Rincon News

SAVANNAH The following local students were named to the 2013 spring semester dean's list at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah: Nirzari Amin, medical laboratory science major from Springfield Dayna Anderson, visual arts major from Bloomingdale Cristy Ansley, pre-radiologic sciences major from Guyton William Arrington, history major ... (more)

Katherine Daniel of Effingham County has enjoyed a great deal of success in her two years as a Georgia Southern University cheerleader.

Exchange Club of Effingham President Yvette Carr is shown with Melanie Mixson, manager of Goodwill's community career center in Rincon.

HOMENURSE INC Is seeking qualified individuals to provide personal home care in the Rincon, Guyton, Pembroke area.

Kalyn Todd of Springfield graduated summa cum laude from CSU with a bachelor of music degree in music education .

Pictured are Jennifer Hayes, Effingham County High School NHS adviser; Josie Alford, ECHS NHS president; Brenda Everett, manager of Goody's Rincon store; Hannah Boyd, ECHS NHS vice president; Courtney Purcell, treasurer; and Adeline Piotrowski, secretary.

Planning for the 4th annual Effingham Oktoberfest is under way, said incoming Chamber of Commerce President Dinah King, and it is going to be the biggest Oktoberfest yet.

One north bound lane of Ga. 21 from the Chatham County line to Fort Howard Road in Rincon is closed due to a spill.

A Chinese company is interested in building its U.S. headquarters in Effingham County, in a $50 million manufacturing project that would create 25 to 50 jobs.

Effingham Cadet Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol recently received donations from the Effingham County Board of Commissioners and SM Promotions of Rincon.

Justin Bowie pled guilty late last month to four counts of sexual exploitation of children and received a 10-year sentence, with five years to serve and five years of probation.

The Live Oak Public Library System has kicked off its annual summer reading program for kids up to age 18, and the rewards and prizes include a grand prize of an Atlanta getaway weekend for a family of four.

Police have released the name of a man injured on Friday afternoon while working at a construction site along Jimmy Deloach Parkway and Highway 21. Port Wentworth police said the worker's is identified as 35-year-old Richard Jones, Rincon, and that he did not fall off his own equipment and get run over as WTOC has reported on Friday.

In a land far away is Rincon, where good folks like Robert Medrano and Bella Sol Tanning Salon are entertained by Jeff Taylor from 98.3, fed snacks from Alibi's Sports Bar & Grill and greeted by a few Rincon police officers.

The Effingham County School System improved its scores this year from last year in both the Fifth-Grade Writing Assessment and Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests, school officials reported Wednesday.

Ken Beale of the United Way and Taryn Knick of BB&T unload "help bags" to give to clients at the United Way Effingham Service Center.

A Rincon man pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of children and was sentenced to five years in prison and five years of probation, with credit for time served.

Communication sciences and disorders major Leslie Childress of Guyton presented "Treatment Options for Individuals with RHD" and cell and molecular biology major Reema Patel of Rincon presented "Amino Acid Role in YDL124wp Stereospecificity" at the university's 19th annual Student Scholars Symposium.

Surrounded by local officials and Goodwill representatives, Mohsen Badran, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire, cuts the ribbon to open the new retail store on Highway 21 in Rincon.

Rincon City Council members expressed their desire to remedy the problems plaguing public safety communications - but they also said they want to see just how committed the county is.