Screven County News

One of the many things I enjoy at deer camp is visiting an old fellow who sells produce on a desolate corner of U.S. Highway 301 in Screven County.

In a year when ample rainfall has made most farmers smile, all Trey Mobley needs for a successful peanut harvest is a little sunshine.

Sylvania Yarn Systems Inc. announced Wednesday afternoon that it will close its carpet yarn manufacturing plant by the end of the year, putting 150 full-time employees out of work and ending a 40-year history in Screven County.

Cheryl McAuliffe, Georgia director for the Humane Society of the United States, met with more than two dozen members of local rescue groups, government animal control agencies, Sheriff Ronnie Strength and Assistant District Attorney Kristi Goodwin Connell in Augusta on Sept.

Our Sunday outdoors column about the Florida panther killed in Troup County, Ga., generated a lot of interest from readers - and plenty of stories about similar sightings of a creature that supposedly doesn't live here.

The Friends of Screven County Animals hope their "Change for a Change" rally can make a difference for animals in their community.

The Friends of Screven County Animals hope their "Change for a Change" rally can make a difference for animals in their community.

The Friends of Screven County Animals hope their "Change for a Change" rally can make a difference for animals in their community.

A 62-year-old man was arrested Wednesday and charged with being drunk when his pickup struck two women as they walked on a road near Hephzibah, killing one and injuring the other.

Well folks, it finally came to pass. Your Weekly Whatuper and diligent sports editor Chad Bishop has flown the coop and moved on to new things.

Over the last several months there have been numerous reports regarding budget cuts by the state of Georgia.

Roy Chance dropped by the museum to show off a framed collage of photographs showing eight generations in his family.

Southern District of Georgia covered the 43 counties that make up the district. Operation FALCON combined the collective efforts of multiple law enforcement agencies in one of the area's largest-ever fugitive initiatives, focusing on capturing individuals wanted on felony charges including sexual predators and fugitives wanted for crimes of ...

Regional bus service good for Chatham, surrounding counties. THE ANNOUNCEMENT this week of a nine-county bus service is good news for rural residents who lack reliable transportation to work or vital services.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation medical examiner has ruled the man found Saturday in a pickup truck in the parking lot of Wal-Mart died of natural causes.

To begin the story of the region's organic and local food supply, let's go to the very beginning: The chicken.

This article from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution , headlined "Church-activity ban prompts legal fight," raised questions about what will judges do concerning a Georgia law prohibiting sex offenders from volunteering at churches.

If Andy Owens' corn crop really is a dream, he doesn't want anyone to wake him. He's farmed with his father all his life and can't remember a spring this wet or corn this high in June.

An accurate U.S. Census count is vital to Screven County. Those numbers will determine how many federal dollars will be available for Sylvania, Rocky Ford, Hiltonia, Oliver, Newington and other areas of the county.The word must get out to residents of the vitality of the 2010 Census and volunteers are sought to make that happen.

The Coastal Georgia Regional Development Center will have a second round of public workshops for the expansion of the Coastal Georgia Comprehensive Plan.