| February 8, 2021 at 6:31 PM EST - Updated February 8 at 8:54 PM
POOLER, Ga. (WTOC) - COVID-19 has impacted so many people whether it be they lost a job, were evicted, or several other issues.
One single mom in Pooler says that the past month has been a nightmare. It all started when Edelma Higgs returned from her job helping with COVID-19 testing to her extended stay hotel to find they had kicked her out for no-payment and thrown her stuff in the trash.
“As soon as I got there, I saw the dumpster. It was full of my clothes, my son’s toys, everything that we have,” Higgs said.
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Sandpiper Hospitality - a Virginia-based hotel management company whose expertise is in the extended-stay segment of hospitality - is pleased to announce that the new
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The hotel is a perfect fit for guests who will be staying for a few weeks or a few months, whether they are working on a project, waiting for a home to be built or relocating to the area. This modern new hotel offers 123 spacious rooms, all featuring a full kitchen with table, a flat-screen TV and a workspace. Amenities at the pet-friendly hotel include a fitness center, free Wi-Fi and guest laundry and vending machines. For more information or to make a reservation, please visit www.woodspring.com.
Doing a good deed for an 80-year-old woman
By Emily Sweeney Globe Staff,Updated January 29, 2021, 12:23 p.m.
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Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, most of which never make the news. Here is a sampling of lesser-known â but no less noteworthy â incidents from police log books (a.k.a. blotters) in our suburbs.
BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY
On Dec. 23,
Lowell Police Officer Andrew Daly and Firefighter Stephen Lyle went out of their way to help an 80-year-old woman after a vehicle ran over her bag of groceries. The womanâs sibling later wrote to Lowell Police Superintendent Raymond Kelly Richardson to express appreciation for their good deed, and the Lowell Police Department tweeted out a copy of the thank-you note. âAn out of control driver drove over my sisterâs grocery bag,â the letter stated. âThey came quickly to handle the situation, asked my sister for her name, etc. Later that d
SANTA ROSA BEACH Walton County commissioners will consider proposals for residential developments, a hotel and a bank when they meet Thursday for their monthly session dedicated to county planning issues.
The meeting is set to begin at 9 a.m. at the courthouse annex at 31 Coastal Centre Blvd. in Santa Rosa Beach. It also will be available online via Zoom teleconferencing at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89555508937.
Among the major items on the agenda is the requested approval of a final order for construction of the Town Center mixed-use development. Plans for the development call for a 92-town home residential component the maximum allowed on the site along with a restaurant and a mixed-use structure with commercial spaces and 51 rooms for lodging.