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updated: Thu Jun 26, 2008 04:38 pm

Brantley County News

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Thursday Jun 26 | WJXT

Man Shot After Standoff In Brantley County

A SWAT standoff with an armed man in Brantley County overnight ended with the suspect shot and hospitalized in critical condition.

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Tue Jun 24, 2008

WSBTV

Ga. Man Shot In Face After Pointing Gun At Police

An 18-year-old Brantley County man is hospitalized in Savannah after being shot in the face by a police officer.

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Related Topix: Nahunta, GA, Glynn County, GA

Tue Jun 17, 2008

WJXT

Grand Jury Indicts St. Marys Man On Murder-For-Hire Charges

ST. MARYS, Ga. -- A Camden County grand jury this week indicted a St. Marys man who is accused of trying to hire someone to kill his ex-wife. Jessie Lee Losey, 32, was charged with criminal intent to commit ...

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Related Topix: Camden County, GA, St. Marys, GA, Kingsland, GA

Sat May 24, 2008

The Florida Times Union

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A fire that burned 1,200 acres of woodlands in eastern Brantley County is contained, said Frank Sorrells, district ranger at the Georgia Forestry Commission's Waycross office.

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Thu May 22, 2008

The Florida Times Union

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By TERESA STEPZINSKI The Times-Union A 17-month-old boy was accidentally struck and killed Wednesday outside a Brantley County home, state troopers said.

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Related Topix: Waynesville, GA

Tue May 20, 2008

WJXT

Brantley County Wildfire 70 Percent Contained

Firefighters in southeast Georgia were able to get a wildfire in Brantley County about 70 percent contained Tuesday evening.

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Related Topix: Nahunta, GA, Waynesville, GA

Mon May 12, 2008

Florida Times-Union

Right up there with bad dairy

“You'll have to go the local office”

A few months before my birthday in March, I sat down at our home computer and happily renewed my Georgia driver's license online. via Florida Times-Union

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Related Topix: Waycross, GA

Sat Apr 19, 2008

Jacksonville.com

Brantley lot was cleared too soon

“He was just trying to help the recreation project move forward. He was trying to speed up the process.”

A Brantley County commissioner may have overstepped his bounds by ordering the clearing of 50 acres of county-owned land. via Jacksonville.com

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Related Topix: Nahunta, GA, Construction, Plum Creek Timber Company, Real Estate

Sat Apr 05, 2008

Jacksonville.com

No cruelty in death of 20 dogs

“He thought he was doing the right thing. He just wanted to get them away from everybody”

Dogs recently dumped near the Satilla River west of Hoboken had originally been found dead March 7 in the home of their dying owner, authorities said. via Jacksonville.com

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Related Topix: Hoboken, GA

Thu Apr 03, 2008

WACH-TV Columbia

Over 30 dogs found in mass graves in G.A.

Police officers in Brantley County, Georgia have made a grisly discovery. They found two mass graves filled with more than thirty dead dogs, many of them tiny, weighing less than 15 pounds. via WACH-TV Columbia

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Related Topix: Glynn County, GA

Wed Apr 02, 2008

Local6.com

Bags Of Dead Puppies Found At Fla. River

Authorities in northeast Florida are investigating the dumping of about 30 dog carcasses near the Satilla River. via Local6.com

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Tue Apr 01, 2008

The Florida Times Union

Dog bodies dumped near Hoboken

Carson and Hartmann check on Dexter, one of 30-plus dogs they care for at their private animal shelter in Hoboken. via The Florida Times Union

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Related Topix: Hoboken, GA

Tue Mar 25, 2008

Jacksonville.com

Flag takes county-by-county tour

“You're welcome to all of this”

By Gordon Jackson, The Times-Union KINGSLAND - A state flag making the rounds of every Georgia county will be well-traveled by the time it reaches its new home. via Jacksonville.com

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Related Topix: Kingsland, GA, Nahunta, GA, Brunswick, GA, Glynn County, GA, Camden County, GA

Sun Mar 23, 2008

Tallahassee.com

Attending a Sacred Harp sing is inspirational

“Hoboken, Ga. Sacred Harp singing community since the 1800s.”

I recently had the opportunity to step back to the 19th century in Hoboken, Ga. This tiny town is in Brantley County. via Tallahassee.com

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Related Topix: Hoboken, GA

Fri Mar 21, 2008

WJXT

GSP Investigates Fatal Hit-And-Run In Brantley County

The Georgia State Patrol is searching for a driver who ran over a man lying on a Brantley County highway Sunday night and kept going. via WJXT

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Wed Mar 19, 2008

The Florida Times Union

Identity of driver in fatal hit-and-run sought

State troopers continue searching for a hit-and-run driver who killed a Camden County man lying on a Brantley County highway Sunday night. via The Florida Times Union

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Related Topix: Camden County, GA

Sat Mar 15, 2008

Jacksonville.com

Brantley's very own antique foot soldier

“If you consider all the time you have to put in it, you'd be better off working a job for minimum wage”

CHRIS VIOLA/The Times-Union A spoon with the initials of plantation owner Hugh Fraser Grant from the 1800s is among the pieces Ken Holcomb has found in his 10 years of metal detecting. via Jacksonville.com

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Related Topix: Glynn County, GA, Georgia, Waynesville, GA

Thu Mar 13, 2008

Jacksonville.com

Killer to face federal time, too

Brantley County roofer William Kenneth Capps would likely have been up for parole in about 20 years for his 2006 murder conviction in Ware County Superior Court. via Jacksonville.com

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Related Topix: Ware County, GA, Waycross, GA

Tue Mar 11, 2008

Jacksonville.com

Brantley airport to grow

The short and little-used Brantley County airport is going to grow with a big chunk of government funding. via Jacksonville.com

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Related Topix: Hawkinsville, GA, Nahunta, GA, Ware County, GA, Waycross, GA

Thu Feb 28, 2008

Jacksonville.com

Woman charged with shooting her hubby in the head

A Waynesville woman has been charged with shooting her husband during a domestic dispute Wednesday afternoon at their rural home. via Jacksonville.com

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Related Topix: Waynesville, GA

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