CCMS 7th-grader returns home after heart transplant
Last Tuesday, the faculty, staff, and students of Clinch County Elementary and Middle School welcomed Jonah Pittman back home after being in the hospital for over four months. Pittman, a CCMS seventh-grader, was sent to Wolfson’s Children’s Hospital in Jacksonville on Thanksgiving night, and was later flown to Egelston’s Children’s Hospital in Atlanta for heart-related…
Read MoreCounty vows action on $166,000 in late trash bills
By Len Robbins Editor/Publisher The Clinch County Board of Commissioners promised to take action to collect over $166,000 in delinquent trash bills at Monday’s regular monthly meeting. “We’ve got to do something about this,” said Commissioner Henry Moylan, after estimating that 20 percent of the county’s trash customers have delinquent accounts. Moylan suggested…
Read MoreOfficials urge citizens to take advantage of local availability of COVID vaccine
State officials are urging Georgians to take advantage of an expansion of COVID-19 vaccine availability. Clinch Countians 16 and older have several local options on how to receive the vaccine. The state recently expanded its availability of the vaccine to include all state residents age 16 and older. Here are some of the options for…
Read MoreBrackets for Class A basketball tournament (boys & girls)
The Clinch County girls (18-1) will start the tournament by hosting Jenkins County (13-10) in the first round Tuesday. Time for tipoff will be 6 p.m. at the CCHS gymnasium. The Clinch County boys (8-12) will start the tournament by visiting Region 3-A champ Portal (19-6) Wednesday. Tipoff time will be 6:30 p.m. at Portal…
Read MoreCity applying for ‘Rural Zone’ program to spur downtown revitalization
By Tanya O’Berry Contributing Writer The Homerville City Council is pursuing a Georgia Department of Community Affairs program which will spur downtown revitalization. If the city is approved for the Rural Zone program, it could mean more job creation, commercial investment and business activity through a series of state tax credits. Councilman Len Robbins…
Read MoreDaylight Donuts to open soon in Homerville
Downtown Homerville will soon have a new restaurant. Daylight Donuts will be moving into the old Shorty’s Tacos space (formerly Hoagies) soon, with plans to open in early March, according to Homerville Main Street Manager Laura Nipper. Daylight Donuts owner Ben Broomberg confirmed that the franchise will be opening a location in Homerville Monday. Broomberg…
Read More‘Dangerous’ COVID outbreak exhausting resources at CMH
By Len Robbins – Editor & Publisher Clinch County is in the midst of a “dangerous, severe” outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, pushing its community hospital to its limits. Across Georgia and the southern United States, a COVID surge has put hospitals in dire situations – including Homerville’s Clinch Memorial Hospital. “It’s a scary…
Read MoreCOVID outbreak in area ‘stunning’ – Officials urge caution
A recent surge in COVID-19 cases has local health and governmental officials very concerned. According to the latest state Department of Public Health statistics, 44 people in Clinch County have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past two weeks. And according to Homerville physician Dr. Sam Cobarrubias, those figures are probably low. “The Covid-19 virus is…
Read MoreGreat American Cobbler Company coming to Homerville
By Len Robbins Editor/Publisher A new industry is opening in Homerville soon. The Great American Cobbler Company has purchased the old Dole Berry Company/SunnyRidge building, and plans to start making blueberry, blackberry, peach and apple cobblers and chicken pot pies by the end of the year. “We’re very excited about it,” said Russ Goodman…
Read MoreGeorgia to hold hand recount of presidential ballots
By Beau Evans Staff Writer Capitol Beat News ServiceIn an unprecedented move, Georgia will undertake a hand recount of the nearly 5 million ballots cast in the 2020 presidential election with roughly 14,000 votes separating President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Wednesday.Several state and local…
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