Southeast

Waycross/Ware County: Phoenix Rising

The citizens of Ware County certainly don’t need a poet to remind them April is the cruelest month. This past April, locals saw the eruption of wildfires that quickly spread through drought-dried timberland, threatening 1,800 buildings. The fires destroyed and…

Camden Couty: Ship And Shore

For generations, Camden County was characterized by polar opposites – a gritty paper mill with hardworking employees in St. Marys and the Eden-like Cumberland Island, which a century ago served as a playground for the wealthy. Today Cumberland Island is…

Effingham County: The Wheels Of Progress

Riding the back roads of Effingham County on a pleasant spring afternoon, a motorist notes the burst of color from the wisteria, azaleas and dogwoods that dot the 237,000 forested acres (mostly pines and oaks) in this still largely rural…