A Midway man found dead Thursday next to his ATV on the Isle of Wight has been identified. Read More

The Hinesville City Council held a special meeting Wednesday morning to review, discuss and approve the final plat for the Magnolia Oaks Shopping Center at Airport Road and Highway 196 West. Read More

May 1: Burglary — A resident in the 700 block of Hearn Road reported that a laptop was taken sometime between Monday, April 29 and Wednesday, May 1, and that the back door has signs of forced entry. No other items were reportedly missing, and the residents waited to report the missing item in case they had only misplaced it. The responding officer reported signs of forced entry, and the address reportedly was also burglarized with forced entry in 2011. Read More

Soldiers and members of the community joined more than 30 “Gold Star” family members Thursday morning at Fort Stewart’s Main Post Chapel for a candlelight vigil for America’s fallen service members. Read More

It is once again time to join the Liberty County School System as it recognizes the class of 2013 and sends them on new chapters in their lives. Read More

A 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. Read More

April 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. Read More

Effective 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. Read More

JESUP ― The Georgia Department of Transportation announced Monday that to help travelers during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, construction-related lane closures on all interstate and major state-system highways would be suspended from noon Friday, May 24, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, May 28.  Read More

While much of the talk about sequestration has focused on cuts to the military and civilian employees, federal budget cuts will also impact  senior citizens. Read More

The new Long County Board of Commission on Wednesday held its first meeting. Read More

Most of Thursday’s Hinesville City Council meeting focused on a request to approve a “concept proposal” of the final plat for the Magnolia Oaks shopping complex at the intersection of Highway 196 West and 15th Street. Read More

Superior Court Judge David Cavendar ruled in favor of Bryan County’s ordinances regarding landfills in a lawsuit filed by Atlantic Waste Services against the county.   Read More

April 19: Simple battery, cruelty to animals — A deputy went to investigate a domestic dispute in Midway and found two people seriously impaired by alcohol and/or drugs. There were no signs of violence, but a woman claimed a man grabbed her by the ankles and pulled her and threw her dog against a wall. Both were advised of the family violence act and warrant procedures. Read More

Qualifying ended Wednesday for the two vacant seats on the Ludowici City Council. According to Ludowici assistant city clerk Tina Skipper, Price Chapman Jr. and Jim Fuller qualified in District 2, and Janis M. Goode and Kathy L. Phillips qualified in District 4. The Ludowici special election is June 18, and early voting begins May 28 at Ludowici City Hall. Read More

Col. Kevin Gregory, U.S. Army Garrison commander for Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield, reported to the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce during its Progress Through People Luncheon on Thursday at Connection Church. Read More

Landowners in Georgia may have a chance to cut their income taxes in half.   Read More

Four days before the new Long County Commission members were sworn in, the outgoing commission members on May 9 held their final meeting. At that meeting, Board of Elections Chairwoman Vanessa Cunningham discussed the terms of office for the new commissioners. Read More

Presidential Kuts hosted a grand-opening ribbon cutting May 10 at 9754 E. Oglethorpe Highway in Midway in conjunction with the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce.   Read More

Island Vybez hosted a ribbon cutting and grand opening of its restaurant and The Ivy Lounge on May 3 in conjunction with the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce in Hinesville.   Read More