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Major highways Interstate 95 (28 miles through Camden) Interstate 10 (30 miles from Camden) Interstate 16 (80 miles from Camden) Interstate 75 (100 miles from Camden) U.S. Highway 17 (Coastal Highway) State Route 40 (East-West through Camden) Education Camden County Schools Small private schools for pre-K-12 College of Coastal Georgia satellite campus Coastal Pines Technical College satellite Valdosta State University satellite Points of interest Cumberland Island National Seashore Crooked River State Park Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base Medical facilities Southeast Georgia Health System, Camden Campus St. Marys Senior Care Center SGHS Cancer Center Amenities Camden Community Recreation Center St. Marys Senior Center Two public libraries and one historical archive Museums Three public 18-hole golf courses

6 Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 ongtime county resident and former county commissioner Chip Welcome to LKeene knows exactly what keeps him in Camden. “I like being close to the water, and Camden County is a great place for that,” he said. “I’m from here. I like the people Camden here. I like the climate, even if it does get a A county steeped in little hot sometimes.” history looks toward There’s been a member of Keene’s fam- a bright future ily in Camden County since 1945 when his grandparents bought property on the County north end. Keene remembers visiting them and seeing virtually nothing along the road from Kingsland to St. Marys, an area well-populated with homes and businesses. “To me, that’s one of the biggest differ- ences here,” Keene said. One of Georgia’s eight original counties, Camden is now home to a population of more than 53,000 people with 8,000-plus military and civilian employees at Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base and 613 square miles of pine and hardwood forest, rivers and marshes. The area’s mild climate, scenic views, high-quality school system and small-town atmosphere despite its commercial growth make the county an exceptional place to raise a family. Add that to the area’s mild climate and scenic environment and it’s easy to see why so many choose to call Camden County home. There is plenty to do in Camden — family activities, day trips and events are all in abundance here. Active drama, music and art groups engage audiences and participants in the arts and regional culture. The Guale Historical Society, the Bryan-Lang Historical Archives and two regional libraries offer abundant research potential and programs about local history. The county is also frequently used as in St. Marys offers a preview to Cumber- The local hospital, Southeast Georgia a filming location for movies and television land’s 300-year history. Health System, Camden Campus, pro- shows. The county also is a welcoming military vides treatment options close to home and On the natural side, there’s Crooked community and home to Kings Bay. Re- a health care network that’s affiliated with River State Park, with a nature center, tired Navy men and women help run the a larger hospital in Brunswick. hiking trails, a campground and riverfront St. Marys Submarine Museum in down- There are many shopping and dining cabins plus a bird blind for watchers and town St. Marys. And the county’s prox- venues throughout the county and plenty camera buffs. Numerous parks throughout imity to other Navy bases in Jacksonville, of opportunities to buy locally caught sea- the county offer places to fish, hike and Fla., adds even more incentive for active food, either fresh from the fishermen or in picnic. duty and retired personnel who choose to restaurants. Guided trips with docents and inter- make Camden County home. All the comforts, stellar weather, out- preters bring history to the forefront at Golf courses and golf communities offer door life, plenty of elbow room and the Cumberland Island National Seashore. challenging links. A county recreation friendliness of a small, Southern commu- The island is reached by ferry that trav- complex with a heated pool and fitness nity steeped in history make the county a els between St. Marys’ historic district and center offers many classes, from water aer- destination for keeps. All that, and no traf- the island’s south end. The island museum obics to spinning. fic jams.

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Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 11 its members. Business After Hours, a social gathering on the third Thursday of every month, offers opportunities to meet and network with other local professionals. Taste of Camden, the Chamber’s signature event, is held annually in February. In addition to business exhibits, it features a food competition. Awards are given to local restaurants for Tastiest Appetizer, Tastiest Entrée, Tastiest Dessert and People’s Choice. The Chamber also hosts an annual gavel-to-gavel dinner, as well as quarterly luncheons, breakfast gatherings and special events throughout the year. Chamber members can host or sponsor any of the Chamber’s many events to maximize their exposure to other local business people. “Many of our members who joined the chamber to raise their profile in the dŚĞŚĂŵďĞƌ͛ƐĂŶŶƵĂůďĂŶƋƵĞƚŽīĞƌƐĂŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇƚŽŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞ community are surprised to find out how ůŽĐĂůďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĂŶĚƌĞĐŽŐŶŝǌĞůĞĂĚĞƌƐǁŚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞŚĂŵďĞƌ͛ƐŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͘ much new business can be generated through other Chamber members,” community theater, state and national as advocating for a ballot referendum on Shores said. parks, bicycle and walking trails and street Election Day. People often like to do business with festivals just to name a few. Chamber members collaborate every people they know and trust, so those “Traffic may only be a challenge year with the Camden Partnership and business connections are often vital in a on Friday afternoons when many are the Joint Development Authority to visit smaller community like Camden County. headed to gather together at local events the county’s elected representatives in Chamber members are also listed and eateries or to grill outdoors in the Atlanta and Washington D.C. Both fly- on the Chamber website at www. temperate weather that is common ins include local government, education camdenchamber.com in the business throughout most of the year,” Baldwin and business leaders — all speaking with directory and are promoted on the added. one voice on behalf of Camden County. Chamber’s social media platforms. Through community outreach, Key issues are identified and researched The Tribune & Georgian and the the Chamber interacts with a variety within chamber committees and then Camden County Chamber work together of other local institutions, such as white papers are prepared for each to publish the annual Guide to Camden schools, governments and the military, and assembled into booklet form to County, a publication geared toward to strengthen communication and leave behind as a reminder of what was visitors and newcomers. Chamber relationships. discussed. members are also featured in the business It also offers an annual Leadership “It’s understood that decisions made directory of this publication. Camden program to help mentor at the capital in Atlanta and D.C. affect and develop emerging leaders in the us all. However, this is evermore true ,ŝŐŚůŝŐŚƟŶŐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ community through self-assessment, field for the residents, workers and business Camden County’s small-town appeal is trips, team-building projects and lectures. owners in Camden County. With federal a huge factor in what draws many people The class meets monthly starting in the installations ranging from a ballistic to the area and what convinces some of fall and focuses each month on a different missile submarine base to a prized national them to stay here. industry or sector of Camden. seashore, the actions of our legislative “Walking or riding along streets under bodies can make or break the quality of moss-draped trees always elicits a friendly ĚǀŽĐĂƟŶŐĨŽƌƐŚĂƌĞĚŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ life for our citizens,” said Steven Sainz, a wave to passersby,” said Rachel Baldwin, The chamber and its committees are Chamber board member. “With this in a longtime resident and chamber board always on the lookout for public policies mind, I think that the annual legislative member. and laws that can affect businesses and fly-ins hosted by the Camden Chamber The chamber seeks to highlight the how they operate. They alert members to both D.C. and Atlanta are an essential qualities that make it unique —like its low when they need to speak on a key issue. component for our future growth. It gives cost of living, quality public school system The Chamber has several standing issues the leaders of this county the platform and proximity to major metro areas. that have gotten its support on a continual to speak and build relationships with not There are active programs for all sorts basis, such as support for Kings Bay Naval only our elected representatives, but also of recreational pursuits — youth or adult Submarine Base and its missions. Other those in relevant committee positions and team sports, boating and watersports, issues are more temporary in nature, such executive staff of crucial programs.”

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Ambassador Committee The ambassadors are a prestigious group of Chamber members who represent the Chamber and support the economic growth and development of the Camden community. Am- bassadors serve as key liaisons between the Chamber and the business community by being the organization’s “eyes and ears.” They work to increase membership, improve member retention, strengthen awareness of chamber beneﬁts and assist with Chamber events. Being an Ambassador not only helps the organization, but helps each ambassador get to know area business leaders and better understand their community. Ask the Chamber Leadership Development Chamber president Alison Shores, along with chamber The Leadership Development Committee is charged with associates Shauna Spann and Emmy Schroeder, are ready to providing leadership development opportunities to business help those who have questions about the community and professionals and elected ofﬁcials in Camden County. its local businesses. Programs under this committee include Leadership Camden The Camden County Chamber of Commerce is located Alumni Association and Leadership Camden. at 531 N. Lee Street, Kingsland, in the Center for Industry

& Commerce. Government and Legislative Affairs -RUYMVMIWEPWSGERFIQEHIF]GEPPMRKXLISJ½GIEX The Government and Legislative Affairs Committee is the voice of advocacy for all Camden County’s businesses. It fo- A wealth of information about the organization and the cuses on gathering knowledge and educating government and community can be found on the Camden County Chamber elected officials on issues that of Commerce website at: will affect small businesses at the local, state and federal www.camdenchamber.com levels. Committee members often attend City Council, County Commission, Board ers and the military personnel of Naval Submarine of Education and Geor- Base Kings Bay. gia Chamber of Commerce This committee works closely with the Camden meetings and events to ad- Partnership, Navy League and other community or- vance that mission. ganizations that advocate for the local military pop- Additionally, various ulation and encourage additional missions for Kings methods, such as gathering Bay. member concerns, are used to find information relevant Small Business Development to issues affecting or impact- The purpose of the Small Business Development ing the local community. Committee is to plan and implement initiatives to help promote, support and grow the Camden County Marketing and Membership business community. Through the Small Business The Marketing Com- Institute, the committee coordinates workshops and mittee and Membership seminars relevant to business growth and develop- Committee meet and work ment. collaboratively to effectively Programs range from from Lunch ‘N’ Learn sem- and efficiently carry-out both inars on a variety of special topics to webinars that committee missions. These members can access as part of their Chamber mem- committees work to brand bership. the organization, publicize programs, promote achieve- Workforce Development ments and help grow mem- The mission of the Workforce Development bership. Committee is to identify and promote opportunities for a partnership between the educational, business Military Community Affairs community and government entities of Camden County so as The Military Community Affairs Committee focuses on to foster favorable workplace practices to support a skilled local bridging the gap between the business community and its lead- workforce.

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ounty leaders are shooting for the that the location of the proposed space- stars with the development of a port makes it ideally situated to compete Ccommercial spaceport at the east for commercial space business. end of Harrietts Bluff. However, officials County offiials believe the spaceport say their feet are still firmly planted on the could be the catalyst project that breathes ground with some traditional economic new life into the local economy, as well as development projects that are also under the entire southeast Georgia region and way. beyond. “I have proudly supported Spaceport Eyes on the sky Camden from the first time I heard about The quest for a spaceport operator’s To learnlearn mmoreore aboutabout this amazing project and all it can do for license has involved years of environmen- Camden County’s Georgia,” said Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. tal study and safety analyses. The Federal quest to develop a “Camden County is showing what is pos- Aviation Administration will determine commercial spaceport, sible when local leaders come together, whether the project meets all of the envi- visit the website at think outside of the traditional box, and ronmental and safety requirements before find a way to maximize their community’s awarding a spaceport operator’s license. https://spaceportcamden.us greatest assets.” The environmental impact statement process began in late 2015. Workforce development County leaders would like to collabo- ABL Space Systems also is renting space A technical college campus, currently rate with the commercial space industry at the St. Marys Airport, where they can under construction in Kingsland, on the site and attract companies that spe- explore future operations in Camden. is expected to give local economic cialize in small- to medium-sized rocket In the 1950s when Thiokol operated on development efforts a shot in the arm launches. One of those emerging compa- the site, it was used to test one of the most when it opens in 2020. nies, Vector Space, has expressed interest powerful rockets in the world at that time. As home to Kings Bay Naval Submarine in Camden as a prospective launch site. Several space industry leaders have noted Base, Camden County is built upon an

Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 17 Coastal Pines Technical College groundbreaking, April 2019

economy that is heavily influenced by the military, civil service and contracted workers who rely on the base for their income. However, economic developers understand that a strong economy cannot be built on the military sector alone. At the same time, the base represents a boon to the quality of the local workforce. Those leaving or retiring from jobs at Kings Bay, as well as their spouses and family members help bring outside expertise to benefit employers and other :ĞǆĞĐƵƟǀĞŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ:ĂŵĞƐŽƵŐŚůŝŶĂŶĚŚŝƐƐƚĂī organizations. ĂƌĞƌĞĂĚǇƚŽĂƐƐŝƐƚďŽƚŚŶĞǁĂŶĚĞǆŝƐƟŶŐďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ When it opens, Coastal Pines Technical College will complete the circle of education and training that stars with ǁŝƚŚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ an award-winning K-12 public school system and ends with ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͕ an array of post-secondary options, including College of ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ Coastal Georgia, which officials hope ultimately will expand ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ĂŶĚ employment options in the community. ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ͘ Employer recruitment and retention dŚĞ : ŝƐ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ While the Camden County Board of Commissioners and ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ Ăƚ ϱϯϭ E͘ >ĞĞ its administrator are spearheading the spaceport project, the ^ƚ͕͘ <ŝŶŐƐůĂŶĚ͕ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ Camden County Joint Development Authority handles most ĞŶƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ /ŶĚƵƐƚƌǇ Θ countywide economic development projects. ŽŵŵĞƌĐĞ͘ The authority, which is funded by the county government and all three local cities, manages economic development and /ŶƋƵŝƌŝĞƐ ĂůƐŽ ĐĂŶ ďĞ seeks to create an attractive environment in which businesses can ŵĂĚĞ ďǇ ĐĂůůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ operate. It is a resource for site selectors and project managers. ŽĸĐĞĂƚ;ϵϭϮͿϳϮϵͲϳϮϬϭ͘ The JDA’s appointed members are comprised of major industry, /ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĂďŽƵƚ James Coughlin government, business and education leaders who work with ĚĞŵŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐƐ͕ ŵĂũŽƌ prospective businesses as well as also those currently in operation. The JDA also helps prospective employers from outside ĞŵƉůŽǇĞƌƐ͕ ůŽĐĂů ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂƚĞ ƚĂǆ ĐƌĞĚŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ Camden County find business sites that meet their criteria. A ƌĞĂůĞƐƚĂƚĞĐĂŶďĞĨŽƵŶĚŽŶƚŚĞ:ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͗ detailed, interactive site map also is found on its website at www. launchcamden.com. www.launchcamden.com Most of the JDA’s work involves preparing and marketing industrial sites, usually in county or municipal business parks but also in partnership with private landowners who have large through the Southeast Georgia Joint Development Authority. tracts of available property. The JDA meets monthly in the conference room at 531 N. They also work with existing businesses to find resources for Lee St., Kingsland, and all meetings are open to the public. For expanding operations, such as securing low-interest financing details, call (912) 729-7201.

