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Flag honors BCHS grad who died
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Jeff Whitte
Published: May 31, 2018, 12:33 PM
Tropical Storm Alberto prompted a noticeable change to Pembroke’s annual Memorial Day observance. Instead of 175 flags and crosses honoring veterans of all wars, there was only one – erected in commemoration of Marine Staff Sgt. Joel Dameron, the Bryan County High School graduate killed on Oct. 30, 2005, by an IED while in combat near Aminriyah, Iraq.
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Residents voice concerns at inaugural Airport Authority meeting
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Members of the Richmond Hill-Bryan County Airport Authority were officially sworn in during their first-ever meeting, which was open to the public. (Submitted photo).
Jeff Whitten
Correspondent
Updated: Aug 19, 2025, 9:55 PM
Published: Aug 19, 2025, 9:49 PM
Newly-appointed Richmond Hill-Bryan County Airport Authority Chairman Trip Addison kicked off the board’s first-ever meeting by telling those who attended he was “dedicated to engaging every voice in this process,” as the board moves forward on a potential general aviation airport on Rayonier-owned property off Highway 17 near Belfast Keller Road.
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