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2.22.20 obituaries

Margaret Johnson Dunbar Jesup--Margaret Johnson Dunbar, 70, of Jesup died Feb. 18, 2020, at Memorial Health in Savannah. She was born on Feb. 4, 1950, to the late Frank and Rosa Lee Jackson-Johnson in Augusta.

Wayne County Living Dining, Entertainment & Leisure

Bart McKinney has resurrected the legendary Sybil’s in Jesup—including many of the original recipes that made “Miss Sybil’s” famous—as B-Mac Buffet. “B-Mac’s is not trying to re-create Sybil’s,” McKinney said. “It’s a legend and a historic landmark. But we do have her blessing!

Sheriff’s Office ‘puckers up’ for good cause

Pigs were kissed, chili eaten and cake bought to support local charities at the Wayne County Farmers Market Saturday night. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office hosted a grand fundraiser to raise money for the Wayne County Show Team, the Christopher A.

Excavators began demolition

Pound pup becomes cover model

A local boy has overcome a harsh childhood to become a magazine cover model. Jesup native George the Hound—who now resides in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina—appears on the cover of the February/March issue of Garden & Gun.

Updating of comprehensive plan has begun

An emerging vision for Wayne County and its cities began to take shape in the first meeting of a community committee convened to update the countywide joint comprehensive plan.

WMH debt to be below $10 million after March

Last week the Wayne County Hospital Authority heard good news in its annual audit report. And as Wayne Memorial Hospital approaches the due date for the next payment on its only outstanding debt, hospital Chief Executive Officer Joe Ierardi reports there’s good news there.