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The Effingham County Industrial Development Authority and OmniTRAX, a private railroad and transportation management company, announced Friday that they have formed a partnership to develop the 2,600-acre Research Forest tract in Rincon.

SALT LAKE CITY — In an extraordinary display of Republican chaos, the part

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered his country's nuclear weapons made ready for use at a moment's notice, the country's official state news agency reported Friday.

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will have to decide whether Hillary Clinton or any of her subordinates could face legal consequences for her use of a private email server, a decision whose timing is fraught with serious political repercussions.

A mother who tried to get narcotics to her daughter in the Effingham County jail w

DETROIT — Picking up right where they left off, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio barked out fresh insults at each other in a Republican presidential debate Thursday night that also featured a crude sexual reference from Trump — and an healthy dose of policy, too.

On Wednesday night, local party leadership sent a pretty strong message to Chatham County’s incumbent and aspiring Democratic politicians: Be careful what you say.
But Thursday morning, the Democratic Party of Georgia sent a stronger one back to Chatham’s Democratic central committee: Forget about it.

Savannah-Chatham police are investigating a robbery Thursday that ended with a gunshot fired into the air at a crowded shopping center in the middle of the afternoon.
Police responded to the food court at Savannah Mall on the 14000 block of Abercorn Street at about 1:54 p.m. where they found Nicholas Rivera, 28, who was reportedly robbed while attempting to sell a computer he advertised on Craigslist.
The suspect reportedly grabbed the laptop and then ran out of the food court with Rivera trailing behind him.

Five local public high schools have received Advanced Placement honors from State School Superintendent Richard Woods.
Savannah Arts Academy, Groves High and Johnson High schools were named AP Challenge Schools, which enroll up to 900 students and have test takers in English, math, science and social studies.
Jenkins High School was named an AP Access and Support school because 30 percent or more of their AP exams were taken by African-American or Hispanic students and 30 percent of all test takers scored 3 or higher.