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Young car crash victims remembered Amanda Wright and Jonathan Russell are remembered by friends and family members as kind and loving young people who will be “extremely missed.” Wright, 19, and Jonathan, 10, died Tuesday in a car accident near Riceboro. |
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Council table sign, zoning ordinances The Hinesville City Council tabled two potentially contentious ordinances Thursday. The first was an amendment to the city’s sign ordinance, specifically proposed changes to portions of the ordinance dealing with definitions and regulations. The second ordinance tabled, to the visible relief of day-care home providers and personal-care home providers at meeting, would dictate where a family home day-care or family personal-care home is located, specifically, “on a lot fronting on an arterial or collector street.” ... |
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County rezones for high-end development County commissioners approved the rezoning of some former agricultural land near Colonel’s Island in Midway to single-family residential property for the development of a new high-end residential community. The Liberty County Planning Commission presented the request to the commission at a meeting Tuesday. Paul Krebs and Fred Mingledorff are co-owners of the property, which when developed will be known as Kings Plantation. For more on this story, pick up a copy of Sunday's Courier. |
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Study: Most teens cope well with deployments A study conducted by researchers from the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute has found most military teens cope well with their soldier parents’ multiple deployments. Dr. Leonard Wong, a research professor from SSI, presented his findings Wednesday to a group of military leaders, parents, chaplains and psychiatrists at Fort Stewart. For more details on the story, pick up a copy of Friday's Coastal Courier. |
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Shelter volunteers wants microchips required Liberty County Commissioners heard an impassioned plea from Liberty Humane Shelter President Sandra Frye on Tuesday night, who asked them to consider requiring pet owners to microchip their furry family members. Without providing additional comment, board members agreed to review and discuss the issue among themselves. |
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Long County getting higher tax bills Last week, Long County residents began receiving their 2010 tax bills. With millage rate increases by the Long County Board of Education and the Long County Commission, many people likely will see a difference in their bills. |
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City manager part of environmental panel ATLANTA — The Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership recently welcomed 34 members from agriculture, forestry, business, education, environmental organizations, government and civic groups to its class of 2010. Hinesville City Manager Billy Edwards is a member of the class. IGEL is a leadership program that began in 2001 and is designed to develop a network of state environmental leaders who work together to address Georgia’s environmental challenges. |
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Partnership still reshaping growth plan The Fort Stewart Growth Management Partnership Board met Tuesday afternoon to hear updates regarding the current phase of the Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield growth plan. |
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Sheriff out of hospital, home After spending roughly two months at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah due to injuries sustained in a traffic accident on Dec. 3, Liberty County Sheriff J. Don Martin is home. For more on the story, pick up a copy of Wednesday's Courier. |
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QDR affect on Stewart still unclear The Department of Defense released its 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review on Monday. For the first time since the QDR was established in 1997, the report concentrates on the nation’s current conflicts, which today are being waged in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
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Midway Council to meet Wednesday The Midway City Council has called a special meeting for 9 a.m. Wednesday in city hall. The main item on the agenda is an executive session, though the agenda does not detail the purpose of the session. In open session, however, there is to be discussions of city assets and liabilities, as well as purchase of equipment for police, wastewater and street departments. State law allows public bodies to meet in executive session to discuss ... |
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Army details on-post budget cuts Fort Stewart invited its community partners to a working lunch Friday to discuss cuts to the installation’s operating budget. The installation periodically holds events like the Community Leaders Lunch to encourage dialogue between the post and local leaders. |
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What to do with kids over furloughs Now that furlough days have been scheduled for Liberty County schools this spring, working parents will again have to decide how best to keep their students busy. Area recreation centers are now aware of these days, but other than established after-school programs, the prospect of finding daytime activities in an organized setting appears slim. For more on this story, pick up a copy of Sunday's Coastal Courier. |
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Shelter asking for required spay/neutering Last February, Board members of the Liberty Humane Shelter and Shelter President Sandra Frye went asked the Liberty County Commission for a county-wide spay/neuter ordinance. |
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BoE schedules spring furloughs The Liberty County Board of Education has scheduled three furlough days for the spring semester. Schools and auxiliary district offices will be closed on Tuesday, Feb. 16 and Monday-Tuesday, March 15-16, Deputy Superintendent Cheryl Conley said. |
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Mayor attends forum in D.C. Hinesville Mayor Jim Thomas joined 230 mayors from across the nation last week to meet with President Barack Obama and other high-level officials in Washington, D.C., at the U.S. Conference of Mayors. |
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$40 million allotments proposed Members of the Fort Stewart Growth Management Partnership will send a proposal to the Office of Economic Adjustment and to Georgia Rep. Jack Kingston that details how they would like $40 million in federal impact aid to be distributed to public and private entities in the wake of losing a proposed 5th Brigade last year. For the complete story, pick up a copy of Friday's Coastal Courier. |
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More rain expected Friday-Saturday With already saturated ground, the National Weather Service is forecasting more rain for Friday-Saturday. |
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LCDA to extend water service to old school The Liberty County Development Authority on Monday approved extending water service to the old Dorchester Consolidated School property, a move that will soon allow the school to host more public and private events. For more on the story, pick up a copy of Wednesday's Coastal Courier. |
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Residents as Long Commission to lobby against abortion At a recent Long County Commission meeting, a group of about 20 residents asked commissioners to support Georgia House Bill 1, a state level abortion-ban. Commissioners put off a decision for legal advice. For more in the story, pick up a copy of Wednesday's Coastal Courier. |
