Woman uses brownie to deface justice centerA Hinesville woman who used a brownie as a weapon Saturday night to deface the Liberty County Justice Center now is behind bars. Khadiza Latimore was arrested and charged with criminal trespass for smashing a brownie on a glass door at the justice center on South Main Street. She is being held on $1,200 bond at the Liberty County Jail.
May 22, 2013
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By Lewis Levine
Coastal Courier correspondent
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Public Safety
Teams earn state honorsFirst Presbyterian Christian Academy's boys' and girls' soccer teams swept the nominations and awards for the Georgia Independent School Association Class AA All-Region and All-State teams.
May 22, 2013
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Patty Leon
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Local sports
Blue-White Game brings end to spring practiceBradwell Institute football fans got their first look at new coach Adam Carter's football team Saturday as the Tigers capped spring practice with the Blue-White Game at Olvey Field.
May 22, 2013
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John Wood
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Local sports
McMillan earns another high rankingLiberty County High School football player Raekwon McMillan has received another boost in the national rankings.
May 22, 2013
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Patty Leon
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Local sports
Long Co. girl 2nd at state 4-H archery meetEleven athletes from the Long County 4-H Club recently competed in the Shooting Awareness, Fun and Education (SAFE) archery meet at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton.
May 22, 2013
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Mike Riddle
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Local sports
Local athletes fare well at state meetA few of Bradwell Institute's and Liberty County High School's track-and-field athletes fared well at their respective Georgia High School Association state meets.
May 22, 2013
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Patty Leon
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Local sports
Sixth-grade Rebels take first placeThe St. James Coastal Crew Rebels' sixth-grade boys' basketball team took first place at the Rebels' Classic Tournament held May 11-12 at the St. James Sports Center.
May 22, 2013
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Special to the Courier
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Local sports
Milk and cookies are addictiveIn ancient times, before "inventive spelling," young minds were required to learn phonics and spelling rules. We even had word lists on which we were tested weekly - words we not only had to spell correctly but define and use properly in a sentence.
May 22, 2013
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By Randy C. Murray
Correspondent
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Food+Drink
City counting mosquitoes, looking for controlMosquitoes are major pests in Coastal Georgia, and according to the Mosquito Control experts with Hinesville's Department of Public works, they're not going away.
May 22, 2013
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By Randy C. Murray
Correspondent
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Family+Health
HPD blotter for May 22April 28: Terroristic threats and acts - Police and fire officials responded to a mail box explosion in the 300 block of Deal Street. The mail box was damaged but intact, and inside of it was a melted two-liter root beer bottle with an unknown substance inside it.
May 22, 2013
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Staff report
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Public Safety
State further restricts groundwater pumpingEffective immediately, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division will prohibit new groundwater withdrawals in the Coastal Georgia counties of Chatham, Bryan, Liberty and the portion of Effingham County south of Highway 119.
May 22, 2013
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Special to the Courier
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State, National
Make your house 'smart,' save waterLast weekend, my husband and I toured the 2013 HGTV Smart Home in Jacksonville Beach. I am kind of a house-and-garden junkie, and I avidly record shows on HGTV to watch when I have time.
May 21, 2013
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By Sara Swida
Columnist
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Opinion
Taking on the three major decisionsIn the next few weeks, many area teens will receive their diplomas, which means that they officially will be graduated.
May 21, 2013
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By Pastor Steve Lane
New Beginnings Community Church
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Faith
God invites you to trust HimI believe that God is absolutely sovereign. That means that he is in control of all things, and that nothing is outside of his authority. He is the one and only God. He knows all things. He is all-powerful.
May 21, 2013
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By Pastor Brad Butler
First Baptist Church, Pembroke
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Faith
Birth: Aaron Kareem Gibbs Jr.Aaron Kareem Gibbs Jr. was born at 11:43 a.m. May 9 to Paula Gibbs and Aaron Gibbs of Jesup.
