Several speakers urged Camden commissioners to extend the county’s six-month data center moratorium — which a speaker said expires Nov. 5 — or ban data centers outright. Commissioners hold a 6 p.m. work session on the draft ordinance Oct. 27, and the moratorium is expected on the Nov. 3 agenda. (Kingsland has its own one-year pause, approved in May.)
The Navy swapped home ports for two Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarines: USS Pennsylvania arrived at Kings Bay on Oct. 2, while USS Wyoming — based here since 1996 — moved to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor in Washington. The crews and their families stayed put and took over the incoming boats.
The first of three public sessions on data centers met at the College of Coastal Georgia’s Kingsland campus. Residents asked about water use and how close the facilities could be to homes, while commissioners work on rules and a new technology zoning district before the county’s six-month moratorium ends.
Camden County advertised a countywide rate of 13.139 mills, 16.66% above the rollback rate, to rebuild reserves and win better borrowing terms for a planned public-safety complex. At hearings on Oct. 1 and Oct. 6, residents asked for a smaller or more gradual increase.
Kingsland’s 2026–27 budget holds the city rate at 5.381 mills and includes a $1-an-hour raise for city staff, eight new positions, about $40 million in capital projects and a Lions Park renovation.
Camden County Emergency Management urged drivers to stay out of flooded roads after heavy rain. Coastal Camden was under a flood advisory Oct. 6–8, with low spots in downtown St. Marys most at risk near high tide.
Varsity volleyball won the 7A region title at home against Lowndes, competition cheer took first in its co-ed division, and the Marching Wildcats earned a “superior” rating at the Coastal Empire Classic — with their drum majors named best overall.
The free riverfront festival ran Saturday, Oct. 3 with a morning parade, a kids’ zone, arts and crafts, free concerts and seafood vendors, plus a 5K/10K.
Georgia Coastal Railway’s not-so-scary Halloween ride for little ones leaves Kingsland Station (440 S. Lee St.) Saturdays at 2 and 4 p.m. through Oct. 31. Tickets required.
Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election began statewide on Oct. 13. Registered Camden County voters can use any of the county’s early-voting sites.
Camden County EMA said Isaias was not expected to hit the county directly, but warned of heavy rain, gusty onshore winds and a tornado risk into the weekend, and urged residents to sign up for AlertCamden.
Commissioners set the countywide rate at 13 mills — up from 11.929 last year but under the 13.139 advertised — and kept the unincorporated-area rate at 1.123. The board also approved the school system’s unchanged 15-mill rate.
A free mobile food pantry was scheduled for Monday, Oct. 19, starting at 9:30 a.m. in the Camden County Rec Center/PSA parking area at 1050 Wildcat Drive.
Several speakers urged Camden commissioners to extend the county’s six-month data center moratorium — which a speaker said expires Nov. 5 — or ban data centers outright. Commissioners hold a 6 p.m. work session on the draft ordinance Oct. 27, and the moratorium is expected on the Nov. 3 agenda. (Kingsland has its own one-year pause, approved in May.)
Visitors generated an estimated $191.8 million in economic impact in Camden County in 2025, according to the St. Marys and Kingsland convention and visitors bureaus.
Under its service agreement with the Navy, the county approved three base projects — breathing-air compressors, steam lines and repaving — reimbursed by the Navy. The roughly $348,000 the county expects to net will go to Public Works equipment.
Winding Road in St. Marys is closed between Savannah Way and Hayden Drive for roughly a month from Oct. 18 for sewer and road repairs. The I-95 overpass at Exit 14 in Woodbine was also briefly closed after a crash (drivers were pointed to US 17).
Early voting runs through Fri., Oct. 30 at the Camden County Annex, 107 N. Gross Rd., Kingsland, and the St. Marys Welcome Center, 400 Osborne St. — 8:30 a.m.–6 p.m. weekdays Oct. 26–30. On Election Day, Nov. 3, polls are open 7 a.m.–7 p.m. at your assigned precinct only.
City voters will decide (1) a new homestead exemption that taxes a home at its base-year value, so later assessment increases are exempt, and (2) lowering the age for the city’s $25,000 senior exemption from 65 to 62. If approved, both take effect Jan. 1, 2027. The city says it does not advocate for or against the measures.
Commissioners are seeking a volunteer for a two-year, unpaid seat on the Camden County Public Library Board of Trustees, which meets quarterly in Kingsland. Apply with the Citizen Board Application on camdencountyga.gov.
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