Tuesday Jun 30 | The Coastal Courier
Too few said to be getting HIV tests
Encouraged by family members, Jane Doe hesitantly approached one of several booths set up at Joseph Miller Park on Friday for the Midway Community Night Out.
East-end annex coming together
Liberty County's east-end annex is taking shape as the architect talked design and demolition with commissioners last week.
Gil Robertson's essays on Atlanta and being African American
It's ironic that the cover of Family Affair: What It Means to be African American Today features a single, sprawling tree.
Election qualifying opens on Aug. 31
Hats can start being thrown into the ring Aug. 31 for public offices in Midway and Flemington.
Ga. blueberry growers expect big crop
Early fears of a weather-beaten blueberry crop in South Georgia this season were off-base as many growers are seeing a bounty of berries.
Dorchester fundraiser draws 120 to 9-mile walk
More than 100 walkers braved the heat Saturday morning for the ninth annual Walk to Dorchester, fanning their faces and ignoring beads of perspiration that soaked their T-shirts. With the nine-mile trek behind them, most participants crossed the finish line exhausted but smiling.
Warehouse course promises to get you a job interview
Savannah Technical College is offering a course that if not designed to automaticaly get you a job, it will automatically get you a job interview.
SPLOST money buys Midway fire truck
It took eight years but the Midway Volunteer Fire Department finally drove a new service truck into the station last Friday.
Police don't fault parents over child drowning
A get-together turned tragic Sunday evening when a toddler drowned. According to an incident report filed by Liberty County Deputy Andy Gose and Det.
People enjoy coming together for a good time and fellowship, especially good preaching, teaching and singing.
Police found two portable toilets overturned between Chestnut Drive and Plantation Way May 23.
Progressive city has small-town feel
Midway Mayor Donald Robert Emmons is currently serving his first term as the leader of a city in one of Georgia's most historic areas.
Jones collection coming home to Liberty
Pete Clark came into the office the other day with great news: A collection of heirlooms and papers from the Jones family is being returned to Liberty County.
EPD will confer with Skidaway Institute on Liberty wastewater proposal
Officials from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division will meet with scientists from the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography next week to discuss how to study a coastal river that would be affected by a controversial wastewater treatment plant.
Nomination time for Win-dex awards
It's time again for nominations for the quarterly Win-dex Awards. The Win-dex Awards are sponsored by the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce and Keep Liberty Beautiful.
Midway girl pageant semi-finalst
Antoinette Monique LaDeshi Moore is a state finalist in the National American Miss 2009 Miss Georgia Pre-teen Pageant.
New hearing set on east-end sewage plant
As debate continues to surround the $30 million water reclamation plant proposed for construction near the Laurel View River, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division will have a public meeting to discuss plans and solicit ideas from the community for an in-depth study of the project.
Tattoo parlor opens for business
Members of the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce recently attended two new business openenings and ribbon-cutting ceremonies in Midway.
Public meeting set on proposed Liberty wastewater plant
A public meeting has been scheduled May 27 on how wastewater from a proposed Liberty County treatment plant will be disposed of.
Members of the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce recently attended two new business openenings and ribbon-cutting ceremonies in Midway.