Jesup News

Responding to complaints from fishermen and environmental organizations, the Rayonier paper mill on the Altamaha River in Wayne County near Jesup is upgrading its antipollution equipment, company spokesman Mike Bell said.

A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the murder trial of a Valdosta man charged with killing his girlfriend's 16-month-old son three years ago in Wayne County.

Lights, lights, lights! Everyone loves a beautifully lit and decorates Christmas tree.

Mickey McCrary Joseph Michael "Mickey" McCrary, 60, of Jesup, died Wednesday, October 21, 2009, after an extended illness.

You can hear the train horns all over Folkston, and City Manager Pinder Lloyd said it seemed Thursday the engineers were holding them all the way through town.

Soto Zen Buddhist priest-in-training Rev. Fugon Cindy Beach shares a personal story when trying to explain Buddhists' appreciation for "nonattachment." "My first pottery instructor came up to me and looked at the glasses I had thrown and said they were lovely.

Questions still remain in the mysterious case of missing Hilton Head Island couple John and Liz Calvert.

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Mr. and Mrs. James T. Jones Jr. and big sister Lindsey are happy to announce the arrival of Anna Camille and Ashley Kate on July 18, 2009.

When she's not stringing together quotes and facts for newspaper stories, Jesup Press-Sentinel reporter Raye Nakles spends her free time weaving boughs of holly and fresh evergreen for her award-winning Christmas wreaths.

Steve R. Anderson Steve R. Anderson, 63, died peacefully on Monday, October 19, 2009, one day after his birthday, at his daughtera s residence under the care of Hospice of South Georgia.

James Scarborough James Ira Scarborough, 96, of Jesup, died Tuesday, September 22, 2009, in the Golden Living Center after an extended illness.

A Port Wentworth man is $250,000 richer thanks to a recent stroke of serendipity at a Wayne County convenience store.

Nearly 30 riders braved the windy chill on Saturday morning to kick off the Mayors' Motorcade fundraiser with the city's third annual Cycles For Charity.

Jonathon Goode, 22, was charged last Friday with homicide by a vehicle in the first degree for his involvement in a wreck that killed a Jesup teenager earlier this year.

A judge will decide whether Judge Glenn Thomas Jr. was too well known and whether pretrial publicity too pervasive for his accused killer to receive a fair trial in Wayne County.

Bonnie Camp, a fourth-grade math and science teacher at Walker Middle School in Ludowici, was among 29 Georgia teachers to receive New Teacher Assistance Grants from Georgia Power.

When Frank McRae types, Sparky talks. In the real world, McRae is the oldest of three brothers who run a tire retreading shop in Jesup, Ga., and is completely oblivious to the affection of Alma Southern, the waitress across the street.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph David Mingledorff of Bellville announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristin Sail Mingledorff, to Steven Luke Coleman, son of Mr.

For a state that's turned out dozens of brilliant and justifiably celebrated musicians, Georgia should name a tree or something after Randall Bramblett, the Jesup native who's made an indelible imprint on more records than many of us have in our collections.