NAACP holds annual Freedom Fund Gala The Effingham County Branch of the NAACP held its annual Freedom Fund Gala Sept. 30 at the Guyton Civic Center Gym. The gala was held for the first time after being canceled the past two years due to COVID. Pictured (from left) are: Gladys Smalls, secretary; Theodora Moody, assistant treasurer; Herlene White, treasurer; Henry Allen, president; Thomas Lonon, vice president; Henry Walker and Chantelle Walker, youth advisors. (Photos by Gilbert Miller/Effingham Herald.) Latest Effingham County Animal Shelter still aiming for ‘no-kill’ status New coats delivered to United Way for ‘Coats for Kids’ campaign Additional grant funding approved for county wastewater treatment plant Jon Burns reelected as Georgia House Speaker