Teutopolis hasn’t had a Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program for more than a decade, but the village still had a fund for donations that had been made to the program.
Kevin Kilhoffer Ray Flood with Grunloh Construction of Effingham, Ill., cuts door trim at the Depot in Mattoon, Ill., on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. (Journal Gazette/ Times-Courier, Kevin Kilhoffer)
More than 4,000 homes and businesses were left without power Friday night after a powerful storm packing heavy lightning, pummeling rain and wind speeds up to 60 mph swept over the Savannah area, according to the National Weather Service in Charleston and Georgia Power officials. By 10 p.m., 4,200 customers were still without power, said Christy Ihrig, Georgia Power spokeswoman, noting the ...
A reporter learns lessons in friendship as well as cyber-crime fighting when her personal e-mail is hijacked.
SPRINGFIELD, GA. — Authorities have charged a 17-year-old Guyton resident with sexual battery related to an alleged incident with a 12-year-old.
With trees on both sides, the old Calico Road west of Effingham offers lovely hiking opportunities.
The summer’s intense heat can be discomforting for children and parents alike, and to find relief they’re heading for a cool dip at Kluthe Memorial Pool in Effingham — and those 100-plus temperatures are paying off for the Effingham Park District.
On Wednesday, local tennis tournament director Darrel Snively was sweating, both figuratively and literally, with the heat index in Olney at 118 degrees. The prospect for a good turnout of players for the first annual Ted Rule Memorial Tennis Championships was melting away. The deadlines for junior and adult entry into the tournament were rapidly approaching and only a handful of entries had ...
Darin Greuel didn’t have any high expectations going into Saturday’s demolition derby at the Effingham County Fair.