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Not forgotten: Christmas wreaths placed for soldiers remembered at annual Warriors Walk
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The family of Charles Bilbrey Jr. and their escorts gather at his tree on Warriors Walk. Photos by Pat Donahue.
Updated: Dec 19, 2024, 3:48 PM
Published: Dec 19, 2024, 2:58 PM
Barbara Bilbrey recalls all the attributes of her son Charles Bilbrey Jr. and the effect he had on people. The Bilbreys will mark another Christmas without their son, who was killed in late July 2007, and they came to Fort Stewart again on Saturday to take part in the 18th annual Wreaths for Warriors Walk.
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Mining threat near Okefenokee ends
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Published: Jun 26, 2025, 12:27 PM
The Alabama company that planned to mine titanium dioxide next to the Okefenokee Swamp has agreed to sell its property to an environmental fund, ending — for now — a threat to more than 350,000 acres of designated national wilderness that is home to several endangered and threatened species.
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