(FROM LEFT: EFFINGHAM COUNTY SHERIFF PAUL KUHNS AND DEPUTIES TYLER KOESTER AND BRANDON KUHL) The Effingham County Board and County Sheriff Paul Kuhns recognized two sheriff’s deputies with Lifesaving Awards […]

The Effingham area is slated to be under extreme heat conditions from Wednesday morning until Thursday evening. The Effingham County Emergency Management Agency is sharing information made available by the […]

An Effingham man was placed on two years’ probation on criminal trespass to property. The man had originally been charged with home invasion. 47-year-old Zachary Hilton was arrested following a […]

Our area was deluged with rains on Sunday evening, but there were big rains seen on Saturday in the area, as well. Flora reported 3.8 inches of rain during the […]

An area man died due to drowning in Lake Shelbyville. Dead is Billy J. Briscoe of Hidalgo. Moultrie County Coroner Lynn Reed said the incident occurred Saturday morning. The Moultrie […]