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Rincon Spring Fair opens to big crowds over the weekend Share Updated: 7:30 PM EDT Apr 6, 2021 Share Updated: 7:30 PM EDT Apr 6, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript SEEN SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN. THE AIRLINE APOLOGIZED FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. ALL NEW TONIGHT A POPULAR RINCON ATTRACTION IS UNDERWAY AND WELCOMING CROWDS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE PANDEMIC STARTED. OUR DAVE WILLIAMS HAS THE STORY. A CROWD OF PEOPLE TAKING PART IN A GIANT EASTER EGG HUNT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT FREEDOM PARK. SOME OF THE ADULTS. WEARING MASKS. IT S PART OF THE RETURN OF THE RINCON SPRING FAIR. WITH COVID PROTOCOLS. (CAITLIN GLENN- RECREATION COORDINATOR, RINCON RECREATION DEPT.) IT S A GOOD TURNOUT, THERE S BEEN SO FAR, SATURDAY THERE WAS AROUND 5000 PEOPLE, YESTERDAY CLOSE TO 3000, SO FAR IT S BEEN GOING REALLY WELL. AND ALL OF THAT IS GOOD NEWS FOR AMUSEMENT PARK OPERATORS LIKE AMUSEMENTS OF AMERICA WHO IS STAGING ITS FIRST FAIR SINCE COVID SHUT THEM DOWN IN MARCH OF 20-20. (ROB VIVONA- OWNER, AMUSEMENTS OF AMERICA) IT MEANS EVERYTHING, IT GIVES US LIFE AGAIN. TO BE SHUTDOWN FOR OVER A YEAR HAS BEEN HORRIBLE FOR OUR INDUSTRY, NOT JUST OUR COMPANY. WE VE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 80 YEARS AND WE VE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN EVER. (DAVE STANDUP) AND FOR THOSE COMING HERE TO FREEDOM PARK FOR THE RINCON SPRING FAIR, THEY LL FIND PLENTY OF SAFETY PROTOCOLS IN PLACE SUCH AS HAND SANITIZING STATIONS AND OTHER MEASURES. (VIVONA) OUR EMPLOYEES ARE ALL WEARING MASKS, WE HAVE SNEEZE GUARDS IN THE FOOD CONCESSIONS. SO WE RE SET UP FOR SAFETY AND PEOPLE ARE SO READY TO GET OUT AND HAVE A GOOD TIME AND WE RE HAPPY TO BE IN BUSINESS AND MAKE THE PEOPLE IN TOWN HAPPY. AND IF YOU GO, YOU LL NOTICE SIGNS ASKING PEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS, AND SOCIAL DISTANCE. IN RINCON. DAVE WILLIAMS WJCL 22
ZIP Advertisement It gives us life again : Nearly 8,000 people turn out for Rincon Spring Fair opening weekend A popular Effingham County attraction is welcoming crowds back for the first time since the pandemic began. Share Updated: 8:49 AM EDT Apr 6, 2021 A popular Effingham County attraction is welcoming crowds back for the first time since the pandemic began. Share Updated: 8:49 AM EDT Apr 6, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript SEEN SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN. THE AIRLINE APOLOGIZED FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. ALL NEW TONIGHT A POPULAR RINCON ATTRACTION IS UNDERWAY AND WELCOMING CROWDS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE PANDEMIC STARTED. OUR DAVE WILLIAMS HAS THE STORY. A CROWD OF PEOPLE TAKING PART IN A GIANT EASTER EGG HUNT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT FREEDOM PARK. SOME OF THE ADULTS. WEARING MASKS. IT S PART OF THE RETURN OF THE RINCON SPRING FAIR. WITH COVID PROTOCOLS. (CAITLIN GLENN- RECREATION COORDINATOR, RINCON RECREATION DEPT.) IT