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20 Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 ‘Our people make Kingsland special. We are a proud community of caring folks.’ Kingsland

For more than a century, the City of Kingsland has been extending its Southern hospitality fit for kings to visitors and residents alike through a variety of recreational and entertainment opportunities. “Kingsland has all the small town charm people find endearing, yet we are posed for great economic growth and prosperity,” Kingsland Mayor Grayson Day said. From its location near Interstate 95, Kingsland is a hub for those looking to experience the coastal area’s attractions, such as Cumberland Island National Seashore or an excursion through the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. “Kingsland is one of the most beautiful places to live along the Georgia coast,” Day said. “We are geographically positioned along the I-95 corridor just inside the Georgia/Florida line. This makes us an advantageous location for new business and industry while still offering the benefits and comforts of a hometown feel. Kingsland is an amazing place to live and work.” Kingsland’s air of Southern hospitality has grown in recent years as residents revitalized the city’s weekly market held hospitality,” said Tonya found inside the restored train brick walk honoring those that Saturday mornings at the depot Harvey, executive director of depot, located at the corner of have served. pavilion in downtown. Dubbed the Kingsland Convention East King Avenue and South “Our people make Kingsland the Royal District Market, and Visitors Bureau. “There’s Satilla Street. special,” Day said. “We are a vendors offer fresh produce, an abundance of that natural The city also has a veterans’ proud community of caring candles, soaps, baked goods, attraction here. It’s also what memorial park located just folks and we have the blessing wreaths, jewelry, accessories, the visitors coming here are west of downtown at Orange of being a part of a naval custom signs and more. looking for. They’re looking to Edwards Boulevard on community. The people of “We really do have a relax, to get back in touch with the south side of Georgia our community come from community of nice people, and nature and the outdoors.” Highway 40. The park features diverse backgrounds, locations, visitors feel that all the time. Incorporated in 1908, monuments for each branch of and beliefs. The men and People get a sense of Southern Kingsland’s history can be the armed forces, statues and a women who serve our country

Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 21 Welcome to Kingsland www.VisitKingsland.com

Kingsland is a city rich in history and natural beauty, along with a vibrant business and social environment. Visitors come here to enjoy the pristine wilderness of Cumberland Island, the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and the breathtaking coastal golf. The City’s downtown district, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has the charming 1920-era feel where visitors can stroll along the charming red-brick paved sidewalks adorned with street lamps and a beautiful clock reminiscent of days gone by. Take a moment and wander the district, shop in the unique boutique shops and art galleries or eat at the diner-style cafes. For more information, stop in at the Kingsland Welcome Center located at the intersection of I-95 Exit 3 and GA Hwy. 40. Our enthusiastic concierge staff is available to answer questions and offer brochures for distinctive sights, interesting activities and exciting festivals available throughout the local community. Contact: www.VisitKingsland.com (800) 433-0225

Downtownown strengthen the fabric of our lined with quaint streetlights Kingsland, Georgia community and make this a justify its position on the www.KingslandDDA.comw special place to live.” National Register of Historic Some of the best examples Places. ANNUAL EVENTS IN THE ROYAL DISTRICT of Kingsland employees, The city has a welcome • Kingsland Homegrown Market: volunteers and citizens coming center off Interstate 95 Exit 3 Sundays Starting Sept. 2019 together are the city’s annual that serves thousands of visitors • Old Time Oyster Roast: Saturday Before Super Bowl community gatherings and each year. The center houses festivals. information about the city and • Martin Luther King, Jr. Remembrance Walk: The Catfish Festival in Camden County, attractions On the Federal Holiday November attracts droves of throughout the region as well •Easter Egg Hunt: Saturday before Easter people each year. It has been as local art and produce, such as • Touch-A-Truck & Keep Camden Beautiful: listed as one of the Top 20 Events jams and honey. To learn more, Held Annually in the Spring in the Southeast, bringing visit www.visitkingsland.com. • Family Fall Festival: Held Annually in the Fall local music, crafts and cuisine Kingsland is also home to a • Veterans Day Parade & Ceremony: to area residents and tourists. scenic golf course community, Held Annually on Veterans Day The festival parade is one of Laurel Island Country Club • Catfish Festival: the event’s main attractions located east of Exit 6. The golf www.KingslandCatfishFestival.org in addition to the fried catfish course, Laurel Island Links, dinners. Booths line the streets has been praised in several golf •Christmas in Kingsland: selling an array of arts and crafts. magazines for its scenic appeal 2nd Thursday in December Other festivities include the and challenging layout. annual Kingsland Lions Club The Camden Community Oyster Roast in late January, a Recreation Center and Camden tree lighting ceremony in early County High School are both in December, the annual Martin Kingsland too. Luther King Jr. Day march and Kingsland City Hall is located a Veterans Day parade. at 107 S. Lee St. City hall can be Downtown Kingsland reached at (912) 729-5613. features buildings from the 19th To learn more, visit www. century, and its brick sidewalks kingslandgeorgia.com.

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24 Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 is a three-story Greek Revival roll and reference ma- mansion built in about 1838 terials. that has been owned by the The rich history of City of St. Marys since 1965. Cumberland Island is Orange Hall has been the visible at the Cumber- setting for weddings and club land Island National socials. The white house is also Seashore Museum. a focal point for the live na- The museum houses tivity in December. For more historical artifacts from information, call the St. Marys the island, including an Welcome Center at (912) 882- American Indian dug- 4000. out canoe, baskets sim- St. Marys also has a historic ilar to the ones woven cemetery, public library, senior by African-American citizens center and two other slaves and several ob- museums. The St. Marys Sub- jects, including a re- marine Museum has been open stored carriage, from since 1996 and has one of the the island’s gilded Car- largest collections of World negie era. War II submarine patrol re- For additional infor- ports in the United States and mation, visit the wel- a functional periscope. It shows come center in downtown St. in February, the Independence a popular curated vintage mar- the strong inﬂuence that the Marys at 400 Osborne St. near Day celebration on July Fourth ket, once or twice a year, draw- nearby Navy base has had on city hall or www.visitstmarys. and the Rock Shrimp Festival ing thousands to one of the the community. The museum com. in October draw thousands of nation’s oldest cities. honors active duty and veteran There are three annual fes- people to downtown for fun To learn more about St. submariners with artifact dis- tivals in downtown St. Marys. and festivities. Local business Marys, visit www.stmarysga. plays, a ballast panel, an honor The Mardi Gras celebration owners also host Rustapalooza, gov.

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Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 25 A city with a new South attitude and an old South charm.

Woodbine, Georgia

We all long for the lifestyle we knew as children. A time when neighbor helped neighbor, when children could run and play without a care in the world. This lifestyle still thrives in Woodbine, Georgia. Close to schools, Jacksonville International Airport, I-95 and outstanding recreational amenities, Woodbine is the best of both worlds. Home of Georgia’s Crawfish Festival Friday Evening and Saturday April 24 and 25, 2020

Woodbine City Hall — (912) 576-3211 For Festival Information Contact 310 Bedell Ave. (U.S. 17) The Woodbine Citizens P.O. Box 26, Woodbine, Ga. 31569 Steering Committee www.woodbinegeorgia.net P.O. Box 908, Woodbine, Ga. 31569 email: [email protected] www.woodbinecrawfish.com

71934 cow g17 port and has several shopping centers and beaches conveniently located to the north and south of it. “One of the best descriptions of Wood- Woodbine bine I have heard is that ‘We are a quiet Camden’s smallest town focuses on a relaxed lifestyle, community 45 minutes from anywhere in preserving the past and celebrating the crawﬁsh the world’ and that is in regard to the international airport just to our south,” Par- oodbine is a quaint city of our entire lives or just moved in,” Parrott rott said. about 1,500 people situated on explained. “Regardless of why you come to Various housing options are available Wthe banks of the Satilla River in Woodbine, you never really leave.” for families who wish to make the city northern Camden County. While it serves Residents and visitors alike bask in the their home, including historic homes, as the county seat, housing government serenity of life on the scenic southern existing homes within established neigh- entities such as the county commissioners, banks of the Satilla. Citizens enjoy the borhoods as well as available building lots sheriff’s ofﬁce and the county courthouse, peaceful life of a rural small town and inside open and gated communities. Woodbine still maintains its charming at- neighbors and business owners are also “The nature that surrounds us speaks of mosphere, appealing to all who live in and friends. home as well,” Parrott said. “You can take visit this town. The smallest of the three Camden mu- the family on a bike ride through town, “Woodbine is home,” said mayor Steve nicipalities, Woodbine sits at the cross- walk along the Riverwalk or spend a day Parrott. “It’s a place where you know roads of U.S. 17 and Georgia Highway on the Satilla River. We are a community your neighbors and you look out for each 110 with Exit 14 on Interstate 95 just a that you can wind down in, recharge your other. Knowing who everyone is and how few miles away. It is situated for easy driv- batteries or even call it home.” everyone is related and knowing that there ing to the Kingsland-St. Marys area to the As home to the Bryan-Lang Historical are people you can count on brings a real south, the Brunswick-Golden Isles area to Archives, Woodbine serves as the keeper sense of family to the community.” the north and the Waycross-Blackshear of the county’s history. Genealogists and “This city means many things to each of area to the west. The city is just 45 min- historians come to the city to research us individually whether we have been here utes from Jacksonville International Air- family trees or county history, admire the

Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 27 historic buildings or enjoy a quiet afternoon’s reading. “Woodbine is a progressive city that takes pride in preserving its past. History is what makes us who we are,” Parrott said. The Old Woodbine School serves as the Camden Commu- nity Center. The community center offers cultural events, such as the Woodbine Opry. The opry features traditional bluegrass and gospel music being performed every Friday night and country music for dancing on Saturday night. Live musicians, singers and performers from Georgia, Florida and other neighboring River Waterfront Park and geared up for the Woodbine of April and organized by the states entertain audiences each ending at Liza Rudolph Road Crawﬁsh Festival, one of the Woodbine Citizens Steering week. to the south. The paved walk- biggest festivals in the region. Committee. Nestled along the Satilla way runs along an old railbed About 20,000 people come The city’s website, www. River, the landscaped pathway with benches, restrooms and a out each year for the fami- woodbinegeorgia.net, has a of the Woodbine Riverwalk mountain bike course adjacent ly-oriented entertainment and wealth of information regard- twists and turns as it mean- to the existing walkway south crawﬁsh centered cuisine at the ing Woodbine along with links ders along the banks of the of West 11th Street. annual festival, which is held to area attractions, events and river beginning at the Satilla Once a year, the city gets on the last Friday and Saturday other information.

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away from home 74504 loah G19 28 Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 ‘Our teachers’ commitment to their students and ensuring they each receive the help they need to Education succeed is what sets our schools apart.’ hen it comes to education, each receive the help they need to succeed County school district has had more top Camden County Schools is what sets our schools apart.” Title I reward schools than any other dis- Wworks to provide engaging Proof of Camden County Schools’ com- trict in the state. Of the 80 schools to earn classroom environments and opportunities mitment to the success of every student the title statewide, six were in Camden that prepare its students to succeed in the can be found in its numerous awards and County in 2017. Camden had eight High- world beyond graduation. recognitions. In 2017, St. Marys Middle est Performing or High Progress Title I “Everyone in our schools is charged School became the state’s ﬁrst traditional schools and four Title I Distinguished with developing relationships with stu- middle school to achieve STEM certiﬁca- schools in the last two years. dents that motivate, inspire and challenge tion for the entire school. Camden clubs and sports teams also them to succeed and to ensure we provide For the past few years, the Camden consistently place in regional and state safe, inviting schools free of harmful behavior that support high student achievement,” school system superintendent Will Hardin said. The approximately 9,000-student school system strives to excel in certain focus areas it deems critical to providing quality education programs: high academic achievement, quality instructors, administrators and staff, supportive learning environments, effective operations, and strong parental and community support. “I believe factors that contribute most effectively to our continuing success are efforts to retain a diverse corps of quality teachers, administrators and staff who provide rigorous, relevant curriculum that exceeds state and national expectations,” Hardin said. “… Our teachers’ commitment to their students and ensuring they

Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 29 competitions with the CCHS wrestling team clinching state titles four years in a row, former Wildcat football players being drafted into the NFL and several teams ﬁnishing seasons undefeated. Aiming high Camden schools have a years-long history of outrank- ing state averages and outper- forming hundreds of schools statewide. Camden County High School was a Platinum Greatest Gains school in 2016 and 2017 and St. Marys Ele- mentary was a Gold Greatest Gains School in 2018. SMES Camden’s graduating class dents for successful careers as part of the Navy Junior Re- was one of 112 Greatest Gains routinely receives several mil- after graduation. Showing serve Ofﬁcer Training Corps. schools in the state and one of lion dollars in scholarships off the skills they learned in NJROTC cadets have received only 28 out of all 2,302 public from community organizations classes, the CCHS SkillsUSA the Distinguished Unit Award schools in Georgia to receive and schools in recognition of often place in region, state, na- for four consecutive years for a gold award. Schools that are their academic and athletic ac- tional and international com- their performance during the selected as Greatest Gains have complishments. petitions. annual review. Only 15 percent a three-year average of student The Career, Technical and CCHS also offers students of the 570 NJROTC units in growth in at least the 93rd per- Agricultural Education pro- the opportunity to gain disci- the nation receive this distinc- centile in the state. gram at CCHS prepares stu- pline, leadership and character tion.

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30 Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 Drama and music students at Camden County High School distinguish themselves in numerous regional and state competitions. The high school features a state-of-the-art, 1,200-seat auditorium that is used for theater productions and special functions. A sweep- ing expansion that includes a 300-seat auditorium, a small black box theater and 12 new classrooms for band, choral and culinary students is under construction. Camden County Schools has a rewarding relationship with Kings Bay Naval Submarine they are districted. Base. Personnel from the Kings Pre-kindergarten classes also Bay continuously lend their ex- are available through local pri- pertise to the school system. vate day care centers. Sailors, Marines and Coast New families are asked to Guard members often serve as register their children in the tutors and mentors and partic- school system as soon as pos- ipate in ﬁeld days, fall festivals sible. Parents of a child receiv- and other school events. ing special education services “With nearly 40 percent from a previous school should of our students coming from bring a copy of a psychological homes with some connection evaluation, current individual to Kings Bay Naval Submarine education plan, current test- Base, the prospects for new ing results other than psycho- ideas, experiences and friend- logical, current permission to ships are something I believe place, placement minutes and our students and our teachers permission to evaluate. embrace,” Hardin said. “The For more information, visit diversity of the students and www.camden.k12.ga.us. the community we serve and the richness that brings to our Higher education schools is quite distinctive for Residents can also pursue a school system in rural Geor- a college education close to gia.” home. The College of Coastal Georgia, Camden Center, in Early education Kingsland offers a variety of Camden County offers other classes within the college’s de- early education options for gree programs. children younger than kinder- Construction is underway garten age. The county has a on a Coastal Pines Technical Head Start program in Wood- College campus in Kingsland bine. with 63,000-square-feet of Pre-kindergarten is available classrooms and labs for weld- to 4-year-olds on a space-avail- ing, industrial systems, elec- able basis that is determined by tronics, engineering and other a lottery system. Each of the programs. The campus should nine elementary schools in the be open in late 2020. system has one pre-kindergar- “We are excited to have an Deibert said. “Camden has patiently waiting for a campus ten class. Students are required opportunity to have more of a been a strong supporter of our to provide more technical pro- to register for the lottery at the presence in Camden County,” college and the residents and grams for Camden and the sur- elementary school for which Coastal Pines president Glenn business community have been rounding counties.”

