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September 30, 2024
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Vol 52 Issue 40
Bright Futures
Last week the Exchange Club of Brunswick honored 10 local students from Glynn Academy (GA), Brunswick High School (BHS)
and Camden County High School (CCHS) as the Club’s 'Students of the Month.’ They included (second from left to right) Carley
Burgstiner GA; Jaylin Kerr GA; Hope Cooper BHS; Werren Li BHS; Rebecca Butler BHS; Inaaya Raoof CCHS; Dillion Brown CCHS;
River Martin CCHS; Daniel ‘Trent’ Wheeler CCHS; and Camille Meadows GA. J.P. Thornton (far left) is the Club’s past president who
emceed the event. Club Secretary Treasurer Randy Pifer is on the far right.
Exchange Club honors Students of the Month
Camden agrees
to pay for DA's
additional staff
By Pamela Permar-
Shierling
During a special called
meeting last Tuesday (Sept.
24) the Camden County Board
of Commissioners voted to
give Brunswick Judicial Cir
cuit District Attorney Keith
Higgins more money, but not
before a lot of discussion.
The DA’s Camden County
fiscal year 2025 budget totals
$773,145. The breakdown is:
• $732,377 annual funding
• $12,918 supplement to
DA
• $26,350 janitorial ser
vices & utilities for Camden
office
• $1,500 Court witness fees.
Camden County processes
payroll and benefits for four
employees at approximately
$25,833 per month and the
DA reimburses the county for
those payroll and benefits.
The four employees include
an assistant district attorney
(ADA), a receptionist in the
Glynn office, chief investigator
and a victims advocate.
DA Higgins asked Camden
to pay for an additional six
employees including a Deputy
Chief ADA, Senior ADA and
an ADA, two legal assistants
and a victims advocate.
The county would only be
responsible for paying the
supplements for the three
ADA’s. The other three em
ployees pay would include
salaries and benefits.
Camden County Adminis
trator Shawn Boatright told
the commission that Higgins
had reached out to the other
counties in the district ask
ing them for the same services
because Glynn County was no
longer going to process and
pay the payroll for the entire
district.
Camden’s cost from Oct.
2024 through June 2025 for
the additional employees
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DA's office
Last week (Tuesday, Sept.
24) the Exchange Club of
Brunswick honored ten local
students as ‘Students of the
Month’ for September, Octo
ber and November from three
area high schools - Glynn
Academy, Brunswick High
and Camden County High. It
was the first time the Club
has included Camden in the
program.
The students were chosen
by their respective teachers
and guidance counselors for
the honors.
By Matthew J. Permar
They were each given a
moment to talk about them
selves and their plans for the
future, along with receiving a
Club plaque recognizing their
achievement.
Camille Meadows, a senior
at Glynn Academy thanked
her Introduction to Culinary
Arts teacher for inspiring her
in the field.
The Outstanding Student
for August, Meadows said her
father, a doctor, wanted her to
pursue a career in the medical
field, she had different ideas
from a young age and at times
thought about being a detec
tive or a lawyer, before discov
ering the culinary arts. What
ever she pursues, she said she
is committed to getting a col
lege degree.
Hope Cooper, a Brunswick
High senior and Outstanding
Student for August, is a mem
ber of the Future Business
Leaders of America (FBLA).
Along with thanking one of
her teachers, she thanked
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Exchange Club
Islander Staff Photo - Permar
Thank You
In the face of Hurricane
Helena’s adversity and tons
of hungry people, The Is
lander says thank you to all
the restaurants and grocery
stores and gas stations who
opened on Friday to serve us
in Brunswick.
My thanks go especially
to Winn Dixie on St. Simons
Island whose employees
served coffee, donuts, and
bagels and cream cheese
to many, many people on
Friday morning all with a
smile and patience.
Surfin
the
News
County-Wide News - Read County-Wide
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