S A GOOD TURNOUT, THERE S BEEN SO FAR, SATURDAY THERE WAS AROUND 5000 PEOPLE, YESTERDAY CLOSE TO 3000, SO FAR IT S BEEN GOING REALLY WELL. AND ALL OF THAT IS GOOD NEWS FOR AMUSEMENT PARK OPERATORS LIKE AMUSEMENTS OF AMERICA WHO IS STAGING ITS FIRST FAIR SINCE COVID SHUT THEM DOWN IN MARCH OF 20-20. (ROB VIVONA- OWNER, AMUSEMENTS OF AMERICA) IT MEANS EVERYTHING, IT GIVES US LIFE AGAIN. TO BE SHUTDOWN FOR OVER A YEAR HAS BEEN HORRIBLE FOR OUR INDUSTRY, NOT JUST OUR COMPANY. WE VE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 80 YEARS AND WE VE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN EVER. (DAVE STANDUP) AND FOR THOSE COMING HERE TO FREEDOM PARK FOR THE RINCON SPRING FAIR, THEY LL FIND PLENTY OF SAFETY PROTOCOLS IN PLACE SUCH AS HAND SANITIZING STATIONS AND OTHER MEASURES. (VIVONA) OUR EMPLOYEES ARE ALL WEARING MASKS, WE HAVE SNEEZE GUARDS IN THE FOOD CONCESSIONS. SO WE RE SET UP FOR SAFETY AND PEOPLE ARE SO READY TO GET OUT AND HAVE A GOOD TIME AND WE RE HAPPY TO BE IN BUSINESS AND MAKE THE PEOPLE IN TOWN HAPPY. AND IF YOU GO, YOU LL NOTICE SIGNS ASKING PEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS, AND SOCIAL DISTANCE. IN RINCON. DAVE WILLIAMS WJCL 22
Easter weekend events and services across southeast Georgia and the Lowcountry Several events and services are happening to celebrate Easter across southeast Georgia and the Lowcountry this weekend. Share Updated: 9:41 AM EDT Apr 3, 2021 Several events and services are happening to celebrate Easter across southeast Georgia and the Lowcountry this weekend. Share Updated: 9:41 AM EDT Apr 3, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript IT S 8 O CLOCK ON YOUR SATURDAY MORNING. HERE S A LIVE LOOK FROM OUR SKYVIEW 22 CAMERA AT THE HOMEWOOD SUITES ON THE RIVER. (ADLIB ABOUT WEATHER) THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22! GOOD MORNING, I M EMMA HAMILTON HERE WITH WJCL METEROLOGIST MELISSA HALL. WITH YOUR CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST. NOW, HERE S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR. TODAY PATCHY FROST BEFORE 9AM. OTHERWISE, SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 63. CALM WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING. TONIGHT MOSTLY CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND 39. SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING CALM IN THE EVENING. SUNDAY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 71. CALM WIND. SUNDAY NIGHT CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND 48. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND. MONDAY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 76. CALM WIND BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MONDAY NIGHT CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND 53. TUESDAY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 80. TUESDAY NIGHT MOSTLY CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND 57. WEDNESDAY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 83. WEDNESDAY NIGHT MOSTLY CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND 61. THURSDAY MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 