News Briefs for the week of Dec. 25, 2024 United Way of the Coastal Empire is seeking volunteers to read to children for Read United Day in January. (Submitted photo.) Read United needs volunteers Special to the Herald Latest Springfield Proposes $56.6M FY 2026 Budget, Wastewater Upgrade Planned Effingham County Holiday Events: Parades, Lights, Concerts This Weekend Counting Down Our Top 10 Facebook Posts Effingham Donates 6,900 Shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child
