Jesup Press Sentinel

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, center, chats with potential Wayne County supporters in a campaign visit Monday. On the right is former U.S. Congressman Lindsay Thomas, and on the left is Mike Burch, who hosted a fundraising reception for Cagle that featured an array of food showcasing Georgia agriculture.

Cagle proposes tax cuts, jobs plan to boost economy

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle has a plan for economic development in the state, and he’s making that the centerpiece of his campaign for the Republican nomination for governor in the 2018 race. “So, it’s $100 million in tax cuts; it’s creating 500,000 jobs;...

A helping hand after the hurricane

James E. Bacon Elementary and Martha Rawls Smith Elementary gave out lunches to students and their family members on Thursday and Friday while school was out as result of the effects of Hurricane Irma. Both schools provided each student both a hot...

An uprooted tree lies on an SUV and against a dislodged basketball goal on Seven Oaks Road.

Irma leaves much of Wayne in dark

If you are reading this by candlelight, you are one of millions in Georgia and Florida without electric power. Storm conditions associated with Hurricane Irma hit Wayne County Sunday night and most of the day Monday, and as elsewhere, the damage to...

Despite some restocking, bottled-water shelves at Walmart have routinely been bare in recent days. Many staples have been in short supply around Wayne County for much of the week.

Wayne braces for Hurricane Irma's impact

By the time you read these words, the projections for Hurricane Irma’s impact on Wayne County will probably have changed. The one constant is that local residents need to be taking the threat seriously. With the backing of the Wayne County Board of...

As Linda Kenerly Wasdin, above, and her brother Dr. Lex Kenerly began to clean their mother’s home after her death in 2015, they found some surprises, but none literally as big as five scenes painted of downtown Jesup. It took a bit of detective work to discover when and why the pictures were painted.

Painting the town with ‘a little bit of red’

Stand on the corner of Cherry and Macon streets, and look southward. Study this street scene. This view of Cherry Street today may differ from images in memory. Now, step inside the Strand Theater, built in 1924, to observe five 13-foot-by-4-foot...

From Wayne to Texas

Retired FBI Lt. Wayne Arnett, third from left, and his wife, deputy Pam Arnett, second from left were wondering what they could do for the Hurricane Harvey flood victims. Discussing it with Wayne County Sheriff John Carter, third from right, they...

News Stories

Cagle proposes tax cuts, jobs plan to boost economy

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle has a plan for economic development in the state, and he’s making that the centerpiece of his campaign for the Republican nomination for governor in the 2018 race.

By John Eden

A helping hand after the hurricane

James E.

County recovering from Irma’s wet blast

Wayne County is still feeling the effects of Hurricane Irma, but things are back to almost-normal for most residents.

By John Eden

Opinion

Congratulations or condolences?

We’ve already heard it three times where incoming County Administrator Ed Jeffords is concerned.

Remember Voter Registration Month

If you want a say in how your city, county, state and country are run, you need to vote.

And to vote, you need to be registered to vote.

Thanks to those who work through storms

The emergency and public-service workers in and around Wayne County certainly have had their share of storms lately. And they have risen to the challenge.

Sports

Jackets stun Appling with 49-14 blowout

The Yellow Jacket offense, especially the passing game, proved itself beyond a doubt last Friday night, as Wayne County blasted the Appling County Pirates 49-14.