Meldrim News

A train disaster 50 years ago, on June 28, 1959, killed 23 people in this small southern Effingham County community.

Effingham County native Austine Royer Smith will sign copies of her new book, "Present Bouquets," a memoir of her return to Effingham County to care for her ailing mother, who Smith says was a victim of nursing home abuse, Saturday at King Designs in Savannah.

Pastor Darrell Bailey of First Baptist Church of Bloomingdale leads his community in prayer.

A nondenominational community musical activity emphasizing participation, not performance.

Noontoday, Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull St. Join Pastor Ricky Temple for 30 minutes of inspiration and encouragement.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for southeastern Effingham and northwestern Chatham County until 4:45 p.m. The weather service reports Doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 7 miles south of Meldrim, or about 8 miles northwest of Richmond Hill, moving northeast at 25 mph.

Effingham County Board of Commissioners will meet at 3 p.m. today at 601 N. Laurel St., Springfield.

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Earl Hughes of Meldrim are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, April Lynette Hughes, to Waring Walter Harvey Jr., son of Mr.

A portion of the Green-Meldrim House where the parapet has been removed. Steve Bisson/Savannah Morning News Built in 1853, the Green-Meldrim House has great architectural and historical value.

Allyson Brianne Campbell and Stephen Matthew Dixon were married Sept. 20, 2008, at Isle of Hope United Methodist Church in Savannah.

Union Methodist Church was founded in 1844 with the building being built and dedicated to the church trustees in 1846.

Chatham County native Raymond O'Neil Scott, 61, died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, at Memorial University Medical Center.

A mobile home on Pine Street off of U.S. 80 in Eden was destroyed by a fire Thursday morning, displacing a family of seven.