Folkston NewsLocal news for Folkston, GA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Okefenokee: Green with life- February 26, 2008 "We're real excited about this spring" CHRIS VIOLAThe Times-Union Griffin guides a group of visitors Friday on a tour of the Okefenokee Swamp. via Jacksonville.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/folkston-ga/2008/02/okefenokee-green-with-life?fromrss=1 Landowners fret over road widening plans- February 24, 2008 "We'll look at the comments and assess them" John Atwater had no difficulty explaining his attendance at a meeting Thursday about plans to widen Georgia 40 between Kingsland and Folkston. via Jacksonville.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/folkston-ga/2008/02/landowners-fret-over-road-widening-plans?fro... Rescued bear cub returned to wild- February 22, 2008 "She weighed about 15 pounds when I got her" The raging wildfires that burned thousands of acres of the Okefenokee Swamp and surrounding areas in southeast Georgia last year displaced numerous wild animals, including many of the famed wetland's black ... via Atlanta Journal-Constitutionhttp://www.topix.net/city/folkston-ga/2008/02/rescued-bear-cub-returned-to-wild?fromrss=1 A wider Georgia 40 is on a hearing agenda Thursday- February 20, 2008 "We don't have a problem with the project until Indian Trail" TERRY DICKSONThe Times-Union Florence Henderson of Folkston said she lost most of her front yard when a dirt Indian Trail road was paved and sidewalks put in. via Jacksonville.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/folkston-ga/2008/02/a-wider-georgia-40-is-on-a-hearing-agenda-th... Purdue signs players amid changes- February 7, 2008 Purdue has signed 21 players to the final recruiting class for coach Joe Tiller. via WANE-TV Fort Waynehttp://www.topix.net/city/folkston-ga/2008/02/purdue-signs-players-amid-changes?fromrss=1 Charlton Internet shortfall raises ire- February 4, 2008 "We have young'uns in school and they don't have the Internet to do their homework" The World Wide Web has narrowed in places. Some Charlton County residents say their Internet provider recently dropped service to their area and they haven't been able to find anything else affordable. via Jacksonville.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/folkston-ga/2008/02/charlton-internet-shortfall-raises-ire?fromr... |