kingston, R-Savannah, returned from a trip to the OPEC states.

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Related Topix: World News, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Nuclear Energy

Wed Jul 02, 2008

The Macon Telegraph

RAFB worker plans to ride 300 miles on a bike - all to raise money for children's hospital

It might sound crazy, to ride a bicycle 300 miles through the heat of the Georgia summer.

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Related Topix: Santa Claus, GA, Hawkinsville, GA, McRae, GA

Sun Jun 29, 2008

Athens Banner-Herald

Foster - Sather wedding

Lauren Stiles Foster and Martin Randall Sather were united in Holy Matrimony on Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 7 p.m. in the evening at Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church in Savannah, Georgia.

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Related Topix: Wedding, Savannah, GA, Savannah Metro

Wed Jun 11, 2008

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Man, it's hot and I'm bothered

We are hostages in our own homes, held prisoners by Big Oil and big prices at the pump.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Al Gore, Waycross, GA, Columbus, GA

Fri May 23, 2008

WCTV Tallahassee

Murder Suspect Arrested in Georgia

Emanuel Webb faces up to 60 years in prison for the strangulation deaths of three women in the 1990s.

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Related Topix: Mount Vernon, GA

Tue May 06, 2008

Florida Times-Union

They've been inside, so they can reach youths about staying outside

“When I was in prison, I would see people who had been released come right back”

For most of her life, Loutricia Gibbs-Tolbert had to battle demons that were bent on making her a statistic. via Florida Times-Union

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Wed Apr 30, 2008

Jacksonville.com

Putting Oscar together again

“Size, he ranked among the largest gators I've seen.”

CHRIS VIOLA/The Times-Union The leg bones of Oscar the alligator lie next to hand-drawn charts as volunteers try to re-assemble his bones. via Jacksonville.com

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Mon Apr 28, 2008

Jacksonville.com

Park's famous gator to live on in display

“It's like putting a puzzle together”

Visitors loved Oscar, the Okefenokee Swamp Park's resident alligator, who often slumbered on the freshly mowed grass and sometimes the concrete walkways in the park. via Jacksonville.com

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Related Topix: Waycross, GA

Sat Apr 26, 2008

Jacksonville.com

It's bring-your-own beer and honky tonk karaoke

“It brings the community together.”

Those who say there's nothing to do here probably haven't checked out the new bring-your-own-beer bar on U.S. 1. Locals Fred and Alice Miller opened the doors to the Honky Tonk in March in anticipation of ... via Jacksonville.com

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Related Topix: Social Security, Personal Finance

Mon Mar 24, 2008

WJXT

Federal Inmates Locked Down In Private Folkston Prison

Federal prisoners at the D. Ray James Prison near Folkston, Ga., were locked down on Monday after prisoners resisted orders to return to their cells, Channel 4 learned. via WJXT

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Related Topix: Charlton County, GA, Cornell Companies, Security

Sat Mar 22, 2008

First Coast News

Controversy Surrounds Folkston Easter Festival Once Again

“They're putting a time restriction on the park forcing us to cancel a lot of stuff that we had organized”

Talk Back: Post a comment on this article By Jackelyn Barnard First Coast News FOLKSTON, GA -- The Easter Festival in Folkston is back on but not without controversy. via First Coast News

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Related Topix: Charlton County, GA

Tue Mar 11, 2008

Valdosta Daily Times

Forestry Field Day

“Some go to a dozen or so forestry competitions in a year in preparation for state and national competitions.”

The Langdale Company is continuing to encourage forestry among today's youth, while hosting the 26th Annual Forestry Field Day Tuesday in Lake Park. via Valdosta Daily Times

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Related Topix: Lake Park, GA, Statenville, GA, Nahunta, GA, Valdosta, GA, Georgia

Fri Mar 07, 2008

Jacksonville.com

Charlton, you've got mail

“It doesn't make me think any more highly of them as a customer-oriented company”

Internet users in Charlton County who were dropped by their service provider in January will be offered dial-up access by their current telephone company beginning in June. via Jacksonville.com

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Related Topix: Charlton County, GA

Wed Mar 05, 2008

Metter Advertiser

Woodpecker Trail featured on new Georgia map

“Thanks to men such as P.V. Stripling and R.G. Daniell (both of Metter), the state of Georgia was ultimately joined by Florida and the Carolinas, making the Woodpecker Trail 620 miles long from Charlotte, N.C., to St. Petersburg, Fl.”

A little over two years ago, the Woodpecker Trail was officially revitalized when the Governor of Georgia dedicated new road signs to be placed along the Hwy. via Metter Advertiser

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Related Topix: Georgia, Georgia Government, Metter, GA

Tue Feb 26, 2008

Jacksonville.com

Okefenokee: Green with life

“We're real excited about this spring”

CHRIS VIOLA/The Times-Union Griffin guides a group of visitors Friday on a tour of the Okefenokee Swamp. via Jacksonville.com

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Related Topix: Waycross, GA

Sun Feb 24, 2008

Jacksonville.com

Landowners fret over road widening plans

“We'll look at the comments and assess them”

John Atwater had no difficulty explaining his attendance at a meeting Thursday about plans to widen Georgia 40 between Kingsland and Folkston. via Jacksonville.com

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Related Topix: Kingsland, GA, Camden County, GA, Charlton County, GA

Fri Feb 22, 2008

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Rescued bear cub returned to wild

“She weighed about 15 pounds when I got her”

The raging wildfires that burned thousands of acres of the Okefenokee Swamp and surrounding areas in southeast Georgia last year displaced numerous wild animals, including many of the famed wetland's black ... via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Related Topix: Charlton County, GA, CSX, Railroads, Georgia

Wed Feb 20, 2008

Jacksonville.com

A wider Georgia 40 is on a hearing agenda Thursday

“We don't have a problem with the project until Indian Trail”

TERRY DICKSON/The Times-Union Florence Henderson of Folkston said she lost most of her front yard when a dirt Indian Trail road was paved and sidewalks put in. via Jacksonville.com

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Related Topix: Georgia, Georgia Government, Kingsland, GA, Charlton County, GA, Camden County, GA

Wed Feb 06, 2008

WANE-TV Fort Wayne

Purdue signs players amid changes

Purdue has signed 21 players to the final recruiting class for coach Joe Tiller. via WANE-TV Fort Wayne

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Mon Feb 04, 2008

Jacksonville.com

Charlton Internet shortfall raises ire

“We have young'uns in school and they don't have the Internet to do their homework”

The World Wide Web has narrowed in places. Some Charlton County residents say their Internet provider recently dropped service to their area and they haven't been able to find anything else affordable. via Jacksonville.com

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Related Topix: Charlton County, GA

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