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38 Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 Cumberland Island eople call Cumberland Island Na- A national seashore packed with history and natural beauty tional Seashore a magical place. The Plargest of Georgia’s barrier islands, played an integral role in creating the sea- which shows visitors the island’s natural Cumberland is an 18-mile-long wonder shore, credits Cumberland’s magic with its and cultural history with stops at Stafford of maritime forest, tidal creeks, beach and preservation. cemetery, Plum Orchard, the remnants of saltwater marshes off the coast of Camden “Preserving Cumberland is the simplest Cumberland Island wharf and the settle- County. thing in the world,” Stuckey said. “All one ment. “When I got here, I tore up my resume. has to do is visit Cumberland, set foot The tour concludes at the settlement I thought, ‘This is it. It doesn’t get any on that island and that’s all you have to where former slaves purchased land, built better than this,’” Zack Kirkland said. do. It’s totally the most enchanting, mys- Kirkland arrived as the park’s chief ranger tical, beautiful (place) and it hasn’t been in 1975, three years after President Rich- spoiled.” ard Nixon signed legislation making the This magic draws tens of thousands of island a national park. visitors each year. Reached only by boat, Decades ago, Cumberland Island could the island became a national seashore in have been lost to progress. Its wilderness 1972 and the National Park Service owns turned into civilization with houses, more much of the island, including Plum Or- residents and a bridge to the mainland. chard, a 22,000-square-foot house built But heirs of the Carnegies, who owned by the Carnegies at the turn of the 20th much of the island, started talking about century, and protects the land, wildlife and a national park to thwart development and resources. Motorized trafﬁc is limited to maintain the natural beauty. park service personnel and a few residents “Cumberland has a mystique about it,” who have retained rights. said Lary Dilsaver, who wrote the park’s administrative history. “It infected the How to see the island Carnegies. It infected the park service The park service ferries visitors to the is- people who have been there. Nobody ever land twice a day from downtown St. Marys forgets that.” and offers guided and self-guided tours, Former U.S. Rep. Bill Stuckey, who including the Land and Legacies tour,

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40 Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 houses and, in 1937, built the First African The late Camden County historian Rod- If you go ... Baptist Church where John F. Kennedy Jr. ney Sheffield said a lot of the island’s his- married in 1996. tory has yet to be told. ƵŵďĞƌůĂŶĚ/ƐůĂŶĚĨĞƌƌǇƟĐŬĞƚƐĂƌĞΨϯϬ ĨŽƌĂĚƵůƚƐ͕ΨϮϴĨŽƌƚŚŽƐĞŽůĚĞƌƚŚĂŶϲϮ “It truly was the heart and soul of the “San Pedro was the largest Spanish mis- ĂŶĚΨϮϬĨŽƌǇŽƵƚŚϲƚŽϭϱǇĞĂƌƐŽůĚĂŶĚ African American community here on the sion on Cumberland Island,” Sheffield said. ĨƌĞĞĨŽƌĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶǇŽƵŶŐĞƌƚŚĂŶϱ͘WĂƌŬ island,” said Maggie Tyler, former chief of “It will be a National Geographic event ĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞĨĞĞƐĂƌĞΨϭϬĂƉĞƌƐŽŶĨŽƌĂĚƵůƚƐ interpretation and education for the island. when it’s found.” ĂŶĚŐŽŽĚĨŽƌŽŶĞǁĞĞŬ͘ĚŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŝƐĨƌĞĞ “Births, deaths, baptisms and everything in There were hundreds of Mocama Indians ĨŽƌĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶǇŽƵŶŐĞƌƚŚĂŶϭϱǇĞĂƌƐŽůĚ between occurred here at the church.” on the island when the mission was active, ĂŶĚŵĞƌŝĐĂƚŚĞĞĂƵƟĨƵůƉĂƐƐŚŽůĚĞƌƐ͘ Visitors can also become immersed in Sheffield said. Those Indians who became ŶĂŶŶƵĂůƉĂƐƐĨŽƌŽŶĞƉĞƌƐŽŶŝƐΨϯϱ͘ the island experience by staying overnight Catholics were allowed to be buried be- dŚĞ>ĂŶĚĂŶĚ>ĞŐĂĐŝĞƐƚŽƵƌŽīĞƌƐ in campgrounds from primitive to conve- neath the floor of the mission house as a ĂŶŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƟǀĞƚƌŝƉƚŽƚŚĞĂƌŶĞŐŝĞͲĞƌĂ ŵĂŶƐŝŽŶWůƵŵKƌĐŚĂƌĚ͕ƚŚĞǁŚĂƌĨ͕ƚŚĞ nient with bathhouses and picnic tables by place of honor. There also would have been &ŝƌƐƚĨƌŝĐĂŶĂƉƟƐƚŚƵƌĐŚǁŚĞƌĞ:ŽŚŶ the beach. a friary and a large council house of the In- &͘<ĞŶŶĞĚǇ:ƌ͘ŵĂƌƌŝĞĚŝŶϭϵϵϲĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌ dians in a compound with the mission. ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůƐŝƚĞƐ͘dŽƵƌƐĂƌĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞŽŶ A snapshot of history Cumberland Island has figured in the ĚĂǇƐƚŚĞĨĞƌƌǇŽƉĞƌĂƚĞƐ͘dŝĐŬĞƚƐĂƌĞΨϰϱ͘ Scientists, including anthropologists and history of several nations that battled for ZĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞƐƚƌŽŶŐůǇĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚ archaeologists, and university students and control of the island, from the French to ĂŶĚĐĂŶďĞŵĂĚĞďǇĐĂůůŝŶŐ;ϴϳϳͿϴϲϬͲ instructors periodically come to Cumber- the English to American colonists. ϲϳϴϳ͘ land to study its first residents or the plants Following the American Revolutionary ĂŵƉŝŶŐĨĞĞƐƌĂŶŐĞĨƌŽŵΨϵƚŽΨϮϮ and animals. Early in 2013, National Park War, grants of land to war heroes brought ƉĞƌŶŝŐŚƚĨŽƌƐŝǆƉĞŽƉůĞĂƚƐĞĂĐĂŵƉŽƌ ǁŝůĚŶĞƐƐĐĂŵƉŐƌŽƵŶĚƐ͘ZĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƐĐĂŶ Service archaeologists examined a ship- on the plantation era in the island and the ďĞŵĂĚĞĂƚǁǁǁ͘ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ͘ŐŽǀ͘ wreck, likely from the 1800s, that had been importation of slaves to work the land. The ŝŬĞƐĐĂŶďĞƌĞŶƚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚĨŽƌ found on the beach. Civil War ended the plantation era, and in ΨϭϲƉĞƌĚĂǇƚƌŝƉĂŶĚΨϮϬƚŽŬĞĞƉƚŚĞďŝŬĞ Among Cumberland’s earliest inhabi- the late 1800s and early 1900s, Thomas ŽǀĞƌŶŝŐŚƚ͘zŽƵĐĂŶďƌŝŶŐǇŽƵƌďŝŬĞƚŽƚŚĞ tants were the Mocama Indians — a subset and Lucy Coleman Carnegie bought most ŝƐůĂŶĚŽŶƚŚĞĨĞƌƌǇĨŽƌĂΨϭϬƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚ of the Timucuas — that had several villages of Cumberland as a winter playground and ĨĞĞ͘dŚĞǀŝƐŝƚŽƌĐĞŶƚĞƌŝŶ^ƚ͘DĂƌǇƐŝƐ on the island and the mainland more than home for their family. ŽƉĞŶĚĂŝůǇĨƌŽŵϴĂ͘ŵ͘ƚŽϰƉ͘ŵ͘ĂŶĚƚŚĞ 4,000 years ago. Visitors can still experience a vestige of ŵĂŝŶůĂŶĚŵƵƐĞƵŵŝƐŽƉĞŶĚĂŝůǇĨƌŽŵϭƚŽ In 1566, Spanish explorers arrived on the Carnegie lifestyle by staying at Grey- ϰƉ͘ŵ͘ůůƉĂƌŬĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂƌĞĐůŽƐĞĚĞĐ͘ Ϯϱ͘&ŽƌŵŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ĐĂůů;ϵϭϮͿϴϴϮͲ Cumberland, setting up a garrison and field Inn, built in 1900 for a Carnegie ϰϯϯϲŽƌǀŝƐŝƚǁǁǁ͘ŶƉƐ͘ŐŽǀͬĐƵŝƐ͘ Catholic mission and seeking to convert daughter. Descendants later converted the the Indians to Christianity. house to an inn.

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erched on the edge of a kayak trips, birding hikes, bluff along the Crooked campfires, survival skills classes PRiver in St. Marys, the and scavenger hunts. state park bearing the river’s The popularity of weekend name offers scenic marsh views nocturnal wildlife walks has also as well as endless activities for been on the rise. Walks begin at nature enthusiasts young and dusk when wildlife is most active. old. Both children and adults are Visitors to Crooked River welcome to join this entertaining State Park can fish off a floating and educational experience. dock, hike several nature trails, Crooked River State Park also get a peek at native wildlife has themed events for seasons and try their hand at the park’s and holidays and a variety of day miniature golf course. camps and events throughout Located about seven miles the summer months, when most north of St. Marys off of Charlie children are out of school. Smith Sr. Highway, the park In the fall, the park offers offers 500 acres shaded by Creepy Crooked River in palmetto and Spanish moss- celebration of Halloween with draped oaks along salt marsh. haunted hayrides and haunted Bike rentals, RV and tent sites nature center tours. for camping, rental cottages and Thanksgiving is a busy time picnic shelters are just some of for visitors at the park, and the the options for park visitors. staff hosts a variety of programs A boat ramp, guided kayak for all ages. In December and trips and nature programs are January, there are holiday- also available. Peak visitation themed programs and the first months are September through day of the year hike. During the May and daily park hours are 7 winter, Camden County school a.m. to 10 p.m. Office hours are children enjoy educational field 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday through trips to the park. Thursday and 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Other annual events held at Friday and Saturday. the park include the Audubon Society’s annual backyard bird Activities count in February. Those visiting The park features a nature the park by vehicle are required center with animals, displays and to pay a $5 parking fee. Free special programs throughout parking passes can be checked the year. There is also a Junior out from the libraries. Annual Ranger program for children, a parking passes are available. For variety of ranger-guided nature more information, call the park walks that are designed for at (912) 882-5256 or visit www. people of all ages, boat cruises, gastateparks.org/CrookedRiver.

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Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 45 Trident Lakes, a par-72 course at 1010 USS Proteus Blvd. on Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, can be contacted at (912) 573-8475. Military personnel and civilians can enjoy the 6,648-yard track. For more information, visit www.navymwrkingsbay. com or email [email protected]. Located in St. Marys, scenic Osprey Cove is a private, par-72, 6,791-yard course sculpted by PGA Tour winner Mark McCumber. Visit www.ospreycove. com or call (912) 882-5575 for more details. Recreation center Next to Camden County High School and Chris Gilman Stadium in Kingsland, the Camden Community Recreation Cen- ter at 1050 Wildcat Drive has year-round programs to keep the whole family ﬁt. Activities for all ages are available, with a racquetball court, an aerobics room, gymnastics, water aerobics, day camps and basketball/volleyball courts. A fully equipped weight room has treadmills, elliptical machines, stationary bikes, free weights, bench presses, stair-steppers and machine weights. Also offered are tai chi, kickboxing, yoga, circuit training, strength training, indoor cycling and Zumba. Memberships are available for adults, children, families and seniors. For members wanting an aquatic workout, the outdoor swimming pool is a favored spot. Lessons are available in addition to recreational swimming. Operating out of the center and led by longtime coach Yuri Kalinin, Camden Gymnastics has enjoyed tremendous success with hundreds of state, regional and national champions. The program can be contacted at (912) 729-5600, www. camdengymnastics.com or camdengym@ gmail.com. The recreation center is the headquar- ters of the Camden County Public Ser- vice Authority (PSA) Leisure Services department. Governed by a consolidated board of local elected ofﬁcials, it oversees countywide recreation programs, parks and facilities. For more information on the recreation center, call (912) 729-5600, email [email protected] or visit www.camdencountypsa.info. Youth, adult sports Whether it is fall, winter, spring or summer, kids won’t have a problem staying

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50 Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 Camden County abounds with opportunities for those who love to ﬁsh, kayak, boat and otherwise enjoy the rivers, creeks, marsh and At- lantic Ocean. Several ﬁshing tournaments, including the Historic St. Marys Fishing Classic, are held each year for both adults and children.

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52 Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 Cornelia Jackson Memorial Woodbine 110 Park Kingsland on U.S. 17 and offers a Located on 15th Street in Woodbine, This popular community park in playground and picnic tables. this park has a screened pavilion complete Woodbine offers a baseball field, football with a full-service kitchen that can be field, lighted tennis court, basketball Kingsland Lions Park used for family gatherings, cookouts or court, playground and restrooms. Located on South Grove Boulevard, birthday parties. There is also a large this facility has baseball fields, T-ball playground area, picnic tables with grills Woodbine Lions Park fields, lighted tennis courts, basketball and restrooms. The park has a lighted The Lions Club recreation field is court, a skateboard park, a half-mile basketball court and a football field. located on the corner of Brewster Avenue walking path, playgrounds and restrooms. and Crestview Drive in Woodbine and It is also the site of Justin’s Miracle Field, Satilla Waterfront Park offers a large multi-use field. a special rubberized baseball field for Woodbine has a nature trail and special-needs children. riverwalk along the Satilla River. There’s Woodbine Theatre Park a boat ramp and a floating fishing dock, Situated on Bedell Avenue, this newer Maple Ford Park covered areas perfect for having a picnic, park offers a walking trail with exercise Located north of Woodbine in Waverly public restrooms, bike racks, parking stations throughout. on Spring Bluff Road, this park offers a facilities and an old railroad trestle baseball field, basketball court, a screened that extends over the Satilla River for a Little Catfish Creek in picnic area with several tables and a delightful view. Just off the riverwalk is a This park is located south of downtown full kitchen and restrooms. newly constructed mountain bike trail. Browntown Wilderness Park This park is located on Temple Creek Road in Browntown, west of the Kingsland city limits. This park offers a nature trail, multi-use fields, basketball court, playground, restrooms and pavilion with picnic tables and a kitchen. Adjacent to the park are a boat ramp and floating fishing dock.

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54 Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 Boat ramps Meeting Street Woodbine Located on Meeting Street Access to the Satilla River behind the old paper mill site can be found at the water- in St. Marys, there are two boat front park in Woodbine, off ramps and a floating fishing U.S. Highway 17 just north of dock. downtown. A floating fishing dock can be found alongside St. Marys Street the boat ramp. Nearby are pic- A boat ramp and floating nic tables and restrooms. fishing dock can be found next to Howard Gilman Memorial White Oak Park in downtown St. Marys. This boat ramp, located off U.S. Highway 17 North just Kingsland outside Woodbine, also of- Located on U.S. Highway fers public access to the Satilla 17 at the Georgia-Florida state River with a floating fishing line south of Kingsland, a pub- dock, playground area, river- lic boat ramp offers access to front benches and swings, pic- the St. Marys River. nic tables, a covered pavilion and a raised stage area. Browntown This boat ramp and float- Harrietts Bluff ing fishing dock are located This area east of Interstate on Temple Creek Road west 95 Exit 7 offers public access to of the Kingsland. Adjacent is a the Crooked River and a float- small park with sports facilities, ing fishing dock. restrooms and a pavilion.

Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 55 Celebrations St. Marys Mardi Gras In a flurry of beads and candy, a street parade kicks off St. Marys Mardi Gras, sponsored by the St. Marys Downtown Merchants Association on the Saturday before Ash Wednesday every year. The festival is appropriate for young children and activities include a chili cooking contest, live music, food and crafts vendors. Woodbine Crawfish Festival The Woodbine Crawfish Festival has been a community staple for more than 35 years. Organized by the Woodbine Citizens Steering Committee, volunteers serve thousands of pounds of crawfish in a low country boil and étouffée. The event, held annually on the last Saturday of April, draws thousands of people and includes live music, games, crafts vendors, a 5K and a parade. Independence Day Festival The St. Marys Kiwanis Club brings a full day of fun followed by a dazzling fireworks display on Independence Day. Held for more than 50 years, the July Fourth event includes a pancake breakfast, 5K and 10K races, entertainment, arts and crafts vendors and food booths galore. St. Marys Rock Shrimp Festival Kiwanians also cook up the St. Marys Rock Shrimp Festival at the waterfront with a 5K race, parade and entertainment in October. Crowds gather to enjoy plates of fried rock shrimp served from the waterfront pavilion. While festival-goers chow down, the Kiwanis Club spotlights local talent, presenting live music and dancing. Kingsland Catfish Festival The Kingsland Catfish festival includes music, performances, a 5K race, crafts vendors and fried catfish dinners, of course, on November 23 this year. Volunteers with the Kingsland Community Betterment Program organize the festival. Christmas in St. Marys Santa and Mrs. Claus parade down Osborne Street as part of the White Lighting held the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Along the way, Christmas lights flicker on and Santa lights the city’s tree at the waterfront. Christmas in the Park is held the first Saturday in December at Howard Gilman Memorial Park and the live nativity is mid-December at Orange Hall. Christmas in Woodbine Each year, the Woodbine Woman’s Club hosts a Christmas parade and visits with Santa on the first Saturday in December along Bedell Avenue and the Woodbine Riverwalk. Kingsland Tree Lighting Kingsland holds its tree lighting the second Thursday in December with snow and Santa at the historic depot. 56 Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 Tips for new residents Navigating a new area, setting up Road in St. Marys, provides telephone, information regarding fees and service for utilities, getting a new license and cable and Internet for all of Camden OREMC, call (800) 262-5131, visit www. registering a vehicle can make moving County. Comcast provides services oremc.com or send an email to customer. a stressful and frustrating process. The for both residential and commercial [email protected]. following information is provided to help customers. Pricing and information can Georgia Power has varying fees. For ease new residents into their Camden be located at www.comcast.com or by more information, call (888) 660-5890 or County homes. calling (800) 934-6489. visit www.georgiapower.com. Kingsland Cable, located in downtown Phone, cable, Internet Kingsland, also provides cable and Internet Driver’s license TDS Telecom, located at 103 Martha service. For more information, call (912) Social Security office Drive in St. Marys, provides telephone, 729-3777 or visit www.kgldcable.net. The Georgia Department of Driver cable and Internet for all of Camden Services operates one driver’s license office County. TDS provides services for both Electricity in the county at 333 S. Ashley St. behind residential and commercial customers. Electricity is supplied to Camden by the Camden County Board of Education For more information on fees, Okefenoke Rural Electric Membership office in Kingsland. The phone number is scheduling installation or customer Corporation and Georgia Power. (912) 729-1362. The office is open from 8 service, contact TDS at (912) 882-1400, OREMC is located at 2059 Kinlaw a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. For (866) 571-6662 or visit www.tdstelecom. Road in the county industrial park. A more information, visit dds.georgia.gov/ com. deposit may be required depending on location/kingsland. Comcast, located at 10917 Colerain the applicant’s credit rating. For more The closest Social Security office is in Brunswick at 134 Juniper Court and An advertising supplement of the Tribune & Georgian open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except for Wednesday CAMDEN COUNTY 2019 when the office closes noon. For more information, call the local office at (866) MEDICAL DIRECTORY 964-6563. A guide by specialty to health care providers in the Camden County area Vehicle registration Vehicles must be registered within 30 days of moving to Georgia. The Camden County Courthouse Annex, 208 E. Fourth St. in Woodbine, handles all motor vehicle registration. Fees vary when registering out-of-state cars. Vehicles belonging to active duty military personnel and out- of-state students are subject to different procedures. To register a vehicle, the owner should bring the title or finance papers, current out-of-state registration, name of insurance company and policy number, current odometer reading from the vehicle and identification on title transactions. Georgia law requires all auto tags be renewed by the owner’s birthday. Tags can be renewed up to 30 days prior to the birth date. Office hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, Finding a new health care provider can be stressful too. Check out the Tribune & Geor- call the tag office at (912) 576-3248 or gian’s medical directory to learn what services are available in Camden. Pick one up at the visit www.camdencountyga.gov/79/Tax- Tribune & Georgian’s office in downtown St. Marys at 206 Osborne St. Commissioner.

Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 57 Museums St. Marys Submarine Museum Check hours 102 St. Marys St., St. Marys before visiting 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Browse through Saturday; 12-5 p.m. Sunday; closed displays of artifacts Monday — (912) 882-2782 recovered from the View the waterfront through a island’s historical working periscope, research a particular structures and boat in the archives or shop in the archaeological digs. museum store. St. Marys Railroad Museum Features artifacts and remembrances Orange Hall 1100 Osborne St., Theatre by the from the explosion of the Thiokol 311 Osborne St., St. Marys Trax — (912) 729-1103 Chemical Corporation in 1971 that killed Orange Hall is closed for extensive Open during theater and train events 29 people and injured dozens more. renovations. To check about tours, call or call for a special opening (912) 882-4000. Features exhibits showing Woodbine Opry This antebellum mansion provides a railroading through the years and three Old Woodbine School at the corner snapshot of life in the 1820s and 1830s. running model displays. of Second Street and Camden Avenue, www.thewoodbineopry.com Cumberland Island National Thiokol Memorial Museum 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday Seashore Museum 115 S. Lee St., Kingsland — (912) Evenings are ﬁlled with bluegrass, 129 Osborne St. — (912) 882-4336 580-6489, www.thiokolmemorial.org, gospel and classic country music and www.nps.gov/cuis/planyourvisit/on- [email protected] mementos and memorabilia from the mainland.htm#Museum Open periodically for special events school’s active days are highlighted.

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St. Marys Post Office Woodbine Post Office Camden County Public Library 31558 31569 1410 Georgia Highway 40 East, at the 724 Charlie Smith Sr. Highway 202 Bedell Ave. intersection of Gross Road in Kingsland 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday, (912) 729-3741 — gapines.org through Friday Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9 a.m.- 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday 9 a.m.-noon Saturday 8:30 a.m.-noon Wednesday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Saturday Kings Bay Post Office St. Marys Public Library 31547 White Oak Post Office 100 Herb Bauer Drive 1360 USS Simon Bolivar Road 31568 (912) 882-4800 — gapines.org 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. Monday 25 McKinnon Road North 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday through Friday 2-4 p.m. Monday through

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The UGA Extension office in Camden County works through a unique partnership between state and local county government, the University of Georgia and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Extension staff strive to enrich the lives of residents through education programing in many different areas including agriculture, 4-H, youth programing and development, food, health, families, fire protection and master naturalist courses. The Camden extension office offers a variety of free services including testing services for soil, water and plant samples, invasive species management initiatives, yearly river cleanups and Adopt-A- Stream monitoring and certification. FIND LOVE Many people have no financial plan at the Humane Society for the future. of Camden County “We have plenty of fun-loving singles. Tall, dark and Do you? handsome; pretty I can help you create a financial plan for life – protection, and petite; blondes, saving and retirement. Call me today. Let’s talk about your brunettes and plan for life. redheads; young Modern Woodmen of America Lisa James, FIC and frisky; mature, 121 C North Lee Street distinguished Kingsland, GA 31548 B 912-576-0245 adults; and a few that have C 912-400-0644 literally been around the [email protected] block a few times.”

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74355 mw g19 at (912) 729-7141. t&g psa 60 Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 Visitor information Many area agencies are in the business of welcoming Kingsland Welcome Center ŶĞǁǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐĂŶĚƉƌŽƐƉĞĐƟǀĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͘tŚĞƚŚĞƌƐĞĞŬŝŶŐ The Kingsland Welcome Center, run by the Kingsland ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽŶĂƌĞĂĞǀĞŶƚƐĂŶĚƚŽƵƌŝƐƚĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐŽƌ Convention and Visitors Bureau, is located near Exit 3 of lodging for the night, visitors can access a wealth of Interstate 95 at 1190 E. Boone Ave, and directed by Tonya ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘ Harvey. The center can be reached by calling (912) 729-5999 or (800) 433-0225 or by visiting www.visitkingsland.com. Camden Chamber of Commerce The Camden County Chamber of Commerce is in the Woodbine City Hall Center for Industry & Commerce, which is located at 531 N. Woodbine City Hall in the county seat also can provide Lee St., just north of downtown Kingsland on U.S. 17. The information on nearby sites and services. City hall is ofﬁce can be reached by calling (912) 729-5840 or visiting downtown on U.S. 17 and can be reached at (912) 576-3211 www.camdenchamber.com. or www.woodbinegeorgia.net. St. Marys Welcome Center Georgia Welcome Center The St. Marys Welcome Center, directed by Angela Wig- The Georgia Welcome Center off of Interstate 95 also ger, is located at 400 Osborne St. in downtown St. Marys and distributes information about Camden County, as well as run by the St. Marys Convention and Visitors Bureau. To other parts of the state. The center, located at is just north learn more, call the center at (912) 882-4000 or (800) 868- of the Georgia-Florida state line off Exit 1 in St. Marys. 8687 or check out www.visitstmarys.com. The phone number is (912) 729-3253.

Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 61 Restaurant guide

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COUNTY GOVERNMENT Kingsland Police Department ST. MARYS Board of education The board of commissioners (912) 729-8254 www.stmarysga.gov School board meets at 6 p.m. the meets at 6 p.m. the first and third Council meets at 6 p.m. the first and second Tuesday of each month at the Tuesdays of the month in Woodbine. Kingsland Fire Department third Mondays of the month at city hall. board office. Chief Terry Smith Camden County (912) 576-5601 (912) 729-8270 St. Marys City Hall Jason Chance — District 1 www.camdencountyga.gov (912) 510-4000 [email protected] City council Mayor Dr. C. Grayson Day County manager Steve Howard City manager John Holman Jane Brown — District 2 [email protected] (912) 576-0464 (912) 510-4041 [email protected] [email protected] Mike McClain — Post 1 [email protected] Jimmy Coffel — District 3 [email protected] Commissioners St. Marys Police Department [email protected] Lannie Brant — District 1 James Galloway — Post 2 (912) 882-4488 (912) 552-4246 Jonathon Blount — District 4 [email protected] [email protected] St. Marys Fire Department [email protected] Chief Robby Horton Chuck Clark — District 2 LaMar Stokes — Post 3 [email protected] (912) 882-6289 Mark Giddens — District 5 (912) 674-8791 [email protected] [email protected] Alex Blount — Post 4 City council Mayor John Morrissey FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Jimmy Starline — District 3 [email protected] (912) 510-4041 U.S. Sen. David Perdue (912) 882-5691 WOODBINE [email protected] (202) 224-3521 Washington, D.C. [email protected] www.woodbinegeorgia.net (404) 865-0087 Atlanta perdue.senate.gov Gary Blount — District 4 City council meets at 6:30 p.m. the Artie Jones Jr — Post 1 (912) 882-2211 first Monday of the month at city hall. (912) 322-3437 U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson [email protected] arjones@ stmarysga.gov Woodbine City Hall (202) 224-3643 Washington, D.C. Ben Casey — District 5 City manager Samantha Young Jim Goodman — Post 2 (770) 661-0999 Atlanta (912) 552-4703 (912) 576-3211 (912) 674-1285 isakson.senate.gov [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter Jim Gant — Post 3 (912) 265-9010 Brunswick (912) 882-6093 (202) 225-5831 Washington, D.C. [email protected] buddycarter.house.gov

Dave Reilly — Post 4 Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base (912) 882-7207 Commanding officer Camden County Sheriff’s Office City council [email protected] Capt. Chester Parks Sheriff Jim Proctor Mayor Steve Parrott www.cnic.navy.mil/KingsBay (912) 510-5100 (912) 399-7946 Allen Rassi — Post 5 [email protected] (912) 552-9114 Cumberland Island National Seashore Camden County Fire Rescue [email protected] Superintendent Gary Ingram Terry Smith Louise Mitchell (912) 882-4336 (912) 729-3911 (912) 576-3508 Linda Williams — Post 6 www.nps.gov/cuis [email protected] (912) 673-6475 District attorney Jackie Johnson [email protected] STATE GOVERNMENT Brunswick Judicial Circuit Donald Harrelson State Rep. Steven Sainz, District 180 (912) 576-3704 Camden (912) 576-3211 (404) 656-0177 Atlanta [email protected] CAMDEN COUNTY SCHOOLS [email protected] KINGSLAND www.camden.k12.ga.us www.kingslandgeorgia.com C.C. Higginbotham Jr. State Rep. John Corbett, District 174 Kingsland council meets at 6 p.m. (904) 877-8075 Administrative office (404) 656-0213 Atlanta the second and fourth Mondays of the [email protected] Superintendent Will Hardin [email protected] month at city hall. After Dec. 31 — John Tucker Rob Baird 311 S. East St., Kingsland GA 31548 State Sen. William Ligon Kingsland City Hall (912) 729-5613 (912) 674-1949 (912) 729-5687 (912) 261-2263 Brunswick City manager Lee Spell [email protected] (404) 463-1383 Atlanta [email protected] [email protected]

66 Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 Camden’s history Founded in 1777, Camden has been a part of many major moments in America’s past

istory is alive and well in Camden County, despite the area’s major Hgrowth over the last three decades. From the county’s role in the War of 1812 to its involvement in the paper industry to its possible future as a commercial spaceport site, it’s difﬁcult to imagine that Native Americans once dominated the landscape. The area has signiﬁcant ties to the past, having been touched by most of the major events in American history. Camden County Named for Charles Pratt, Earl of Camden, the county was one of the eight original counties in Georgia and is regarded as one of the earliest Georgia settlements. It was formed in 1777 by President Calvin Coolidge visits the sugar mill tabby ruins in 1927 or 1928. The ruins are the combining of two royal parishes, St. still standing today in the Crooked River area of Spur 40. For many years, the ruins were Thomas and St. Marys. believed to be the Spanish mission of Santa Maria. But the earliest record of Camden County was penned by the French explorer The St. Marys History Walk (right) offers a self-guided tour at the Jean Ribault, who came to the New World corner of St. Marys and Bartlett in the 1550s. The Spanish are credited streets in downtown next to the with settling the area after migrating from historic Oak Grove Cemetery. The St. Augustine, Fla., in 1566 to establish Guale Historical Society is also missions along the Atlantic coast. active, hosting river cruises and a When the Civil War erupted, Camden variety of speakers.

State archives include this aerial photo of downtown St. Marys in 1940. Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 67 County residents were called upon to serve the Confederacy, and many young men left home to become soldiers. Their absence, however, left the coast vulnerable to attack. Camden’s coast was attacked in both the War of 1812 and the Civil War. A recent archaeological dig confirmed that the last battle of the War of 1812 occurred at a fort on Point Peter in St. Marys. British soldiers took the fort and occupied it beginning in Built in 1916, the Riverview Hotel still operates today and is a landmark in downtown St. Marys. January 1815, just a month after the war had officially concluded. However, it took months before word of the peace treaty between the United States and Great Britain reached troops on the other side of the Atlantic. The county produced one of the illustrious generals of the Civil War in William Joseph Hardee, who taught at West Point and wrote the book on infantry tactics later used by both armies. After the Civil War, the Great Depression hit Camden as it did every American community. The opening of Gilman Paper Co. in the 1940s helped the area recover, as did the build-up of Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in the 1970s and 1980s. In 2002, the paper mill closed for good. St. Marys Much evidence of St. Marys’ rich history can be found in its downtown historic district, which has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1976. The city was founded in 1787 by Jacob Weed, who made his home on 1,620 acres along Buttermilk Bluff. By 1848, the city boasted a courthouse, five churches, three ministers, three lawyers, nine dry goods stores and three schools. The railroad came in 1906, and this launched the St. Marys Kingsland’s Main Street in 1920 68 Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 shrimping industry, a pogy plant, a canning plant and several sawmills. Orange Hall, a tourism destination today, was built in 1838 by the Rev. Horace Pratt. Other historical sites include the Washington Pump and Oak, Oak Grove Cemetery, established in 1780, and the Riverview Hotel, constructed in 1916 along the waterfront and still operating today. Kingsland While Kingsland is known as “The City The St. Marys waterfront and Kingsland’s Coca-Cola plant in 1914 of Royal Treatment,” it is not named for a monarch, but for the King family, who were early settlers. The city was founded by William Henry King in 1894 with the coming of the railroad. Since the railroad went through his property, it used “King’s Land” as the name for the new stop. The city incorporated in 1908. The nation’s first Maine to Miami road, known in Georgia as the Dixie Highway, opened in 1912, the same year Kingsland’s streets were graded and kerosene lights were installed in the business district. Today, the Dixie Highway is officially called U.S. Highway 17. Where it runs through Kingsland, it is also known as Lee Street. Today, Kingsland is a regular stop for travelers along Interstate 95, as exits 1, 3 and 6 boast a plethora of convenience stores, hotels and eateries. The city is also home to the award-winning Camden County High School as well as the countywide recreation center and the College of Coastal Georgia, Camden Campus. Woodbine Woodbine’s earliest history revolved around a plantation along the banks of the Satilla River, which was granted by the state in 1808. The town was formed in 1894 when J.K. Bedell granted the railroad land easements Shown in the 1920s, Thomas and Lucy Carnegie built Dungeness (above) in 1884 on through his plantation in exchange for the Cumberland Island. Dungeness burned in 1959 but visitors can see the ruins. Lucy right to name the new community. built the 20,000-square-foot Plum Orchard (below) in 1898 for her son George and his wife Margaret. Plum Orchard is open for tours as staffing permits. Bedell chose the name Woodbine for a flowering vine that grew abundantly in the area. The town incorporated in 1908, and George W. Brandon, an ancestor of former St. Marys mayor Jerry Brandon, was its first mayor. Woodbine became the county seat in 1923. Today, it welcomes tens of thousands of residents and visitors each year for the city’s annual crawfish festival. The event features crawfish étouffée and a crawfish boil as well as other food vendors, live entertainment and crafts vendors, all set along the banks of the scenic Satilla River and Woodbine Riverwalk.

Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 69 Welcome to Camden County

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ABUNDANT HARVEST BAPTIST CHURCH =9?D=KOAF?KBM<9@ FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF WOODBINE GA. AVE. CHURCH OF GOD A Young Church with a Fresh Vision WORSHIP CENTER 300 West 8th St. • Woodbine Ga. Ave. & Stump Mitchell St., Navy Retired - Pastor Curtis Cantrell 912-673-0111 • 300 N. Julia St. 912-576-5216 Kingsland • 912-729-3461 365 W. King Avenue, Kingsland P.O. Box 5443 • St. Marys Rev. Bill Alderman, Pastor Bishop Arthur Dawson, Jr. 912-342-2120 Bishop Patrick Ford, Pastor Sunday School 9:45 am Sunday School 9:30 am Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 am Sunday School 10 am Sunday Morning Worship 11 am Sunday Morning Service 11 am Wednesday Service 7:00 pm Sunday Morning Worship 11:15 am O]\&2;àd\j]fk;`gaj-2)-he Sunday Evening Service 6:30 pm www.ahbaptistchurch.org 2nd & 4th Sunday TeamKID & Youth Bible Study 6 pm Wednesday Family Training Evening Worship 6 pm Prayer Meeting 6 pm Hour 6:30 pm AGAPE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Wednesday Night Prayer 6 pm Adult Choir Practice 7 pm Wednesday Worship 7:30 pm 10600 Colerain Rd. • St. Marys Wednesday Night Bible Study 7 pm 912-673-7075 • Pastor Jonny Rodgers Noon Day Prayer Thursday Noon FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF HARRIETTS HARVEST CHAPEL CHRISTIAN Sunday Morning Worship BLUFF FELLOWSHIP, INC. 10 am - Noon EBENEZER MISSIONARY BAPTIST 7354 Harrietts Bluff Road 480 Henrietta St. • P.O. Box 670 Sunday School 11 am CHURCH Woodbine Kingsland • 912-729-1171 Sunday Evening Worship 6 pm 100 E. 8th St. • Woodbine • 912-576-3073 Pastor Doug Harris • 729-5348 Irving C. Anderson Sr., Pastor Wednesday Service 6 pm Sunday School 9:45 am Sunday School (Bible Study) Sunday Morning Prayer 9:30 am Sunday Morning Worship 11 am 9:30 am Sunday School 10 am CAMDEN AVENUE CHURCH OF GOD Wednesday Prayer Meeting Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 am Sunday Morning Worship 11 am 1402 Camden Ave. • Woodbine & Bible Study 7 pm Sunday Evening Worship 6 pm Wednesday Bible Study 7 pm 912-576-3121 Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6 pm Bishop Terry Mack Sr. EMMANUEL MINISTRIES O]\f]k\Yq;àd\j]fkHjg_jYek HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH [email protected] • camdenave.com INTERNATIONAL 165 Camden Woods Pkwy., Kingsland Sunday School 10 am 696 E. William Ave. • Kingsland FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (U.S.A.) 912-729-6085 • Pastor Joel Meyer Sunday Morning Worship* 11:30 am 576-7558 • Dr. Apostle Edith Moore Corner of Osborne and Conyers Sunday School 9:15 am 2nd Sunday Youth in Action [email protected] Rev. Rick L. Douylliez, Pastor Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am Tuesday Noonday Prayer Sunday Morning Prayer 9 - 9:30 am 912-882-4650 Wednesday Bible Study* 7 pm Worship 10 am www.fpcstmarys.com KING OF PEACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH *Children Church Available Wed. Prayer & Bible Study 7 pm Sunday School for all ages 9 am 6230 Laurel Island Pkwy., Kingsland 2-7 years old The Voice Makes The Difference Radio Broadcast Worship 10 am The Rev. Doris Buchanan, Interim Rector Family Fun Night 4th Wednesday Sun. 8:15-8:30 am Children and Youth Ministry 912-510-6100 FM 106.3, FM 105.3, FM 96.3 Midweek Family Service [email protected] CAMDEN BAPTIST CHURCH Saving the Lost at Any Cost Wednesday 5:30 pm Weekend Worship Douglas Drive • St. Marys Mission Opportunities Sunday 8:30 am and 10 am 882-2451 • Pastor Edward Dixon EVERGREEN MISSIONARY BAPTIST Serving for Centuries... Centuries to Serve ;àd\j]fk;`mj[`Yf\Fmjk]jq Sunday Services 10 am & 11 am CHURCH 10 am Sunday Evening Service 6 pm Corner of Harrietts Bluff FIRST UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH Mid-week Worship, Wed. 6:15 pm Wednesday Service 7 pm & Kinlaw Road • 912-729-3122 61 Clarks Bluff Road • Kingsland www.kingofpeace.org Rev. Leon Washington Senior Pastor Neal Blizzard CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Sunday School 9:45 am Pastor Edward Flader KINGSLAND FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 305 Wheeler St., St. Marys Sunday Morning Services 11 am 729-3840 • 912-729-1411 295 E. Chester Ave. • Kingsland 882-5308 Marriage Enrichment Discussion www.upcofkingsland.com 912-729-5521 • Pastor Dr. Brian Parker [email protected] 2nd & 4th Sunday 6 pm Sunday Word & Worship 11 am www.Kingslandfbc.org Sunday 9 am Holy Eucharist Wed. Evening Services 7:00 pm Tuesday LIFE 6 pm [email protected] Wednesday noon - Holy Eucharist in Historic Chapel Thursday Bible Study 7 pm SUNDAY SCHEDULE: Schedule Through Labor Day FIRST AFRICAN MISSIONARY BAPTIST Home of Camden Christian Worship 8:30 am, 9:45 am, 11 am G^Ú[]`gmjk2Egf&%L`mjk&1Ye%Fggf CHURCH Academy ;àd\j]fk;`mj[`02+(Ye$))Ye www.cec-stmarys.org 495 N. Lee St. • P.O. Box 251 Call for Transportation Bible Study/Sunday School Kingsland • 510-4160 Free home Bible study upon 8:30 am, 9:45 am CHURCH OF CHRIST Rev. Kenneth C. Davis request. Evening Worship 6 pm 1912 Osborne St. • St. Marys Sunday School 9:45 am WEDNESDAY: 912-882-5800 • Art Wilson - Evangelist Sunday Morning Worship 11 am FOREST VIEW BAPTIST CHURCH Hj]k[`ggd';àd\j]fk;`gaj.he Sunday School 10 am Tuesday Prayer Meeting 6 pm Billyville Road • Woodbine Adult & Student Bible Study Sunday Morning Worship 11 am Wednesday Bible Study 6 pm 576-5845 • Pastor: Dr. Jody Davis 6:30 pm Sunday Evening Worship 6 pm Sunday School 10 am Wednesday Bible Study 7 pm FIRST AFRICAN BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday Worship Service 11 am KINGSLAND FIRST UNITED METHODIST 812 Wheeler St. • P.O. Box 6381 Sunday Evening Service 6 pm CHURCH CHURCH OF CHRIST at Kingsland St. Marys • 912-882-4483 Wednesday Evening Service 7 pm 120 E. William St. • Kingsland 710 N. Lee St. • Kingsland Rev. Gary Tyner, Pastor 912-729-5445 • Rev. E. Bruce Vaughn 912-729-6627 or 904-765-4365 Sunday School 10 am FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday School 9:45 am Dr. Leslie S. Bland Sunday Morning Worship 11 am 480 West King Ave. Sunday Services 8:30 am & 11 am; Sunday School 10 am Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 pm Kingsland, GA • 912-270-0256 Wednesday Night Activities 5 pm Sunday Morning Worship 11 am Pastor: Steve Buchholz (around school calendar) Gospel Enrichment Class 3:30 pm FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday School 9:30 am Sunday Evening Worship 5 pm 102 W. Weed St. • St. Marys Sunday Morning Worship 10:45 am NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH Wednesday Evening Service 6 pm 912-882-4250 Sunday Evening Prayer 234 Eighth St. • St. Marys Interim Pastor: Rev. Vernon Dillingham And Worship 5 pm 912-882-4495 • Pastors George CROOKED RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH Body Building Fellowship 8:45 am Wednesday Dedicated Bible Anderson and Donald Schunck 925 Kings Bay Road • St. Marys Bible Study for all ages 9:15 am Teaching in Social Hall 6 pm Sunday School 10 am 912-673-6383 Worship 10:30 am Sunday Morning Worship 11 am Sunday 10 am, 11 am, 5:30 pm Sunday Evening Service 5:30 pm Sunday Evening Worship 6 pm Wednesday 6 pm Awana 5 pm; Youth 5:30 pm Sunday Evening Prayer Meeting 5 pm Wed. Evening Service 6:30 pm RAs and GAs 6:30 pm Youth PSA 6 pm

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NEW HOPE MISSIONARY SOUTHEAST BAPTIST CHURCH COMMUNITY CHURCH 220 Old National Highway 790 May Creek Drive • Kingsland Woodbine • 912-576-1454 912-729-8480 • Pastor Steve Curtis Walter Spencer, Pastor Sunday Morning Services 9 am, 11:15 am Sunday School 10 am Middle/High School Ministry, Tuesday 6 pm Sunday Morning Worship 11:30 am Bible Study: Wednesday 7:15 pm WESTLIGHT MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH OUR LADY STAR OF THE SEA 6201 Old Jefferson Hwy. CATHOLIC CHURCH P.O. Box 458 • Woodbine Rev. Father Mariusz Fuks 912-576-5508 106 Dillingham St. • 912-882-4718 Rev. Clinton R. Terry, Sr. Pastor P.O. Box 6900 • St. Marys Sunday School 9:30 am Fax: 912-882-5845 Sunday Morning Worship 11 am Weekend Masses: (1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Sunday) Paws Off My Paper Saturday 4:15 pm Confession - Main Church; Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 pm 4:30 pm Rosary; 5 pm Mass Sunday 8:30 am Mass - St. Francis, Folkston WESTSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH 11 am Mass - Our Lady Star of the Sea, St. Marys 201 S. Dandy Street • St. Marys • 912-882-4904 Daily Masses: Pastor James Roberson Tuesday 5 pm Rosary & Adoration Sunday School 9:45 am You can have your very 5:30 pm Daily Mass Sunday Morning Service 11 am Wednesday & Thursday 7:30 am Rosary; 8 am Sunday Night Service 6 pm Daily Mass Wednesday Night Service 6 pm own copy delivered each Friday 7 am Daily Mass First Friday 7:30 am - 3 pm WHEELER STREET Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament - Daily Chapel; CHURCH OF GOD 8:30 am Mass at Historic Chapel - Daily Chapel; 900 Wheeler St. • St. Marys • 912-882-5962 week to your mailbox 3-4 pm Divine Mercy Chaplet & Benediction - Daily J]n&N]j\]ddJ&?ja^Úf$Bj& Chapel Sunday School 10 am Sunday Morning Service 11:15 am and your inbox. POINT PETER BAPTIST CHURCH Wed. Evening Service 6:30 pm 2245 Douglas Drive • St. Marys Anyone is welcome to attend any and/or all of pointpeterbaptist.org these services. 882-4456 • Pastor: Doug Gibson Just like Koi! LOVE – GROW – SERVE – GO WOODBINE TABERNACLE OF PRAYER Sunday Activities: FOR ALL PEOPLE, INC. Bible Study for all 9:45 am 400 Bedell Ave. • P. O. Box 487 Worship Services 11 am & 6 pm Woodbine, GA 31569 Wednesday activities 6:30 pm =d\]j

74 Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 BUSINESS DIRECTORY Bulldog Discount Liquors, LLC ...... p. 19 ABRASIVES 1101 Osborne St., St. Marys, GA 31558 ATTORNEY BED & BREAKFAST 912-882-0840 Southern Equipment Service, LLC Barnes & Cohen, P.A. Greyfield Inn 356 EMS Tower Road, Woodbine, GA 31569 887-H Kings Bay Road, St. Marys, GA 31558 4 North 2nd St., Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 912-552-4095 APARTMENT 912-729-4357 904-261-6408 COMMUNITIES The Federal Law Firm ...... p. 32 Horse Stamp Inn...... p. 51 ACCOUNTING Brant Creek Apartments ...... p. 8 314-A Osborne Street | St. Marys, GA 31558 2418 Horsestamp Church Road, Waverly, GA 31565 90 Brant Creek Drive, 4450 Hwy. 40 East 912-319-5505 | email: [email protected] 912-882-6280 | Horsestampinn.com Crews & Konrad, CPAs St. Marys, GA 31558 P.O. Box 1286, Kingsland, GA 31548 912-729-3101 | Fax: 912-729-3105 Garnett Harrison, Attorney at Law Spencer House Inn Bed & Breakfast 912-729-5257 www.brantcreekapartments.com 239 East King Ave., Kingsland, GA 31548 200 Osborne St., St. Marys, GA 31558 [email protected] 912-882-1131 912-882-1872 Fowler, Maxwell, & Company, P.C. Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm 24 Andrews Way, St. Marys, GA 31558 Saturday by appointment; Closed Sunday Kinney & Kinney, LLC 912-882-3790 1815 Osborne Road, St. Marys, GA 31558 BICYCLE Camden Way Apartments 912-882-5678 145 N. Gross Road #1A, Kingsland, GA 31548 Camden Bicycle Center ADVERTISING 912-729-4116 Law Offices of Strain and Yackel 1929 Osborne Road, St. Marys, GA 31558 202 Arnow Drive, St. Marys, GA 31558 912-576-9696 Castleberry Creative Design Hickory Plantation Apartments 912-882-7881 St. Marys, GA 31558 | 912-467-9988 900 Dilworth St., St. Marys, GA 31558 912-673-6622 BUILDERS Coastal Shopper & News AUTO 4449 Hwy. 40 East, Suite B, St. Marys, GA 31558 Kings Grant Apartment Community Baytown Homes 912-882-8000 201 Caney Heights Court, Kingsland, GA 31548 Doctor Suds Car Wash 200 Victoria’s Circle, St. Marys, GA 31558 912-882-7220 1601 Hwy. 40 E, Suite Q, Kingsland, GA 31548 912-882-4923 Money Pages 912-576-5630 7892 Baymeadows Way, Jacksonville, Fla. 32256 Park Place Apartments Readdick Construction 904-476-4706 11919 Colerain Road, St. Marys, GA 31558 Kings Bay Truck & Auto Accessories 47 Readdick Ave., Kingsland, GA 31548 912-673-6001 230 Kenneth Gay Drive, Kingsland, GA 31548 912-729-5555 Tribune & Georgian ...... p. 74 912-729-3995 206 Osborne Street Preserve at Newport Apartments P.O. Box 6960, St. Marys, GA 31558 201 J Nolan Wells Road, Kingsland, GA 31548 Camden Roadside Assistance BUILDING SUPPLIES 912-882-4927 | Fax: 912-882-6519 912-525-0276 2465 Douglas Drive, St Marys, GA 31558 www.tribune-georgian.com 912-322-9048 BMC Retreat at Hidden Bay 1441 Hwy 40 E, Kingsland, GA 31548 Standard Outdoor Advertising 2000 Harbor Pines Drive, St. Marys, GA 31558 912-729-5172 117 Osborne St., St. Marys, GA 31558 912-882-7330 AUTO DEALERSHIPS 912-882-6262 Beacon Light Company Soncel Inc. Bennett Chevrolet-Buick, INC 580-B Kenneth Gay Drive, Kingsland, GA 31548 140 Lakes Blvd., Suite A, Kingsland, GA 31548 1974 Hwy. 40 E, P.O. Box 1390, Kingsland, GA 31548 912-729-7001 AIR CONDITIONING 912-729-4994 | 1-800-729-4991 912-729-5266 HEATING & INSULATION Monkeeboyz, LLC Willow Way Apartments Bennett Chrysler Plymouth Dodge Jeep 118A Hawthorn Lane, St. Marys, GA 31558 149 Gross Road, Kingsland, GA 31548 1491 Hwy. 40 E, Kingsland, GA 31548 912-729-4748 AC Service Center ...... p. 32 912-576-5116 912-729-7100 5152 Hwy. 17 North, Kingsland, GA 31548 912-729-5177 Murray Ford of Kingsland BUSINESS SERVICES acservicecenter.net | [email protected] ASSISTED LIVING 2030 Hwy 40E, Kingsland, GA 31548 912-510-3673 Camden County Chamber of Commerce Extreme Climate Controls Coastal Senior Living 531 North Lee St., Kingsland, GA 31548 507 Charlie Smith Sr. Hwy., St. Marys, GA 31558 1020 McDowell St., St. Marys, GA 31558 Nalley Auto 912-729-5840 912-882-3353 912-882-6353 178 Altama Connector, Brunswick, GA 31525 www.camdenchamber.com (912) 267-7000 Sam Pickren Air & Insulation Georgia Living Senior Home Care South Sizemore Inc. 704 Osborne St., St. Marys, GA 31558 Coastal Region 1000 Business Center Drive, Suite 70 912-882-3495 706 G Street #201, Brunswick, GA 31520 AUTO REPAIR Savannah, GA 31405 912-409-6146 912-443-5941 Turner Brothers Heating and Air Advanced Collision Center ...... p. 19 P.O. Box 5370, St. Marys, GA 31558 Lakes Crossing Senior Care 1905 S 50th St., Kingsland, GA 31548 Smith & Associates Office Products 912-576-7363 900 Gross Road, Kingsland, GA 31548 912-729-4443 121 Newman Drive, Brunswick, GA 31520 912- 882-9700 912-264-2775 Coastal Car Care ALCOHOL & SPIRITS Magnolia Manor 5225 Hwy. 40 E, St. Marys, GA 31558 4695 Charlie Smith Sr. Hwy., St. Marys, GA 31558 912-882-5005 CABLE TELEVISION Brackish Beer Company 912-673-7713 907 Dilworth Street, St. Marys, GA 31558 Kingsland Cable TV / Internet 912-200-6415 220 East King Ave., Kingsland, GA 31548 912-729-3153

Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 75 BUSINESS DIRECTORY College of Coastal Georgia Sawyer & Associates, Inc. Parker & Pennington Dentistry CARPET/FLOORING - Camden Campus 102 Marsh Harbour Parkway, Suite 108 368 Charlie Smith Sr. Hwy., St. Marys, GA 31558 8001 Lakes Blvd., Kingsland, GA 31548 Kingsland, GA 31548 912-882-9602 Brunswick Floors, Inc. 912-510-3300 912-576-9003 880 E King Ave., Kingsland, GA 31548 Stanley M. Prince, DMD, PC 912-729-3960 Troy University Southern Outfitters of Georgia Inc. 124-A Andrews Way, St. Marys, GA 31558 664 Scranton Road, Suite 207 200 Bice Court, Waverly, GA 31565 912-882-4274 Brunswick, GA 31520 | 912-262-2500 912-230-2025 CATERERS Dr. Richard Spencer, DDS Valdosta State University Terry Stover Construction, Inc. 2101 Osborne Road St. Marys, GA 31558 Creative Catering and Design 8001 Lakes Blvd., Kingsland, GA 31548 P.O. Box 5245, St. Marys, GA 31558 912-882-6072 309 Bedell Ave., Woodbine, GA 31569 912-510-3311 912-882-6657 912-673-8485 Burt Wright Construction, Inc. COMMUNICATIONS ECONOMIC CHAMBER 913 Riverview Drive E., St. Marys, GA 31558 912-882-4174 DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCE AT&T 1601 Hwy. 40, Kingsland, GA 31548 Camden County Camden County Chamber of Commerce 912-297-9700 COUNSELING Joint Development Authority (JDA) ...... p. 16 531 North Lee St., Kingsland, GA 31548 531 N. Lee St., Kingsland, GA 31548 912-729-5840 TDS Telecom ...... p. 83 Camden Behavioral Wellness ...... p. 20 912-729-7201 www.camdenchamber.com 58 North Gross Road, Kingsland, GA 31548 605 Osborne St., St. Marys, GA 31558 Georgia State Visitor Center 912-882-1560 | 1-866-571-6662 912-510-3781 100 St Marys Road, St. Marys, GA 31558 www.tdstelecom.com Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm 912-729-3253 CHIROPRACTIC Coastal Community Behavioral Health Kingsland Downtown Amato Chiropractic Wellness Center COMPUTER SERVICES 5155 GA Hwy., 40 East, St. Marys, GA 31558 Development Authority 2475 Village Dr, Suite 108, Kingsland, GA 31548 912-434-1794 107 S. Lee St., Kingsland, GA 31548 912-882-8888 BirMic Solutions, LLC 912-729-2848 90 King John Drive, Woodbine, GA 31569 Coastal Counseling Center Case Chiropractic Neurology Center 912-673-0090 205 Lakeshore Point, St. Marys, GA 31558 St. Marys Downtown 775-A Kings Bay Road, St. Marys, GA 31558 912-225-1120 Development Authority 912-576-1234 IT Wizard Solutions 418 Osborne St., St. Marys, GA 31558 912-467-2213 Family Matters Counseling ...... p. 20 912-510-4000 Well Adjusted Chiropractic ...... p. 34 605 Osborne St., St. Marys, GA 31558 96 B Lakeshore Drive MLBA, Inc. 912-510-3781 St. Marys, GA 31558 | 912-510-9355 136 Osprey Drive, St. Marys, GA 31558 www.familymattersofcoastalga.org EDUCATION welladjustedchiroonline.com 912-576-7100 Monday & Tuesday 9 am - 6 pm Lighthorse Psychiatry, LLC ...... p. 44 Advance Learning Center & Academy Wednesday 7:30 am - 6 pm NEOS 1712 Osborne Road, Suite L, St. Marys, GA 31558 3451 Charlie Smith Sr. Hwy., St. Marys, GA 31558 Thursday 9 am - 7 pm | Friday 9 am - 5 pm 2722 Dawson Road, Suite 1, Albany, GA 31708 912-882-3800 912-882-5327 229-518-4032 www.advancelearningcenter.org

CLEANING SERVICE DANCE Camden County Schools CONSULTING 311 South East St., Kingsland, GA 31548 A-1 Carpet Care Lisa Allen’s Dance Works 912-729-5687 987 Bambi Drive, St. Marys, GA 31558 Hybrid Media Consulting 10880 Colerain Road, St. Marys, GA 31558 912-674-0889 St. Marys, GA 31558 | 724-374-3842 912-673-9161 Camden High Work-Based Learning 6300 Laurel Island Pkwy., Kingsland, GA 31548 Multitask Cleaning Service CONSTRUCTION & 912-510-2145 P.O. Box 477, Waynesville, GA 31566 DENTAL 912-778-4270 CONTRACTORS Innovative Prevention Education Inc. Camden Oral Surgery PC ...... p. 38 4499 Hwy. 40, Suite A | St. Marys, GA 31558 Coastal Construction, Inc. 73 Hawthorn Lane, St. Marys, GA 31558 912-729-4626 COFFEE/BAKERY P.O. Box 5039 St. Marys, GA 31558 912-673-6545 912-882-4233 www.camdenoralsurgery.com Reaching Milestones Dunkin Donuts 107 Industrial Drive, Building E 1317 King Ave., Kingsland, GA 31548 Cumberland Services Golden Isles Pediatric Dentistry, P.C...... p. 13 St. Marys, GA 31558 912-576-8180 103 Industrial Park Drive, Kingsland, GA 31548 . 2475 Village Drive, Suite 114, Kingsland, GA 31548 912-342-5012 912-576-1210 912-882-4040 www.goldenislespediatricdentist.com COLLEGES MDI Mark Dunning Industries, INC. EMPLOYMENT 103 Industrial Park Drive, Kingsland, GA 31548 Kingsland Family Dental Associates ...... p. 38 & UNIVERSITIES 912-573-2045 118 Hawthorn Lane, Suite A, St Marys, GA 31558 Georgia Department of Labor 912-729-4748 1712 Osborne Road, Suite G, St. Marys, GA 31558 Coastal Pines Technical College Paul Davis Emergency Services www.Kingslandfamilydental.com 912-439-3720 8001 The Lakes Blvd., Kingsland, GA 31548 of the Golden Isles [email protected] 912-510-3327 616 Bay Street, Brunswick, GA 31520 Monday - Thursday 8:30 am - 5 pm 912-634-3344 Friday 8:30 am - 1 pm Brenau University WH Gross Construction 6622 Southpoint Dr. S., Suite 400 1209 East King Ave., Kingsland, GA 31548 Lassiter Family Dentistry Jacksonville, FL 32216 912-729-3564 1891 Hwy. 40 E, Suite 1105, Kingsland, GA 31548 904-900-7969 912-576-4011

