Springfield News

Port Wentworth Police Chief Matt Libby said the west Chatham municipality had an uptick in police chases last year - 15 compared to 10 in 2010.

Deputies responded to a disorderly person on Webb Road. An officer spoke with the complainant who stated that the woman arrived at his place to collect a debt.

Taylor M. Hall of Springfield and Jennifer A. Hart of Rincon made the Dean's List at Darton College for the fall 2011 semester.

The driver of a Ford F-150 who was killed after fleeing a traffic stop in Effingham County Saturday night has been identified as Robert Macklin Carlisle, 40, of Springfield.

A postcard made by J. W. Heidt of Pooler during the building of the McCartney House in Springfield about 1911.

John Wilkins married Mary Catherine Gnann in 1839. It is not known exactly when he arrived in Effingham County.

Effingham County sheriff's deputies discovered a rolling methamphetamine lab during a traffic stop and found an indoor marijuana growing operation at a home off of Lee Road in Springfield.

Six people from Effingham County are in jail this afternoon, accused of operating a rolling methamphetamine lab and growing marijuana indoors.

Richard Loper of the Historic Effingham Society discusses Effingham County's history with members of the state's Tourism Resource Team during their visit to the county.

The 58,000-square-foot, $30 million dollar expansion and modernization project of Effingham Hospital and Care Center is nearly complete, and on Jan.

Effingham County gathered early this morning in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. The day-long celebration began with a breakfast in Springfield.