May 21, 2013
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Staff
Report
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Celebrations
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Archive site resultsCusses, the little band that ... didThe towns changed faster than the color of Angel Bond's hair, but all in all, the 56-show Cusses tour was a rousing success for everyone involved. <p style="margin: 1.12em 0px; padding: 0px; ...
May 16, 2013
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By Bill DeYoung
Connect Savannah
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Calendar+Scene
Darius Rucker in Savannah FridayIf Mel Torme had never existed, people would call Darius Rucker the Velvet Fog. <p style="margin: 1.12em 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; ...
May 16, 2013
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By Bill DeYoung
Connect Savannah
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Calendar+Scene
Horoscopes for week of May 15-21April 20 to May 20: Bravo to the determined bovine. While others might give up, you continue to search for answers. Expect your taurean tenacity to begin paying off by week's end.
May 15, 2013
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Special to the Courier
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Lifestyle
Horoscopes for week of May 15-21April 20 to May 20: Bravo to the determined bovine. While others might give up, you continue to search for answers. Expect your taurean tenacity to begin paying off by week's end.
May 15, 2013
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Special to Connect
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Entertainment+Technology
Career fair Thursday in SavannahThe Georgia Department of Labor's Savannah Career Center, the GDOL's Veterans Services Division and Savannah Technical College will sponsor the annual Southeast Georgia Career Expo on Thursday in Savannah.
May 14, 2013
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Special to the Courier
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Business
'Iron Man 3' gets blockerbuster season off right"Iron Man 3" currently is the No. 1 film in the world. You had to be a superhero this past week just to find a showing that wasn't sold out.
May 10, 2013
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By Sasha McBrayer
Movie reviewer
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Lifestyle
HPD blotter for May 10April 22: Theft by taking - A resident in the 700 block of Bacon Road reported someone took the engine lift that was in her driveway. She said she asked her neighbors if they had seen anything suspicious and they had not, and the officer reported not seeing evidence of a vehicle that could move an engine lift.
May 10, 2013
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Staff report
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Public Safety
Sound off for May 10These opinions are not the Courier's. Callers are not required to identify themselves, so we can neither verify sources nor their motives. Call 876-3733 to leave a message.
May 10, 2013
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Anonymous calls
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Sound off
Fort Stewart jury finds Curly Pig guiltyFORT STEWART - After a short deliberation, a jury found Curly Pig guilty May 3 for trying to cook the Big Bad Wolf.
May 10, 2013
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By Staff Sgt. Roger RyDell Daniels
Special to Connect
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Family+Health
Students help pack Backpack Buddies kitThey have spent Thursday mornings during the past year counting, packing and sorting thousands of meals for the Liberty County Backpack Buddies program, and 12 students from Liberty County High School's life-skills class were recognized for their efforts this week.
May 10, 2013
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By Danielle Hipps
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Education
Tigers, fans get to meet the new bossChange can be a scary and unsettling at times. But for the Bradwell Institute football team, a new head coach has sparked excitement among the potential players and drawn onlookers to the spring-practice sessions that started last week.
May 10, 2013
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Patty Leon
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Local sports
FPCA closes season with winFirst-year baseball coach Andy Yanzetich congratulated his senior players after First Presbyterian Christian Academy closed the season Wednesday with a 3-1 win over Coastal Home School at St. James Field.
May 10, 2013
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Patty Leon
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Local sports
Tide place at state meetTwo members of the Long County High School boys' track team finished in the top 10 of their events at the Class 2-AA state track and field meet, held May 2-4 in Jefferson.
May 10, 2013
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Mike Riddle
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Local sports
Special Olympics brings together area athletesOne hundred athletes from the Liberty County, Long County and Fort Stewart school systems competed in the annual Special Olympics last weekend on post.
May 10, 2013
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Special to the Courier
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Local sports
Spring time means tournament timeIt's tournament time in the NCAA. Georgia Southern has been wildly successful in spring sports in recent years - by mid-major standards - and there's a lot on the line for the Eagles as spring turns into summer.
May 10, 2013
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Matt Yogus
Statesboro Herald
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State, national sports
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