Springfield News

The annual Effingham Shopping Tour, sponsored by the Effingham Chamber of Commerce, will take place from Dec.

County workers at the Effingham County Annex and other offices on Highway 119 North will be turning off county water and turning on Springfield water soon.

Springfield City Council is considering a request to provide water and sewer services for Springfield Investment Company.

Officials of the Effingham County Chamber of Commerce are gearing up for this year's Holiday Classic Business and Craft Expo set for Sunday from noon-4:30 p.m. at Effingham County High School.

Hunter Tuttle with the Effingham County High School Junior ROTC Color Guard retires the colors during Veterans Day ceremonies Wednesday at the Effingham County Board of Education auditorium in Springfield.

No new details were available Friday on the Thursday robbery of a southside SunTrust Bank, according to FBI officials in Atlanta.

Conditions and duties are tough, but the men of Alpha Battery of the 118th Field Artillery Battalion are doing as well as can be expected, participants at Effingham County's Veterans Day observance learned.

The Rincon and Springfield volunteer fire departments are recipients of a 2009 Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade grant.

Today's elections may not carry the allure of the vote conducted a year ago, but they are just as important - maybe even more so.

"So Long, Springfield" is a once in a lifetime event, featuring ten of Guiding Light's most popular stars.

Springfield's downtown was invaded Saturday night by monsters and aliens as the Springfield Revitalization Corporation held its first outdoors movie night to benefit the Mars Theatre.

There were a handful of municipal races taking place in our region November 3. It was a close one in Richmond Hill.

The Springfield Fire Department has been awarded a $10,000 grant from Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade.

Only voters within the Effingham County municipalities of Rincon and Springfield will go to the polls Tuesday, and only those residents in southern Effingham County will vote in the House District 159 special election.

Brooke Pevey from Springfield, daughter of Terrell and Dana Pevey, has been selected to participate in the 2010 Miss Georgia USA/Teen USA Pageant.

Tornado Warning for Bryan County has been cancelled. Tornado Warning for Jasper, Chatham and Effingham Counties continues until 8:15p.m. Possible tornado near Faulkville or 12 miles south of Springfield, moving NE at 35mph.

Ezra Boule, 11, of Springfield, likes to spend time with his father when there is a day off from school.

3. Candidates for the seat are Ann Purcell and Jessie Tyler. Not all precincts will be open.

SPRINGFIELD a ' Katie Herndon, a freshman at Effingham County High School, was awarded top honors in the cattle show tonight at the Effingham County Fair.

Go to spotted.savannahnow.com to view more pictures from the 2009 Effingham County Fair.