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By Glenn Hughes The 2025 Indian football season gets underway this Friday night in Nahunta against Brantley County. Make plans to get out and support these kids. The Indians are looking to improve on their 5-6 record from a year ago. The Maiden softball team had a tough week last week dropping games to Pierce…
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By Glenn Hughes The Charlton County Indians opened up the 2025 football season with a 32-12 win over Brantley County. Omari Wilson rushed for 212 yards and two touchdowns while Brandon Woolard scored twice as well. The Charlton County dropped two of three falling to Brunswick, beating Atkinson County before losing to Lanier County. The…
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By Glenn Hughes The Charlton County Maiden softball team got off to a good start last week after routing McIntosh County Academy and then coming from behind to defeat Worth County. The Charlton County football team had their scrimmage last Friday night against Berrien. The final scoreboard showed the Rebels edging the Tribe 13-12 but…
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December 16, 1942 – July 28, 2025 Brentwood, TN Wayne Bryant, a cherished husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on July 28, 2025, at the age of 82 in Nashville, Tennessee. Born on December 16, 1942, in Jacksonville, Florida, Wayne dedicated his life to his career as an industrial machinist and proudly served in the…
Read MoreA new Restaurant Opens In Homeland
By Paul Kulwik There’s a new reason to get excited about dining out in Homeland. This past Monday, Hobo’s 825 opened and they’re focusing on fast, healthy comfort food — no deep fryers included. Robin Watson, the owner and culinary mind behind Hobo’s 825, brings with her over 40 years of restaurant experience. Formerly located…
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By Glenn Hughes The wait is finally over as the Maidens and Indians return to action this week. The Maidens will scrimmage at home against Brantley County on Wednesday. They will then face McIntosh County Academy at home on Friday before heading to Adel Saturday to face both Cook and Worth County. The Indians will…
Read MoreNo Shelter yet, but still saving lives and making a difference: Humane Society presses on
What started as a year of spinning wheels and miscommunications has officially transformed into full-steam-ahead progress for the grassroots animal rescue group that emerged in early 2024. And last night’s community meeting – though less a meeting and more a passionate monologue by Heart 2 Heart Humane Society President, Allen Kubinski – made one thing…
Read MoreFather & Son Recognized for Courage and Unwavering Dedication
By Paul Kulwik At the Charlton County Board of Commissioners Meeting held on July 17th, in a packed room, Georgia State Patrol Trooper Justin Jones, while assisting Waycross Police Dept. with a traffic stop that escalated into a high-speed pursuit on Swamp Road, lost control of his patrol car while executing a PIT maneuver, a…
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James Lloyd Thompson, 87, of Folkston, GA passed away on Friday, July 18, 2025. He was born in Sumter County, SC, to the late Lloyd Henry Thompson and Blanche Newman. James proudly served his country in the United States Air Force for 23 years. After the Air Force, James worked at Anheuser Busch for 20…
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By Glenn Hughes For the second week in a row congratulations to Kimbree Gowen for winning the Georgia recreation and Parks Association fifteen-under girls state championship last week. Also Nolan Lambert placed second in the fifteen-under boys tournament despite only being twelve years old. The countdown to Indian and Maiden sports is getting shorter and…
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