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Pre-release center staying open for now

Talk throughout Long County about the close of the Long Pre-Release Center appears to be nothing more than rumors.

August 28, 2008 | By Mike Riddle Correspondent | Public Safety

HPD, Sheriff's blotters for Aug. 6

July 26 Simple battery, reckless conduct Shaw Road and Barry McCaffrey A local woman called 911 seeking medical attention for her friend. The woman told responding officer Lyle Thurmond that her friend was injured when her boyfriend pushed her out of a moving vehicle. The injured woman says the incident occurred as the two were driving on Barry McCaffrey and Shaw Road while having a heated verbal argument. The woman was treated at a local ...

August 26, 2008 | Staff Report | Public Safety

Storm does minor damage near Riceboro

A powerful storm moved through Riceboro Thursday afternoon, taking branches and even entire trees down as it passed.

August 26, 2008 | By Jessica Duncan Courier intern | Public Safety

Follow the law when following buses

As the new school year starts, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety reminds motorists they soon will be sharing the road with precious cargo. And carrying that precious cargo will be convoys of big, yellow school buses.

August 26, 2008 | Special to the Courier | Public Safety

Ludowici honors

Ludowici Police Chief Richard Robertson presents a commendation to Officer Jimmy Downs at a July 28 city council meeting. Downs performed the Heimlich maneuver on a co-worker and saved her life. Ludowici Police Chief Richard Robertson presents a commendation to Officer Jimmy Downs at a July 28 city council meeting. Downs performed the Heimlich maneuver on a co-worker and saved her life.

August 16, 2008 | Staff Report | Public Safety

Despite setbacks Long 911 progressing

LUDOWICI -- Despite the chief architect dying and the Wiregrass Communication Center being destroyed, both happening within days of each other in May, the E-911 plan for Long County still continues on.

August 16, 2008 | By Mike Riddle Correspondent | Public Safety

Firefighters take search, rescue drill

The Hinesville Fire Department recently sent five firefighters to take part in a structural collapse exercise in Covington.

August 16, 2008 | Special to the Courier | Public Safety

State toughens up DUI law

ATLANTA -- Effective July 1, the Multiple Offender Program of the Addictive Disease Section of the Department of Human Resources has been renamed the DUI Intervention Program.

August 09, 2008 | Special to the Courier | Public Safety

Georgia out-of-gas emergency calls jump

The number of Georgians running out of gas on the highway skyrocketed 51 percent in the first five months of 2008 compared with the same time last year, according to the Allstate Motor Club. From January through May of 2008, Georgians called the motor club for fuel delivery 298 times.

August 09, 2008 | Special to the Courier | Public Safety

Soldier shoots self while 'playing' with gun

LUDOWICI -- A Fort Stewart soldier was found dead Wednesday night in front of a mobile home in what Long County Sheriff Department officials are calling an accidental self-inflicted shooting.

August 09, 2008 | By Mike Riddle Correspondent | Public Safety

Ludowici car fire quickly put out

LUDOWICI -- A car fire Wednesday on Cypress Street slowed traffic, but was taken care of quickly. There were and no major problems with traffic.

July 29, 2008 | By Mike Riddle Correspondent | Public Safety

State patrol promotes Jon Long

Liberty County resident Jon Long, chairman of the hospital authority, has been promoted to captain in the Georgia State Patrol.

July 14, 2008 | Special to the Courier | Public Safety

Interim Emergency Management Agency director speaks to Rotary Club

Iowa's slow recovery from floods that ravaged a community near the Mississippi River comes as a solemn reminder that it is essential to prepare for natural disasters, said David L. McIntosh, acting director of the county's Emergency Management Agency. McIntosh spoke to members of the Hinesville Rotary Club and warned them that nothing is predictable during hurricane season.

July 05, 2008 | By Alena Parker Staff Writer | Public Safety

Lightning sparks home fire

A Hinesville woman's home was damaged by a fire that was apparently started by a bolt of lightning Sunday afternoon.

July 05, 2008 | By Lewis Levine Courier Correspondent | Public Safety

Five "Ds" of prevention can protect against mosquito-borne diseases

Summer is here and so is prime mosquito season. It's important to remember that mosquitoes can be more than just bothersome pests; they can also carry potentially dangerous viruses such as West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus. Both WNV and EEEV are transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes and can cause serious illness.

July 04, 2008 | Special to the Courier | Public Safety

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Liberty County Sheriff's blotter for May 6

April 12: Simple battery/stalking/aggressive driving - A woman was arrested and taken to jail when deputies found a machete, sword and a handgun that were used to threaten her husband, in the woman's vehicle after she repeatedly followed and rammed her car into his on Highway 144 in Fort Stewart.

May 06, 2013 | Staff report | Public Safety

House fire displaces family

The Gum Branch home of a Fort Stewart soldier and his family was heavily damaged Thursday night by fire. The family and their pets made it out OK but lost most of their belongings.

May 06, 2013 | By Lewis Levine Correspondent | Public Safety

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