It appears it’s back to the drawing board for the Effingham Unit 40 Board of Education where a new Grades K-2 building is concerned. The successful petition drive by local […]

An Effingham man has pleaded guilty to a felony count of residential arson for actions that resulted in fire damage to a mobile home. 47-year-old Michael McWhorter was arrested in […]

Robinson resident Lance Newcomb was sentenced in Cumberland County Court Monday to 30 years in prison in connection with the death of 55-year-old Ryan Waggoner of Lerna. The 26-year-old Newcomb […]

(McCLURE) Despite constitutional requirements designed to protect the transparency of the legislative process, numerous bills pass the General Assembly in last-minute backroom deals with little to no oversight. State Senator […]

Effingham County Highway Department will be oiling approximately 30 miles of county highways in the northwest part of the county, beginning Tuesday June 24th along North 4th Street (1400th Street) just north of […]