76 Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 BUSINESS DIRECTORY Coastal Mortgage Company ...... p. 59 City of St. Marys ...... p. 23 ENGINEERING 24 Andrews Way, Kingsland, GA 31548 FUNERAL HOME 418 Osborne St., St. Marys GA 31558 912-729-5909 912-510-4039 | www.st.marysga.gov Exitech Corporation www.coastalmortgagecompany.com Coastal Camden Funeral Home ...... p. 36 Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm 860 A Kings Bay Road, St. Marys, GA 31558 email: [email protected] 935 East King Ave., Kingsland, GA 31548 912-674-3823 912-729-5236 | Fax 912-729-3200 City of Woodbine ...... p. 26 Edward Jones www.coastalcamdenfuneralhome.com 310 Bedell Ave. | P.O. Box 26 Imes Inc. 102A Lakeshore Drive, St. Marys, GA 31558 [email protected] Woodbine, GA 31569 118 Hawthorn Lane, Suite B, St Marys, GA 31558 912-729-2875 912-576-3211 | www.woodbinegeorgia.net 912-510-0103 FURNITURE Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation GOVERNMENT Thomas & Hutton Engineering Company 1911 Charlie Smith St. Hwy., St. Marys, GA 31558 1503 Newcastle St., Suite A 912-227-2447 Arnold’s Bedding and More LLC CONTRACTORS Brunswick, GA 31520 | 912-466-0536 2603 Osborne Road, Unit X Genesis Mortgage, Inc...... p. 5 St. Marys, GA 31558 | 912-380-8099 Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company 87-A Hawthorn Lane, St. Marys, GA 31558 P.O. Box 47299, Kings Bay, GA 31547 EVENT PLANNING 912-882-7600 | [email protected] The Patio Store ...... p. 20 912-573-3655 Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5:30 pm 1621 Hwy. 40 E, Kingsland, GA 31548 & RENTALS 912-729-1173 | Fax 912-882-6325 JRC Integrated Systems, Inc. Marshland Credit Union www.thepatiostorega.com 2300-B St Marys Road, Suite B Amelia Events 227 Gateway Center Blvd., Brunswick, GA 31525 [email protected] St. Marys, GA 31558 109 Herons Next Circle, Kingsland, GA 31548 912-279-2051 Tuesday - Friday 10 am - 5 pm 912-825-8161 912-399-4882 Saturday 10 am - 4 pm Modern Woodmen of America ...... p. 60 Beachview Event Rentals & Design 121 N. Lee St., Suite C, Kingsland, GA 31548 Right Time Home Furnishings HAIR & BEAUTY 2627 Sidney Lanier Drive, Brunswick, GA 31525 912-576-0245 107 Kings Bay Road, Kingsland, GA 31548 912-510-3800 912-510-0170 Fabulous Face Aesthetics Navy Federal Credit Union 2475 Village Drive, Suite 104 Honey Creek 1195 Charlie Smith Sr. Hwy., St. Marys, GA 31558 Kingsland, GA 31548 299 Goergia Episcopal Center Road 888-842-6328 GOLF COURSE 912-467-1413 Waverly, GA 31565 | 912-265-9218 Pineland Bank ...... p. 36 Laurel Island Links Headline Hair Designers Horse Stamp Inn...... p. 51 201 East King Ave. | Kingsland, GA 31548 233 Marsh Harbour Pkwy., Kingsland, GA 31548 1605 East Hwy. 40, Kingsland, GA 31548 2418 Horsestamp Church Road, Waverly, GA 31565 912-729-5615 912-729-7277 | laurelislandlinkgc.com 912-882-2527 912-882-6280 | Horsestampinn.com 120 Kings Bay Road | St. Marys, GA 31558 [email protected] Luxury Brows, Wax & Nail Bar Outside the Box Event Planning Security Finance #1334 Osprey Cove Golf & Residential Community 109 Haddock Road, Suite 103 & Party Rental LLC 104 S Lee St., Kingsland, GA 31548 123 Osprey Drive, St. Marys, GA 31558 Kingsland, GA 31548 | 912-551-9941 240 Lake Forest South Drive 912-729-5610 912-882-6227 Kingsland, GA 31548 | 912-439-0250 Salon EllaPar Spa and Boutique Southeastern Bank - Kingsland 888 Kings Bay Road, St. marys, GA 31558 1501 GA Hwy. 40 East, Kingsland, GA 31548 GOVERNMENT 912-576-3525 FAMILY/CHILDREN 912-729-6700 Brunswick Judicial Circuit Drug Court Tendrils Salon Department of Family & Children Services Synovus 1712 Osborne Road., Unit E., St. Marys, GA 31558 701 E. Bay Ave. East, Kingsland, GA 31548 P.O. Box 68, Kingsland, GA 31548 6308 Hwy. 40 East, St. Marys, GA 31558 912-673-1502 912-227-3881 912-729-2581 912-729-4636 Camden County Board of County Commissioners Fleet & Family Support Center United 1st Federal Credit Union ...... p. 44 200 E 4th St., Woodbine, GA 31569 HEALTH CARE 1063 USS Tennessee Ave. Code N91, Bldg. 1051 . 160 N. Gross Road, Kingsland, GA 31548 912-510-0464 Kings Bay, GA 31547-5130 912-882-4630 | 888-484-8328 ABC Pediatrics/Family Care...... p. 34 912-573-4512 St. Marys: Camden County Magistrate Court 39 Andrews Way, St. Marys, GA 31558 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9 am - 5 pm 210 East 4th St., Woodbine, GA 31569 912-729-4944 Wednesday 9 am - 1 pm | Drive Thru Opens at 8 am 912-576-5658 Monday - Thursday 8:30 am - 5:30 pm FENCING Kingsland: Friday 8:30 am - 3:30 pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 9 am - 5 pm Camden County Sheriff’s Office Closed Daily 12 - 1 pm for lunch Deloach Fence Company Wednesday 9 am - 1 pm | Friday 9 am - 6 pm 209 East 4th St., Woodbine, GA 31569 115 Industrial Drive, Ste. D, St. Marys, GA 31558 Drive thru opens at 8 am 912-510-5100 Advance Rehabilitation ...... p. 42 912-882-4674 Saturday Drive Thru Only 8 am - Noon 100 Lindsey Lane, St. Marys, GA 31558 Cumberland Island National Park Service 912-729-1333 | www.advancerehab.com 101 Wheeler St., St Marys, GA 31558 Mon. - Thurs. 7 am - 7 pm; Fri. 7 am - 6 pm FINANCIAL SERVICES FLORIST 912-882-4336 Ankle & Foot Associates, LLC ...... p. 47 Ameriprise Financial Services Lavender & Grace Studio Kings Bay Naval Base 94 Andrews Way, St. Marys, GA 31558 96-A Lakeshore Drive, St. Marys, GA 31558 1528 Boone Street, Suite C, Kingsland, GA 31548 Kingsland, GA 31548 912-283-6471 912-882-2295 912-467-2993 912-573-4704 AppleCare Ameris Bank City of Kingsland ...... p. 22 1481 Hwy 40 E., Kingsland, GA 31548 2509 Osborne Road, St. Marys, GA 31558 P.O. Box 1928, | 107 S Lee St., Kingsland, GA 31548 912-576-6865 912-882-3400 800-433-0225 | 912-729-5613 Fax: 912-729-7618 Ascension St. Vincent’s Kingsland Health Center www.kingslandgeorgia.com 1375 E. King Ave., Suite A [email protected] Kingsland, GA 31548 | 912-584-6410 Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 77 BUSINESS DIRECTORY Peds and Parents Family Care Country Inn and Suites HEALTH CARE 124 Andrews Way, Suite B, St. Marys, GA 31558 135 The Lakes Blvd., Kingsland, GA 31548 JEWELERS 912-729-7007 | Fax 912-729-3627 912-576-1616 Atlantic Shore Dermatology Albert’s Jewelers ...... p. 10 2300-C St. Marys Road, St. Marys, GA 31558 Renue Plastic Surgery Cumberland Island Inn and Suites ...... p. 3 1601 Hwy. 40, Ste. L, Kingsland, GA 31548 912-437-3186 2060 Dan Proctor Drive, Suite 1100 2710 Osborne Road, St. Marys, GA 31558 912-729-2202 St. Marys, GA 31558 | 912-673-7752 912-882-6250 Baptist Primary Care – Obaidulla Ahmed, MD J Green & Co. Fine Jewelers Inc. Family Medicine, Kingsland/St. Marys Skylark A Sexual Health & Care Clinic Cumberland Kings Bay Lodges 1395 Hwy. 40 E, Kingsland, GA 31548 2060 Dan Proctor Drive, Suite 3100 203 Lakeshore Point, Suite 203 603 Sandbar Drive, St. Marys, GA 31558 912-882-5407 St. Marys, GA 31558 | 912-882-3737 St Marys, GA 31558 | 912-729-8842 912-882-8900 James Jewelers & Engravers Baptist Primary Care – Michelle Pendleton Southeast Georgia Health System Econo Lodge 296 Charlie Smith Sr. Hwy., St. Marys, GA 31558 Family Medicine, Kingsland/St. Marys Camden Campus ...... p. 2, back cover 1135 East King Ave., Kingsland, GA 31548 912-882-6226 2060 Dan Proctor Drive, Suite 3100 2000 Dan Proctor Drive, St. Marys, GA 31558 912-673-7336 St. Marys, GA 31558 | 912-882-3737 912-576-2000 | Fax: 912-576-6404 Paparazzi Jewelry www.sghs.org Fairfield Inn & Suites 500 Soncel Drive, Kingsland, GA 31548 Baptist Primary Care – Kyle Rezac 1319 E King Ave., Kingsland, GA 31548 912-464-7897 Family Medicine, Kingsland/St. Marys Southeast Georgia Urology ...... p. 49 912-576-1010 2060 Dan Proctor Drive, Suite 3100 52 Lindsey Lane, Suite B, St. Marys, GA 31558 St. Marys, GA 31558 | 912-882-3737 912-576-5600 Red Roof Inn - Kingsland LANDSCAPING 1363 Hwy. 40 E, Kingsland, GA 31548 Camden County Health Department ...... p. 44 Spine Center of Southeast Georgia ...... p. 82 912-729-1130 Carter Land Services, LLC 1501 Georgia Avenue, Woodbine, GA 31569 52 A Lindsey Lane, St. Marys, GA 31548 131 Newman Drive, Brunswick, GA 31520 905 Dilworth St., St. Marys, GA 31558 912-262-6552 1549 US Hwy. 341 South | Jesup, GA 31546 912-576-3040 | 912-882-8515 INSURANCE 912-530-6652 www.gachd.org/camden | 8 am - 5 pm Urgent Care of Coastal Georgia 214 A Professional Circle, St. Marys, GA 31558 Gowen Aldridge Insurance Agency Coastal Greenery, Inc. Coastal Georgia Wellness Center 912-510-8224 905 East King Ave., Kingsland, GA 31548 1242 Old Jesup Road, Brunswick, GA 31520 and Family Medicine ...... p. 42 912-729-7600 912-261-8171 2400-C St. Marys Road, St. Marys, GA 31558 912-576-7546 HOME IMPROVEMENT Allstate Insurance - Schuepbach Landscape Innovations susanfrickewellnessandfamilymedicine.com 4445 Hwy. 40 E., Suite 306 P.O. Box 427, Kingsland, GA 31548 Monday - Thursday 9 am - 5 pm Budget Blinds St. Marys, GA 31558 | 912-882-5557 912-552-2548 Friday 9 am - 2 pm 102 Masters Way, Kingsland, GA 31548 912-289-8722 BlueCross BlueShield of Georgia Coastal Home Care Inc. 3350 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30326 MAGAZINES 2040 Dan Proctor Drive, Suite 110 Cumberland Home & Hearth ...... p. 5 404-682-9241 St. Marys, GA 31558 | 912-264-5363 780 E King Ave., Kingsland, GA 31548 Public Records Publications/Fax1 912-729-5882 Farmers Insurance/David Crew Agency P.O. Box 21784, St. Simons Island, GA 31522 DiPreta Dermatology 801 East King Ave., Suite C, Kingsland, GA 31548 912-638-3291 103 Winding Road, Kingsland, GA 31548 Eddys Glass and Mirror 912- 576-9700 912-510-7546 53 Professional Circle, Suite C St. Marys Magazine St. Marys, GA 31558 | 912-576-1000 Lamb Insurance Services 803 W Alexander St., St Marys, GA 31558 Express Scripts 87 B Hawthorne Lane, St. Marys, GA 31558 912-729-1103 2603 Osborne Road, Unit CC, St Marys, GA 31558 HELP You Build 912-882-5656 912-673-3101 310 Bowen St., St. Marys, GA 31558 Tributaries Magazine ...... p. 74 912-729-1789 McGinty-Gordon & Associates 206 Osborne St. | P.O. Box 6960 Heartland EMS, Inc. 225 Marina Drive, St. Simons Island, GA 31522 St. Marys, GA 31558 1891 Hwy. 40 E, Suite 1104 Lee and Cates Glass, Inc. 912-638-8600 912-882-4927 | Fax: 912-882-6519 Kingsland, GA 31548 | 478-934-1133 110 N. Gross Road, Kingsland, GA 31548 www.tribune-georgian.com 912-882-7582 Crystal Pittman Independent Insurance Agency Heartland Hospice 2201 Osborne Road, Suite B, St. Marys, GA 31558 MANUFACTURING 664 Scranton Road, Unit 103 912-510-3417 Brunswick, GA 31520 | 912-261-8760 HOME INTERIORS SUPPLIES Purchasing Alliance Solutions, Inc. Hemp Leaf CBD Supply Company The Southern Charmer ...... p. 8 1265 Minhinette Drive, Suite 150, Roswell, GA 30075 Circle System Inc. 2104 Osborne Road, St. Marys, GA 31558 1613 Hwy. 40 East, Kingsland, GA 31548 800-782-8254 1210 Osborne Road, St. Marys, GA 31558 912-673-0003 912-729-2116 | Fax 912-729-1434 815-286-3271 www.southerncharmer.com Smith Insurance Agency of St. Marys Inc. Hospice of the Golden Isles ...... p. 10 Tues. - Fri. 10 am - 5:30 pm; Sat. 10 am - 4 pm 102 Martha Drive, Suite C, St. Marys, GA 31558 Georgia Pacific 1692 Glynco Pkwy., Brunswick, GA 31525 912-882-5702 2109 Osborne Road, St. Marys, GA 31558 912-265-4735 | Fax: 912-265-6100 912-882-4305 www.hospice.me | email: [email protected] HOTELS & MOTELS State Farm Insurance - Jane Brown 24/7/365 2475 Village Drie, Suite 111 Best Western Plus ...... p. 3 Kingsland, GA 31548 | 912-882-5454 MONUMENTS McKinney Medical Center, Inc. 1375 Hospitality Drive, Kingsland, GA 31548 711B Charles Gilman Jr. Ave., Suite B 912-510-0202 | Fax 912-510-0201 State Farm Insurance - Maggie Gooch Coastal Camden Funeral Home ...... p. 36 Kingsland, GA 31548 | 912-510-9728 Bestwesternkingsland.com 1621 Hwy. 40, Ste A, Kingsland, GA 31548 935 East King Ave., Kingsland, GA 31548 [email protected] 912-576-2788 912-729-5236 | Fax 912-729-3200 Robert D. Mixson, MD, PA www.coastalcamdenfuneralhome.com 104 Lakeshore Drive, Suite A, St. Marys, GA 31558 Cabin Bluff State Farm Insurance - Kevin Lang [email protected] 912-882-7100 3852 Carbide Road, Woodbine, GA 31569 1100 Shadowlawn Drive, St. Marys, GA 31558 912-729-5960 912-882-7144 78 Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 BUSINESS DIRECTORY The Camden Wildcat Quarterback Club Satilla Riverkeeper MOTORSPORTS 6300 lLaurel Island Parkway 9634 S. Main St., Nahunta, GA 31553 PEST CONTROL Kingsland, GA 31548 | 912-729-7042 912-462-5094 Overkill Motorsports Peachtree Pest Control Company 1800 Village Drive, Kingsland, GA 31548 Coastal Georgia Area Saltwater Theatre...... p. 30 3231 Cypress Mill Road, Brunswick, GA 31525 912-510-9278 Community Action Authority, Inc. 204 Arnow Drive, St. Marys, GA 31558 912-265-9700 1 Community Action Drive, Suite A 912-510-9700 Brunswick, GA 31521 | 912-729-2580 Yates-Astro ...... p. 38 MUSEUMS St. Marys Convention & Visitors Bureau ....p. 25 4271 Norwich Street Extension Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation 400 Osborne Street, St. Marys, GA 31558 Brunswick, GA 31525 | 912-882-3118 St. Marys Submarine Museum 1626 Frederica Road, Suite 201 912-882-4000 • www.visitstmarys.com 1030 Lynes Avenue, Savannah, GA 31415 102 St. Marys St. W., St. Marys, GA 31558-4523 St. Simons Island, GA 31522 [email protected] 912-651-9000 912-882-2782 912-268-4442 Monday - Saturday 9 am - 5 pm Sunday Noon - 5 pm Democrats of Camden County PHARMACY MUSIC P.O. Box 5373, St. Marys, GA 31558 St. Marys Fraternal Order of Eagles #4379 912-227-9649 101C Industrial Drive, St. Marys, GA 31558 Camden Pharmacy ...... p. 47 The Friese Studio of Music 912-882-5335 214-B Professional Circle, St. Marys, GA 31558 & Performing Arts ...... p. 30 Eckerd Connects-Paxen 912-673-8220 | Fax 912-673-7035 204 Arnow Drive, St. Marys, GA 31558 1600 Union St., Brunswick, GA 31520 St. Marys Kiwanis Club www.camdenrx.com | [email protected] 912-576-6801 912-275-7379 P.O. Box 7353, St. Marys, GA 31558 Monday - Friday 9 am - 6 pm 912-576-5110 Saturday 9 am - 1 pm Friends of Crooked River State Park NEWSPAPER 6222 Charlie Smith Sr. Hwy., St. Marys, GA 31558 St. Marys Little Theatre Woodbine Pharmacy ...... p. 10 912-882-5256 1000 Osborne St., St. Marys, GA 31558 908 Georgia Ave., Woodbine, GA 31569 Tribune & Georgian ...... p. 74 912-729-1103 912-576-6998 | www.woodbineopy.com 206 Osborne St. | P.O. Box 6960 GFWC Woodbine Woman’s Club Monday - Friday 9 am - 6 pm St. Marys, GA 31558 P.O. Box 64, Woodbine, GA 31569 St. Marys United Methodist Church Foundation Closed Saturday & Sunday 912-882-4927 | Fax: 912-882-6519 502-380-6492 6250 Hwy. 40 East, St Marys, GA 31558 www.tribune-georgian.com 912-510-9350 Habitat for Humanity PHOTOGRAPHY 302 South Lee Street, Kingsland, GA 31548 Southeast Georgia Quilt Guild NON-PROFITS 912-729-3633 531 N. Lee St., Kingsland, GA 31548 Alissa’s Portrait Artistry 912-266-4711 904-339-5889 One Blood Heart of Benevolence, Inc. 7595 Centurion Pkwy., Jacksonville, FL 32256 912-399-9454 United Way of Camden County Lifted Drone Company LLC 904-316-9589 707 Osborne St., St. Marys, GA 31558 P.O. Box 5414, St. Marys, GA 31558 The Humane Society 912-729-5362 912-322-5943 of Camden County, Inc...... p. 60 OPTOMETRY 950 South Grove Blvd., Kingsland, GA 31548 Wesley Glenn Ministries 912-729-7141 884 Mush Bluff Road, St. Marys, GA 31558 PLUMBING Pearle Vision 912-882-1320 1601 Hwy. 40 E, Suite N, Kingsland, GA 31548 Innovative Prevention Education Inc. Cumberland Plumbing ...... p. 49 912-729-8300 4499 GA Hwy. 40, Suite A Woodbine Citizens Steering Committee ... p. 26 555 E. King Ave., Kingsland, GA 31548 St. Marys, GA 31558 | 912-729-4626 P.O. Box 908, Woodbine, GA 31569 912-729-4050 | Fax 904-212-4050 My Eye Dr. Optometry Meets the second Thursday of the month August www.cumberlandplumbing.com 2003 Commerce Drive Suite 40 INSO Inc. Inside-Out through May at 7 pm | woodbinecrawfish.com Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Kingsland, GA 31548 | 912-882-3040 912-322-8380 Weekends & Holidays: Emergency Services Woodbine Lions Club John Earl Armstrong American Legion Post & Corner of Brewster and Crestview Drive Rooter Express Plumbing & Drain ORGANIZATIONS Auxiliary Unit 511, Kingsland, GA 31548 Woodbine, GA 31569 | [email protected] 148 Key Circle Drive, Brunswick, GA 31520 912-322-7749 Meet the second and fourth Monday of each 912-265-0800 Boy Scouts of America/Coastal GA Council, Inc. BSA month at 7 pm 11900 Abercorn St., Savannah, GA 31419 Kings Bay Chapter - Military Officers 912-927-7272 Association of America Woodbine Public Library POOLS P.O. Box 47191, Kings Bay, GA 31547 103 East 8th St., Woodbine, GA 31569 CASA Glynn Jeff’s Pool and Spa Service, Inc. Serving Glynn and Camden Counties Kingsland Lions Club 546 Charlie Smith Sr. Hwy., St. Marys, GA 31558 205 Lakeshore Point, St. Marys, GA 315558 120 West William Ave., Kingsland, GA 31548 ORTHODONTICS 912-576-3636 912-439-3667 904-728-3131 Barlow Orthodontics S & S Pool Services ...... p. 47 Camden Connection ...... p. 42 Our Daily Bread 2830 St. Marys Road 1621 Hwy 40 E., Ste. G, Kingsland, GA 31548 1000 Pro 3 Park Way, St. Marys, GA 31558 P.O. Box 659, St. Marys, GA 31558 St. Marys, GA 31558 | 912-576-2677 912-729-3353 | Fax 912-882-3487 912-882-7295 912-673-6418 www.sandspoolscamdencountyga.com Dr. Mark Sardo, DDS PC ...... p. 32 [email protected] Camden House Republican Women 1819 Osborne Road, St. Marys, Ga 31558 P.O. Box 5159, St. Marys, GA 31558 Kingsland, GA 31548 | 912-266-4711 St. Marys: 912-882-6122 St. Marys Aquatic Center ...... p. 36 912-882-7858 Brunswick: 912-265-7193 301 Herb Bauer Drive, St. Marys, GA 31558 Rotary Club of Kings Bay www.sardoortho.com 912-673-8118 | Fax: 912-673-8294 Camden-Kings Bay Council of Navy League P.O. Box 6112, St. Marys, GA 31558 www.funatsmac.com | [email protected] PO Box 5507, St. Marys, GA 31558 912-673-7266 Season: May - September

Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 79 BUSINESS DIRECTORY Community Solutions Management, LLC Military Realty - Easter Davis Cedar Oak Cafe, LLC ...... p. 65 POSTAL SERVICES 2475 Village Drive, Suite 105 115 Kings Bay Road, Suite E, Kingsland, GA 31548 304 Osborne St., St. Marys, GA 31558 Kingsland, GA 31548 | 912-729-4336 1-318-277-1698 912-882-9555 Kings Bay Mail & More ...... p. 19 944 Kings Bay Road, Ste. A, St. Marys, GA 31558 Crest Realty Military Realty - Patrick Davis III Chi-ago’s Phat Smoke 912-882-7447 | Fax: 912-882-7449 1191 Charlie Smith Sr. Hwy., Suite B 115 Kings Bay Road, Suite E, Kingsland, GA 31548 1216 USS Daniel Boone Ave. Building 1033 www.kingsbaymailmore.com St. Marys, GA 31558 | 912-882-7378 1-318-277-1698 Kings Bay, GA 31547 Mon. - Fri.: 8 am - 6 pm; Sat.: 9 am - 2 pm 912-439-3908 ERA Kings Bay Realty ...... p. 59 Military Realty of Kings Bay 1612 Boone St., Kingsland, GA 31548 115 Kings Bay Road, Suite E, Kingsland, GA 31548 Chick-fil-A PRINTING 912-729-2266 | 800-542-4388 912-882-4226 1369 Hwy. 40 E., Kingsland, GA 31548 www.erakingsbay.com | [email protected] 912-510-6215 Express Printing Property Management & Realty, Inc. 1999 Commerce Drive, Suite A, Kingsland, GA 31548 ERA Kings Bay Realty - Nancy Stasinis ..... p. 59 P.O Box 1169, Kingsland, GA 31548 Compa’s...... p. 65 912-729-1999 1612 Boone St., Kingsland, GA 31548 912-673-1880 133 City Smitty Drive | St. Marys, GA 31558 912-674-3589 Sunday - Thursday 10:30 am - 10 pm Launch Printing & Promotions ...... p. 36 Prudential Friday & Saturday 10:30 am - 11 pm 2402 Osborne Road, St. Marys, GA 31558 ERA Kings Bay Realty - Linda Cook ...... p. 59 701 San Marco Blvd., Suite 1901 912-882-4731 | Fax: 912-882-0756 1612 Boone St., Kingsland, GA 31548 Jacksonville, FL 32207 | 904-313-1246 Dickey’s Barbecue Pit www.launchprintingandpromotions.com 912-552-4084 5289 Laurel Island Pkwy. [email protected] RE/MAX First Coast of Georgia Realty Kingsland, GA 31548 | 912-227-8068 Monday - Friday: 8:30 am - 5 pm ERA Kings Bay Realty - Jimmy McCollum .. p. 59 Debora Jones 1612 Boone St., Kingsland, GA 31548 1901 Osborne Road, St. Marys, GA 31558 Firehouse Subs 912-729-5533 912-576-9339 1393 GA Highway 40 East, Kingsland, GA 31548 RADIO 912-729-3473 ERA Kings Bay Realty - Virginia Jacobs ...... p. 59 RE/MAX First Coast of Georgia Realty The Lighthouse 89.3 WECC 1612 Boone St., Kingsland, GA 31548 Jessica Spinks Fulford’s Fish House ...... p. 64 5465 Hwy. 40 E, St. Marys, GA 31558 Office: 912-729-2266 | Cell: 912-552-4766 1901 Osborne Road, St. Marys, GA 31558 101 East Stable Alley W | St. Marys, GA 31558 912-882-8930 912-674-6964 912-439-3351 ERA Kings Bay Realty - Lori Buttich ...... p. 59 Monday - Tuesday Closed WKBX 106.3 FM 1612 Boone St., Kingsland, GA 31548 Realty Pros Camden Wednesday & Thursday 11 am - 8 pm 111 North Grove Blvd., Kingsland, GA 31548 912-289-7843 801 E. King Ave., Kingsland, GA 31548 Friday & Saturday 11 am - 10 pm 912-729-6000 912-576-3501 Sunday 10 am - 3 pm ERA Kings Bay Realty - Debbie Trey ...... p. 59 1612 Boone St., Kingsland, GA 31548 St. Marys Realty Inc. Lang’s Marina Restaurant ...... p. 63 REAL ESTATE 912-729-2266 122 Osborne Road, Suite B, St. Marys, GA 31558 307 West St. Marys St., St. Marys, GA 31558 912-729-7900 912-882-4432 | Tuesday 11 am - 2 pm Advanced Management Services, LLC ERA Kings Bay Realty - Margie Jones ...... p. 59 Wednesday - Friday 11 am - 2 pm and 5 - 9 pm 180 Mariner’s Drive, Kingsland, GA 31548 1612 Boone St., Kingsland, GA 31548 Weichert Realtors Dream Achievers Saturday 5 - 9 pm 912-673-0066 912-729-2266 109 Haddock Road, Suite 104 Kingsland, GA 31548 | 912-882-5151 Larry’s Giant Subs Barnett and James Luxury Real Estate ERA Kings Bay Realty - Kristen Quinton .... p. 59 6586 Hwy. 40 E., St. Marys, GA 31558 912-729-3319 358 Deerwood Court, St. Marys, GA 31548 912-576-7006 912-729-2266 RECREATION Atlantic Salt Realty Longhorn Steakhouse 108 St. Marys Street, St. Marys, GA 31558 Hancock Appraisal Service, Inc. Camden County PSA Leisure Services 121 Crown Pointe Pkwy., Kingsland, GA 31548 912-464-9321 P.O. Box 5385, St. Marys, GA 31548 1050 Wildcat Drive, Kingsland, GA 31548 912-576-2811 912-729-4505 912-729-5600 Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Hodnett The Lunch Box ...... p. 64 Cooper Real Estate Harbor View Homeowners Association Hopper’s Family Fun Center, Inc. 916 Kings Bay Road, Suite C 520 Ocean Boulevard, 2nd Floor 104 Natures Drive, St. Marys, GA 31558 1390 Boone Ave., Suite B, Kingsland, GA 31548 St. Marys, GA 31558 | 912-882-2210 St. Simons Island, GA 31522 912-576-5110 912-510-3703 www.lunchboxeventcatering.com 912-638-5450 Monday - Friday 11 am - 2 pm Magnolia Realty - Cecily Hill Morale, Welfare & Recreation Saturday & Sunday 11 am - 3 pm Camden/Charlton Board of Realtors 2353 Village Drive, Kingsland, GA 31548 950 USS James Madison Road 70 Hawthorn Lane, Suite C, St. Marys, GA 31558 912-673-7373 Kings Bay, GA 31547-2606 | 912-573-2538 McDonalds of Kingsland 912-882-5806 Magnolia Realty - Sheila Meadows 1352 Boone Ave., Kingsland, GA 31548 2353 Village Drive, Kingsland, GA 31548 912-729-5878 Coldwell Banker Platinum 912-673-7373 RESTAURANTS/BARS Partners - Nicole Readdick McGarvey’s Wee Pub 1951 Commerce Drive, Suite A Betty Spagna...... p. 47 Angel’s Cafe 2603 Osborne Road, Suite P Kingsland, GA 31548 | 912-552-0680 Magnolia Realty 944 Kings Bay Road, Suite F, St. Marys, GA 31558 St. Marys, GA 31558 | 912-467-4763 2353 Village Drive, Kingsland, GA 31548 912-576-1807 Coldwell Banker Platinum 912-673-7373 | Cell: 912-269-0340 MiCasa ...... p. 63 Partners - Angie Schroeder www.camdencounty-kingsbay.com Applebee’s Restaurant Kingsland 745 Kings Bay Road | St. Marys, GA 31558 1951 Commerce Drive, Suite A 113 The Lakes Blvd., Kingsland, GA 31548 912-673-8228 Kingsland, GA 31548 | 912-552-0410 Bill Spagna ...... p. 47 912-729-9515 Sunday - Thursday 10:30 am - 10 pm Magnolia Realty Friday & Saturday 10:30 am - 11 pm Coldwell Banker Platinum Partners, Inc. 2353 Village Drive, Kingsland, GA 31548 Captain D’s 1951 Commerce Drive, Suite A 912-673-7373 | Cell: 912-269-4893 111 Crown Pointe Pkwy., Kingsland, GA 31548 Mike’s Smoke House Kingsland, GA 31548 | 912-882-5450 [email protected] 912- 576-3825 135 North Grove Blvd., Kingsland, GA 31548 678-654-2307

80 Guide to Camden County 2019/2020 BUSINESS DIRECTORY Lil Seabag Kingsland Convention & Visitors Bureau ....p. 22 RESTAURANTS/BARS 245 Charlie Smith Sr. Hwy. St. Marys, GA 31558 SPEECH THERAPY 1190 E Boone Ave., Kingsland, GA 31548 912-882-6000 912-729-5999 | visitkingsland.com Millhouse - Kingsland Language Learning Center ...... p. 19 Mon. - Fri. 9 am - 5 pm | Sat. 10 am - 5 pm 1215 E. King Ave., Kingsland, GA 31548 The Salvation Army 69-A Lindsey Lane, St. Marys, GA 31558 912-576-4349 1909 Osborne Road, St. Marys, GA 31558 912-729-2294 St. Marys Convention & Visitors Bureau ....p. 25 912-882-2200 400 Osborne St., St. Marys, GA 31558 OPs Pizza Kitchen & Cafe of Kingsland ...... p. 63 912-882-4000 1378 Boone St., Kingsland, GA 31548 Satilla Boardsports ...... p. 49 STORAGE VisitStMarys.com | [email protected] 912-576-6880 1601 Hwy. 40 East, Suite H, Publix Plaza Mon. - Sat. 9 am - 5 pm | Sunday Noon - 5 pm Kingsland, GA 31548 | 912-576-3238 Freedom Self Storage, LLC Ritter’s Frozen Custard Monday - Friday 10 am - 7 pm 10151 Colerain Road, St. Marys, GA 31558 1328 Boone Ave., Kingsland, GA 31548 Saturday 10 am - 5 pm 912-576-1776 UTILITIES 912-510-9021 Sears Hometown Store Hippo Storage Center Georgia Power ...... p. 40 Ship 2 Shore ...... p. 64 28 Hawthorn Lane, St. Marys, GA 31558 5653 GA Hwy. 40 E., Kingsland, GA 31548 3951 Community Drive, Brunswick, GA 31520 1947 Commerce Drive Hwy. 40 912-882-5858 912-729-8485 1-888-660-5890 Kingsland, GA 31548 | 912-882-5711 http:/ship2shoreseafood.com Smokers Wanted Vapor Company Reads Moving Systems Okefenoke Rural Electric Daily 11 am - 10 pm 1630 Boone St., Ste. A, Kingsland, GA 31548 101 Commercial Drive, Suite A Membership Corporation ...... p. 13 912-510-0512 Woodbine, GA 31569 | 912-576-1836 2059 Kinlaw Road, Woodbine, GA 31569 Sonny’s BBQ P.O. Box 2530, Kingsland, GA 31548 1380 E. King Ave., Kingsland, GA 31548 Southern Oak Outfitters 800-262-5131 | 912-882-1624 912-673-7262 1204 Hospitality Ave., Suite K, Kingsland, GA 31548 SUPERMARKET www.oremc.com | [email protected] 912- 510-6336 Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm Tropical Smoothie IGA - Kingsland 1607 GA Hwy. 40 East, Suite A Southern Saint Boutique, LLC 500 South Lee St., Kingsland, GA 31548 Cumberland Gas, Inc...... p. 5 Kingsland, GA 31548 | 912-357-5445 708 Osborne St., Suite 100, St. Marys, GA 31558 912-729-6008 780 E. King Ave., Kingsland, GA 31548 912-510-6959 912-729-5882 Willie Jewell’s Old School BBQ ...... p. 65 Publix Super Market, Inc. 1621-G Hwy. 40 E., Kingsland, GA 31548 The Tomato House & Gifts 1601 GA Hwy. 40 E., Kingsland, GA 31548 912-729-2271 939 Hwy. 40, Kingsland, GA 31548 912-729-7878 VETERINARY 912-576-0169 MEDICINE

RESTORATION TAX PREPARATION Betz Veterinary Services SERVICES RVs & 400 E. King Ave., Kingsland, GA 31548 H & R Block 912-270-3706 CAMPGROUNDS 1601 Hwy. 40 E., Suite F, Kingsland, GA 31548 ServiceMaster of 912-882-1099 Integrity Animal Hospital Camden/Charlton County ...... p. 44 Jacksonville North/St. Marys KOA 5200 US 17, Kingsland, GA 31548 4515 Hwy. 40, St. Marys, GA 31548 2970 Scrubby Bluff Road, Kingsland, GA 31548 912-729-4077 912-673-7688 | Fax 912-576-1720 912-729-3232 THEATER www.servicemasterccc.com Laurel Oaks Animal Hospital ...... p. 28 email: [email protected] Walkabout Camp & RV Park Camden County High School Theater 5775 Laurel Island Pkwy., Kingsland, GA 31548 742 Old Still Road, Woodbine, GA 31569 6300 Laurel Island Pkwy., Kingsland, GA 31548 912-576-9801 912-729-4110 RETAIL 912-729-7463 Saltwater Theatre...... p. 30 Americas Choice E-Cigarettes LLC SERVICES 204 Arnow Drive, St. Marys, GA 31558 2475 Village Drive, Suite 102, Kingsland, GA 31548 912-510-9700 912-673-7449 ADT 8201 Nations Way, Jacksonville, FL 2256 St. Marys Little Theatre Beyond Fabric 912-674-0678 1000 Osborne St., St. Marys, GA 31558 1630B Boone St., Kingsland, GA 31548 912-673-8662 Classic Cleaners 820 Kings Bay Road, St. Marys, GA 31558 The Company House ...... p. 51 912-673-8839 NOTES: 111 Osborne St., St. Marys, GA 31558 912-552-4720 Culligan Water Services Monday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm 310 N. Lee St., Kingsland, GA 31548 Cottle & Gunn 912-729-4925 708 Osborne Street, Suite 101 St. Marys, GA 31558 | 912-510-0639 Outback Services Portable Toilets 1819 Point Peter Road St. Marys, GA 31558 The Golden Pineapple 912-882-3641 105 West Bryant St., St. Marys, GA 31558 TRANSPORTATION 912-882-0616 S&D Refrigeration and Appliance Services 500 W Hwy. 40, Kingsland, GA 31548 St. Marys Railroad Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire, Inc. 912-409-0040 1100 Osborne Road, St. Marys, GA 31558 7220 Saley Mood Drive, Savannah, GA 31406 912-467-2201 912-354-6611

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