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Navy Petty Officer Third Class Jessie L. Caulson, son of Lynne McNeal of Baxley, and Thomas Caulson, of Willacoochee, recently deployed. Caulson along with fellow Sailors and Marines, assigned to the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65), departed Norfolk Naval Station for the ship’s 22nd and final deployment. Enterprise is slated to deploy to the U.S. Navy’s Fifth and Sixth Fleet areas of operation as part of an ongoing rotation of U.S. forces supporting maritime security operations in international waters around the globe. Working with allied and partner maritime forces, the Enterprise and her accompanying strike group will focus heavily on maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts designed to maintain regional stability. The Enterprise Carrier Strike Group consists of approximately 5, 500 Sailors and Marines who, during the last few months, successfully completed a series of complex training events and certifications to ensure they were capable of operating effectively and safely together. These skills, which will be vital as the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group travels to the Fifth Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), were recently tested during the carrier’s Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). [Full Story »] 

Superintendent Scarlett M. Copeland expressed a huge “Thank You” to the Friends of Education for working diligently to assist her and the board of education in passing eSPLOST IV for educational purposes! Mrs. Copeland stated, “this committee was instrumental in supporting the school system by meeting to plan for the passing of eSPLOST IV on several occasions, as well as attending several civic organizations with me to present this important information.” [Full Story »]