83. THURSDAY NIGHT A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 64. FRIDAY A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PARTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 80 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IS MOVING THIS YEAR S ALL-STAR GAME OUT OF ATLANTA . BECAUSE OF GEORGIA S NEW VOTING LAW. ATLANTA WAS PREPARING TO HOST MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL S DRAFT PLUS THE ALL STAR GAME FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A DECADE HOWEVER THAT ALL CHANGED YESTERDAY. M-L-B COMMISSIONER ROB MANFRED SAYS THE LEAGUE HAS SPENT TIME TALKING TO TEAMS, AND CURRENT AND FORMER PLAYERS BEFORE MAKING THIS DECISION. HE SAID QUOTE. I HAVE DECIDED THAT THE BEST WAY TO DEMONSTRATE OUR VALUES AS A SPORT IS BY RELOCATING THIS YEAR S ALL-STAR GAME AND MLB DRAFT. THE DECISION COMES IN RESPONSE TO GEORGIA S RECENTLY PASSED LAWS THAT PLACED NEW RESTRICTIONS ON VOTING. THE NEW HOST CITY FOR THE JULY 13-TH GAME HAS YET TO TO BE ANNOUNCED. THE ATLANTA BRAVES RELEASED A STATEMENT EXPRESSING THEIR DISAPPOINTMENT. THEY ALSO SAID THEY WILL CONTINUE TO STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF EQUAL VOTING OPPORTUNITIES. OUR STEPHEN MOODY HAS REACTION FROM GEORGIA LAWMAKERS. CONGRESSMAN BUDDY CARTER | (R) GEORGIA MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IS PATHETIC! I THINK THAT S ONE OF THE WORST DECISIONS I VE EVER HEARD . CONSERVATIVE CONGRESSMAN BUDDY CARTER IS FIRED UP. CONGRESSMAN BUDDY CARTER | (R) GEORGIA MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HAS COMPLETELY CAVED TO THE LEFT. HERE S AMERICA S PASTIME. NOW THEY VE BECOME NOTHING MORE THAN A POLITICAL TOOL FOR THE LIBERAL MOB . FELLOW LAWMAKERS ON THE LEFT SEE IT DIFFERENTLY. SENATOR S JON OSSOFF AND RAPHAEL WARNOCK BLAME THE LAW AND THE GOVERNOR FOR THIS. OSSOFF IN A STATEMENT SAYING QUOTE THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE ARE DELIBERATELY MAKING IT HARDER FOR BLACK VOTERS TO VOTE. WARNOCK ADDED TODAY S DECISION BY MLB IS THE UNFORTUNATE CONSEQUENCE OF THESE POLITICIANS ACTIONS . NOW THERE S A FEAR THAT OTHER BUSINESSES MAY DO THE SAME. DO YOU EXPECT OTHER BUSINESSES TO FOLLOW SUIT ? CONGRESSMAN BUDDY CARTER | (R) GEORGIA I CERTAINLY HOPE NOT. I HOPE OTHER COMPANIES HAVE A BACKBONE. I CAN T TELL YOU HOW DISAPPOINTED I AM IN DELTA AIRLINES AND COCA-COLA . STRONG WORDS COMING FROM THE CONGRESSMEN. CONGRESSMAN CARTER TOLD WJCL HE HAS A WARNING TO THE MLB AND OTHER BUSINESSES. HE SAYS REPUBLICAN VOTERS WON T FORGET THIS. GOVERNOR KEMP PLANS TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AT NOON. FAITH LEADERS IN GEORGIA CONTINUE TO PUSH BACK AGAINST THE STATE S NEW VOTING LAW. BISHOP REG-EH- NALD JACKSON OF THE SIXTH EPISCOPAL (UHH- PISS-CA-PULL) DISTRICT A-M-E CHURCH .. SAYING WE RE AT A VERY DANGEROUS POINT IN THIS COUNTRY. AND SO HOW MUCH SENSE DOES IT MAKE IF YOU PASS LEGISLATION WHICH IS BASED ON A LIE? AND I THINK THE REPUBLICANS HAVE TO DECIDE. ARE THEY GOING TO DEAL WITH TRUTH OR ARE THEY GOING TO CONTINUE TO FANTASIZE OVER A LIE? HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT THOSE OPPOSED TO WHAT THE G-O-P IS TRYING TO DO .. NEED TO STAND ON TRUTH AND PRINCIPAL .. AND EVENTUALLY THERE WILL BE A WIN. AMONG THE MANY CLAIMS BEING MADE ABOUT GEORGIA S CONTROVERSIAL ELECTIONS LAW . HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE .. WJCL DOT COM .. TO GET THE FACTS. CHECK OUT THIS ARTICLE ON PRESIDENT BIDEN AND GOVERNOR KEMP STARKLY CONTRASTING WHAT THE LAW MEANS IN INTERVIEWS THIS WEEK. WE RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE U- S CAPITOL POLICE OFFICER .. KILLED WHEN A MAN DROVE RIGHT INTO A SECURITY CHECKPOINT. THIS . AS OFFICIALS WORK TO FIGURE OUT WHAT MOTIVATED THE ATTACK. ABC S ELIZABETH SCHULZE IS ON CAPITOL HILL WITH THE LATEST. AT THE NATION?S CAPITOL, A SOLEMN NIGHT- A CAPITOL POLICE OFFICER IS DEAD AND ANOTHER HURT AFTER AUTHORITIES SAY A MAN DROVE HIS CAR INTO A SECURITY CHECKPOINT. PITTMAN THE SUSPECT RAMMED HIS CAR INTO TWO OF OUR OFFICERS AND THEN HIT THE NORTH BARRICADE BARRIER. AT SUCH TIME, THE SUSPECT EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH A KNIFE IN HAND. POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT LUNGED TOWARD THE OFFICERS BEFORE HE WAS FATALLY SHOT. LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCES IDENTIFYING THE MAN AS 25-YEAR- OLD NOAH GREEN. CONTEE: IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT HE IS KNOWN TO THE CAPITOL OR METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT? THE TWO INJURED OFFICERS- RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL ONE IS IN STABLE CONDITION. BUT OFFICER WILLIAM ?BILLY? EVANS DID NOT SURVIVE. HE?D SERVED 18 YEARS IN THE FORCE. A PROCESSION OF POLICE CARS AND MOTORCYCLES TAKING HIS BODY TO THE CITY MEDICAL EXAMINER. PITTMAN: I JUST ASK THAT THE PUBLIC KEEP THE U.S. CAPITOL POLICE AND THEIR FAMILIES IN YOUR PRAYERS. FLAGS AT HALF STAFF AT THE WHITE HOUSE ? PRESIDENT BIDEN WHO IS AT CAMP DAVID SAID IN A STATEMENT HE IS ?HEARTBROKEN? FOR THE OFFICER?S FAMILY. INSIDE THE CAPITOL TODAY THIS ALARM SENDING THE BUILDING INTO LOCKDOWN. CAPITOL AUDIO GFX ?NO ENTRY OR EXIT IS PERMITTED AT THIS TIME AT ANY BUILDING OF THE CAPITOL COMPLEX? A STARK REMINDER OF THE SCENE ON JANUARY 6TH. WHEN A VIOLENT INSURRECTION LEFT FIVE PEOPLE DEAD INCLUDING A CAPITOL POLICE OFFICER. WITH CONGRESS IN RECESS MOST LAWMAKERS WERE NOT IN THE BUILDING TODAY BUT MANY STAFF MEMBERS WERE. REP. TIM RYAN THIS RIPS THE SCAB OFF AND CONTINUES TO PROVIDE A LEVEL OF UNCERTAINTY AND WORRY ABOUT THE WORKPLACE ELIZABETH SCHULZE TAG DC NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYED AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE FORCE TO SUPPORT THE CAPITOL POLICE. SECURITY HAS BEEN GRADUALLY SCALED BACK HERE AT THE CAPITOL IN RECENT WEEKS INCLUDING THE REMOVAL OF SOME OF THE FENCING. BUT THERE ARE MORE THAN 2,000 NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS STILL STATIONED HERE IN DC. WHICH FINDS ITSELF ON EDGE AGAIN. ELIZABETH SCHULZE, ABC NEWS, CAPITOL HILL. YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED SMOKEY CONDITIONS ACROSS SAVANNAH YESTERDAY. A CONTROLLED BURN AT THE SAVANNAH WILDLIFE REFUGE .. CAUSED THICK PLUMES