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Newspaper Page TextServing Camden County, Georgia Since 1894 City council election results Kingsland Post 1 — 734 votes total James Galloway 437 votes 59.54% James Ham* 297 votes 40.46% Kingsland Post 2 — 672 votes total Mike McClain 347 votes 51.64% Rick Winters* 321 votes 47.77% Woodbine** —179 votes total Louise Mitchell* 86 votes 48.04% Hank Higginbotham* 46 votes 25.70% Barbara Scott 44 votes 24.58% ’Incumbent. "Woodbine elects by plurality. With two open seats, the two candidates with the most votes take office. Submitted photo This week Camden County announced its intention to build a research and innovation park at the proposed spaceport and released a conceptual drawing of the park. What’s up with the trees on 95? Johna Strickland Rush johna@tribune-georgian.com Trees are falling along Interstate 95 as the Georgia Department of Transporta tion cuts back the tree line between Exits 1 and 7 to help save lives in accidents and improve re-entry after a hurricane. “We have implemented vegetation See TREES, page 8A Camden announces innovation complex Jill Helton publisher@tribune-georgian.com As part of its Spaceport Camden initiative, county representatives unveiled plans for an aerospace in novation and research park during the Georgia Space Conference this week at Georgia Tech. “The Camden County Board of Commissioners re leased a report finding that a Spaceport Camden Innova tion and Research Park will lead to expanded job growth and investment benefits for Camden County residents, as well as outside aeronau tical firms looking to launch new projects,” said a county press release. The county paid space analytics firm, Astralytical, $10,000 to assess those op portunities and compile the report. “Astralytical reviewed the facilities and activities at other launch sites around the country to determine best practices and identify the needs of space entre preneurs,” said company founder Laura Forczyk, who See PROJECT, page 8A County hires new deputy manager Jill Helton publisher@tribune-georgian.com Charlton County Administrator Shawn Boatright is resigning to take a position as deputy Camden County administrator later this month. He was hired at an annual sal ary of $92,700 and will assist county ad ministrator Steve Howard in “planning, organizing, directing, and managing of Camden County’s ad ministrative functions and activities,” said a news release from the county. Except for his service in the U.S. Marine Corps, Boatright has been a lifelong resident of coastal Geor gia and has been living in Camden I feel like we’re right thereon the edge of breaking into a new realm. Shawn Boatright deputy county administrator See COUNTY, page 8A Schools rank 7th with tests Johna Strickland Rush johna@tribune-georgian.com Camden County Schools jumped to one of the top 10 school systems in Geor gia based on students’ high scores on the recently re leased 2017 College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI). Camden now ranks seventh in the state, up 10 spots from 2016, according to a system press release. “We are extremely proud of the students’ perfor mance,” Camden assistant superintendent of instruc tion Rebecca Gillette said. “The data revealed evi dence of the tremendous work that our students, teachers, administrators and See SCHOOLS, page 8A Submitted photo College of Coastal Georgia administrators strive to serve the community through the Cam den Center. Just this fall, the college has hosted the St. Marys Children's Theatre production of “Hairspray” and provided space to distribute supplies after Hurricane Irma. Reaching beyond education College wants to be a good neighbor in Camden County Johna Strickland Rush johna@tribune-georgian.com The College of Coastal Georgia doesn’t want to just be about higher educa tion. The Camden Center wants to be a good neighbor too, a friend to the commu nity. The campus hosted a kids camp this summer and recently opened its audito rium to the St. Marys Chil dren’s Theatre when the theater was left without a place to perform. Administrators have also found classroom space for Coastal Pines Technical College and Valdosta State University and hosted the National Guard as they dis tributed supplies after Hur ricane Irma. “We want to be a good neighbor,” interim college president Meg Amstutz said See COLLEGE, page 7A Up, up and away Contractors at the St. Marys water front continued to pull boats and dock pieces out of the St. Marys River this week as Hurricane Irma recovery continues. Most of the Wheeler Street boat ramp has now been re moved. Boarding for the Cumber land Island ferry service has been moved to the St. Marys Intracoastal Gateway park off Ready Street, where it will re sume daily service starting on Sun day, Nov. 12. 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