Pat Donahue

1 week ago | coastalcourier.com | Pat Donahue

Now, when Liberty County public works crews start to work on a vehicle, they don’t have to worry about the elements. County officials cut the ribbon on the new public works facility Friday, and it’s already in use. Crews moved in from their old building back in February. “It is the responsibility of the commissioners to support our staff and provide them with the necessary tools for their jobs and provide them with a decent work place,” Chairman Donald Lovette said.

1 week ago | coastalcourier.com | Pat Donahue

Blake Gilmore has shared much with his older sister Bailey. And they now also share some firsts. Bailey Gilmore, who graduated from Bradwell Institute in 2023, was the first Black female valedictorian in school history. Blake has made his mark as the first African American male valedictorian in Bradwell Institute’s lineage. They also share another achievement, he proudly and emphatically declared.

1 week ago | coastalcourier.com | Pat Donahue

MIDWAY – Just down the hall from Dolly Parton was Henry Ford. Turn left, and you get Serena Williams and Dr. Seuss. They were at Compassion Christian Church, as were a handful of other historic figures, as part of a living wax museum staged by a class learning English as a second language. “They chose anyone from American history,” said their instructor, Nancy Holman Maier. The students did their own research and presented the lives of each of their figures.

2 weeks ago | coastalcourier.com | Pat Donahue

With the awarding of the Military Flagship School distinction to the final two schools, the Liberty County School System is now among the ranks of the few. With Button Gwinnett Elementary and Lyman Hall Elementary — the schools named after Liberty County’s own signers of the Declaration of Independence — receiving the honor Friday, the entire district is now a Military Flagship School district, and one of only two such school districts in Georgia.

2 weeks ago | coastalcourier.com | Pat Donahue

The Liberty County Development Authority is about to put a new incentives package into play. Authority members approved the incentives, which include standards for job creation and investment to be applied to property tax abatements, at their meeting Monday. They also will revisit the policy next month to discuss the potential for bonds to be required in incentives packages.