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Stanley Stone had been missing for three days. Sheriff’s spokeswoman Gena Sullivan said he was found, is safe, and thanked the community for searching for him.
By Effingham Now The Mars Theatre in Springfield is hosting a virtual, streaming performance of Rhythm of the Dance. For $15, people will receive an email with instructions on how to access the performance. They can view it as many times as they want through March 21. The National Dance Company of Ireland, which produces Rhythm of the Dance, has teamed with the service WatchLive. The virtual event is recorded in front of an audience and features award-winning dancers, excellent musicians and foot-tapping passion. “Audiences worldwide love Irish dance and because of the pandemic are unable t...
“The Port of Savannah is poised to be a key plastics export hub, and our new export operation delivers a strategic facility from which we can best serve our customers’ global needs,” Ball said. The Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub (SGIH) is being developed by OmniTRAX, a private transportation management company that partnered with the Effingham County Industrial Development Authority. The park is on 2,600 acres known as the Research Forest tract in unincorporated Effingham County, on McCall Road and behind the Lowe's in Rincon. OmniTRAX is the Broe Group’s transportation affiliate. ...
By Effingham Now A wreath will be laid at 2 p.m. Saturday at the old African-American cemetery near Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Effingham County. The public is invited to attend. The ceremony will not include the usual readings or music because of the coronavirus. Masks and social distancing will be required, according to organizer Leroy Lloyd. The ceremony is in recognition of Black History Month. The cemetery is at 2887 Ebenezer Road, outside the Jerusalem Lutheran Cemetery and near the Ebenezer Lutheran Church and the Ebenezer Retreat Center. It may be the burial site of 100 freed African-...
Andy Gross, a comedian, magician and ventriloquist, will perform at Springfield’s Mars Theatre on March 27.