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The next 7 days from Sept. 1 Sept. 2 Book Club Meeting - One of Richmond Hill Public Library’s new book clubs for adults will meet at 11 a.m., and anyone with a desire to join is welcome to attend. Meet new people, experience interesting books, and share ideas and thoughts on the reading materials. Contact Maike George at 756-3580 to learn more. |
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Time to flash those fancy bras Ladies, it’s time to show off your best bra. The Suzie Q’s are holding an “Art Your Bra” contest in which participants creatively decorate bras to be showcased and auctioned off at a Sept. 15 gala. All proceeds from the gala will be donated to area breast cancer treatment facilities. A gas fund will also be established for local women who have to drive to Savannah to receive their radiation or chemotherapy treatments. Contestants are ... |
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Orient pears at market Thursday The LeConte-Woodmanston Plantation and Botanical Gardens has a freshly harvested crop of Orient pears that will be available for purchase at the Hinesville Farmers Market this Thursday. |
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Students are picture-perfect Liberty Elementary School was a sea of patent leather shoes and pinafores Tuesday as more than 700 children filed into the gym for the annual production known as picture day. |
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Local completes Marines basics Marine Corps Pvt. Miranda S. Duncan, daughter of Me’Chelle L. and Anthony R. Duncan of Ellabell, recently completed the Marine Corps Basic Enlisted Supply Course. |
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Goldens elect new officers The Goldenheirs elected officers on Aug. 3. Those chosen will take office in September. |
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Rotary helps students around the world Alida Kerbage, a member of the Georgia Rotary Student Program, made a presentation Tuesday during the Hinesville Rotary Club’s meeting at Western Sizzlin‘. Kerbage, who is from Lebanon, attends Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah and plans to major in business administration. |
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Goldenheirs learn of Helen's Haven Terry Liles, coordinator with Helen’s Haven, spoke to Goldenheirs club members during the group’s August meeting. |
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United Way kickoff Sept. 8 The United Way of the Coastal Empire will hold its Campaign Kick-Off from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, at the Savannah Civic Center on W. Oglethorpe Avenue. |
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Dorchester Academy gets $50,000 grant Dorchester Academy was one of 10 historic schools from 250 applicants across the country and the only one in Georgia to receive a $50,000 preservation grant from Lowe’s this week. Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and the National Trust for Historic Preservation awarded nearly $500,000 in grants from Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation to historic schools across America. |
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Society dedicates gates at Sunbury Cemetery Members of the Georgia Society Daughters of the American Colonists from across the state filed into a dew-laden area in front of Sunbury’s Colonial Sunbury Cemetery Saturday morning. The pre-Revolutionary park’s gates were being dedicated. |
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Grief counselor reaches out to residents Betsy Kammerud joined Hospice Savannah’s Full Circle Center for Grief and Loss last year. Now, she said, she is delighted to bring her skills as a bereavement counselor to Liberty County. Each Wednesday afternoon, she will see children and adults in the education room at Liberty Regional Medical Center. |
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Operation Christmas Child under way Coastal Georgia recently kicked off this year’s Operation Christmas Child campaign, a project designed to help children in need around the world. Coordinators in communities in and around Savannah are working to spread the word, get residents involved and collect donations. |
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Colonial cemetery getting new gate Liberty County’s tranquil Colonial Sunbury Cemetery, located in a town long gone, will receive new wrought iron gates tomorrow. |
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Area non-profits vying for grant money Two local nonprofit organizations, the Dolphin Project and Fort McAllister State Historic Park, are in the running to win grant money from national initiatives spearheaded by major soft drink corporations. |