OF SMOKE .. THAT COULD BE SEEN FOR MILES. OFFICIALS SAY THERE S NO NEED TO WORRY. FOUR MASS VACCINATION SITES ARE COMING TO THE LOWCOUNTRY. THE SITES WILL OPEN THIS WEEK FOR A LIMITED TIME. HERE S A MAP OF WHERE THEY LL BE LOCATED. IN OUR AREA. THOSE FOUR SITES WILL BE IN HAMPTON COUNTY. THE SITES ARE FREE .. OPEN TO ANYONE 18 YEARS AND OLDER .. AND NO APPOINTMENT IS NECESSARY. HERE S A LOOK AT THE LATEST CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS ACROSS GEORGIA. NEARLY 12- HUNDRED PEOPLE TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS YESTERDAY. AND 64 PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES. SOUTH CAROLINA ADDED NEARLY SEVEN HUNDRED NEW CASES AND FIVE DEATHS IN ITS LATEST UPDATE. THE LATEST NUMBERS AVAILABLE FROM THE STATE. ARE FROM WEDNESDAY. GOOD NEWS FOR PEOPLE WHO VE BEEN FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19. THE C-D-C SAYS YOU CAN SAFELY CELEBRATE EASTER WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY. IF IT S BEEN TWO WEEKS SINCE YOUR LAST VACCINE DOSE. YOU CAN SAFELY GATHER INDOORS WITH OTHER FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE WITHOUT WEARING A MASK. THOSE WHO ARE NOT YET FULLY VACCINATED ARE ADVISED TO STICK TO THEIR OWN HOUSEHOLDS. THEY CAN STILL GATHER BUT SHOULD DO SO OUTDOORS, WEAR MASKS. AND STAY SIX FEET APART. THE SAME GOES FOR FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE IN PUBLIC PLACES. GEORGIA ATTORNEY GENERAL CHRIS CARR IS FIGHTING THE ILLEGAL SALES OF FAKE VACCINATION CARDS. HE S CALLING ON TWITTER, EBAY AND SHOPIFY TO HELP STOP PEOPLE FROM SELLING THE CARDS ON THEIR PLATFORMS. IN A LETTER TO THE COMPANIES CEO S MORE THAN 40 ATTORNEYS GENERAL INCLUDING CARR .. ARE ASKING THAT THEY MONITOR THEIR PLATFORMS FOR ADS OR LINKS .. SELLING BLANK OR FRAUDULENTLY COMPLETED VACCINATION CARDS .TAKE DOWN ADS OR LINKS THAT ARE SELLING CARDS. AND KEEP RECORD OF THE ADS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE SELLING THEM. REAL VACCINATIONS CARDS ARE GIVEN BY PROVIDERS WHEN THEY ADMINISTER THE VACCINE. ON A FAKE CARD .. PEOPLE CAN ADD THEIR OWN INFORMATION .. MAKING IT LOOK LIKE THEY VE HAD THE SHOT. THE TIME NOW IS - - - COMING UP . HAVOC JUST BROKE LOOSE. EVERYONE JUST STARTED COMING OUTSIDE. EVERYONE S PACKING THEIR BAGS AND STUFF. GUESTS KICKED OUT. AND A RESORT .. SHUT DOWN. STRAIGHT AHEAD DETAILS ON A FLORIDA SPOT .. CLOSING ITS DOORS ON VACATIONERS. PLUS A CONTROVERSIAL GEORGIA REPRESENTATIVE BACK IN THE SPOTLIGH
More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. City of Rincon paving way for Spring Fair return RINCON The City of Rincon is preparing to cautiously open its arms to a popular annual attraction. During its Feb. 8 meeting, the Rincon City Council discussed an April 2-11 return for the Rincon Spring Fair, an event that was nixed last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We would still like to host it the (Rincon Recreation Department) would,” Rincon Recreation Department Director Mike Osborne said. Mayor Ken Lee voiced support for the fair a recreation department fundraiser as long as it operates with COVID-19 guidelines in mind.