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Work starts on memorial where slaves once toiled
Thursday morning at the LeConte-Woodmanston Plantation, in the midst of chirping birds, buzzing cicadas and an occasional, forgiving breeze, ground was broken at the site of what will be The Walk, a tribute to ...
Back-to-School Rally called a success
Continuing its 10-year streak of success, last weekend's 11th annual Back to School rally provided good time its target audience but also impacted the community and with its goal to get students off to a good ...
Commission candidates debate issues
The two candidates for county commission chairman squared off at a debate attended by about 60 people last week.
June 30, 10:36 p.m. - Chad Bryant and Michael Hyden were stopped while riding a four-wheeler in the Ford Park of Commerce.
Student leaders find inspiration aboard aircraft carrier USS Yorktown
A spectacular roster of American patriots headlined the 2008 Youth Leadership Conference held on board the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown at Patriots Point.
Campaign rallies offer insight on the candidates running for Sheriff
There was a thunder rolling through the neighborhoods in Midway and Isle of Wight June 21.
Operation Clean Sweep, a five-month drug sting managed by the Multi Agency Crack Enforcement Drug Task Force, was declared a success by Liberty County Sheriff, Don Martin.
BoE hopeful says quality education takes team
Liberty County native Verdell Jones wants to employ her "passion" for youth by running for a position on the board of education.
Incumbent county chairman addresses NAACP
"I'm on the hot seat now," Liberty County Commission Chairman John McIver said Friday.
Public libraries set July events
Live Oak Public Libraries programs at the Liberty Branch Library and Midway-Riceboro Branch Library Tree Tots Storytime Liberty Branch Library: Each Tuesday in the month of July at 10:30 a.m. Ages 1-2. Join us ...
Walk to Dorchester recalls striving to achieve
Mary Baggs did not have a car to attend Dorchester Academy in the 1920s, only a "drive to get an education." While forced sometimes to walk to school, Baggs said she thought about "improving myself and getting ...
Interstate Paper, Liberty County acknowledge beneficial relationship
When three privately owned corrugating manufacturers from the northeast began looking for a captive supply of linerboard back in the mid-1960s, a group of civic leaders showed them exactly what they needed in ...
First African Missionary Baptist Church will have a gospel music celebration at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 7. Featured groups will include Brothers In Christ of Pembroke, The Robert Sisters of Sylvania, The Tones of ...
Liberty County Sheriff's Office blotter May 29
LCSO Blotter May 3 Sexual assault Blue Heron Road, Riceboro Deputy Gary Eason spoke with a distraught parent who said her son claimed he was sexually assaulted by another young man while at Boy Scout camp.
Riceboro man heads Legion district
East Liberty County American Legion Post 321 recently hosted the First District, Department of Georgia, annual convention at which one of the local members was elected to lead the district July 1 through June ... via The Coastal Courier
Happy Mothers Day, Mother Earth
Just as billions of moms across the globe take care of their children every day, good old Mother Earth takes care of us by providing a wonderful place to live, oxygen to breathe, a place for food to grow for us ... via The Coastal Courier
Hinesville and Riceboro fire departments share grant
“We wouldn't be able to do anything without (grants).”
Members of the Hinesville Fire Department and Riceboro Volunteer Fire Department had 10,000 reasons to smile recently when state Rep. via The Coastal Courier
Commissioners accept proposal to manage justice center
“It will be a very deliberate process when we select bidders and suppliers. You will see all the numbers. It's a completely open-book process.”
The Liberty County Commissioners Tuesday accepted a proposal to have Pope Construction Co. via The Coastal Courier
“We are strengthening, up-building, and equipping local churches, bringing them into compliance with God's will and governmental policies”
He has a powerful and inspiring message, yet a sense of humbleness surrounds him. via The Coastal Courier
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