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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.