Tribune & Georgian

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Two people are now facing murder charges in the Nov. 3 death of 34-year-old Ernest Zachary Ruffell in Kingsland.

According to the Camden County Emergency Management Agency, the City of St. Marys Public Works has been notified of a broken water line in the downtown area. They are currently working to make repairs. During this time area residents may experience low or no water pressure. They ask for your patience and understanding during this process and also ask the community to not call 9-1-1 to report the outage.

The Camden County Board of Elections & Registration began the general election risk limiting audit this morning in the historic courthouse. The audit is open to the public and election monitors from both parties are present but only a limited number of people will be allowed inside because of COVID-19 precuations. The recounting is being livestreamed at https://www.camdencountyga.gov/RLA The recount will continue from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. until Wednesday, Nov. 18, with the ...exception of noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday. All 23,784 ballots will be recounted by hand, but only votes in the presidential race will be tallied during the audit.

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In case you missed it, check out our Hometown Heroes twin special sections in this week's newspaper -- a salute to the public safety and military personnel who serve in uniform. On sale now at racks and retail locations throughout Camden County!