St Marys, GA opens a brand new steakhouse in downtown historic area of the town. It is located in one of the very first grocery stores in downtown St Marys, Georgia and more recently was none as Sterlings Cafe which has now moved to its new location.
The Silver Star Steakhouse is one of the finest steakhouses in the area. It is locally owned and operated (in fact, one of the gentleman's grandfather owned that very first grocery store the restauraunt is now located in). It is wonderful to see businesses that are family owned and have been around for generations.
The menu is fully loaded and offers a large selection of dining for you and your friends and family. You can get seafood, steaks, salads, soups, and fresh baked bread, all prepared fresh for your enjoyment. Of course, they can satisfy your sweet tooth as well.
It is a very casual environment meant to be family friendly and enjoyable for all to come and visit.
They are open daily for lunch and dinner (reservations are suggested for dinner, especially on the weekend).

This is just one of the many dining opportunities you will find in the downtown, historic distric of St Marys, Georgia.
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Home-equity snapshots paint a bright picture.

Many Americans have taken a hit to their home equity over the past couple of years, and some may wonder if it's really the smartest financial decision to own a home. A recent analysis of Federal Reserve data by the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® shows the answer is yes. In comparison with renters, home owners have much greater household wealth, says NAR's April commentary on the Fed's Survey of Consumer Finances. Owners' wealth exceeds that of renters by a factor of 50-to-1: a median of $205,200 versus a median of $4,200. The main wealth difference between the two is home equity, of course. No news there. But even for households who've owned their home only since 2003, home equity gains are the rule rather than the exception-and in some cases, equity gains have been significant. Households who bought five years ago in Honolulu, for instance, already average nearly $272,000 in equity. In Northern California (San Francisco and Oakland), the comparable figure is $105,000.

Times are tougher for home owners in a handful of economically struggling markets like Detroit and other parts of the industrial Midwest. Households in these areas who've owned their home for five years or less are facing negative equity, although typically not a lot. Hardest hit are households in Detroit who have been owners only since 2003; they're underwater by a typical $39,000. That's significant. But in other markets where equity is negative, the numbers tend to be much smaller-$1,000 in Indianapolis, for example. Yet the doom and gloom ends there. In all 150 markets tracked by NAR, including hard-hit markets, households who've owned their home for 10, 15, and 20 years have uniformly enjoyed strong equity gains despite the recent downturn. In Honolulu, 20-year owners have accumulated $485,000 in equity; in Northern California, the comparable figure is $481,000. Even markets in the hard-hit industrial Midwest are holding up well. In Detroit, equity for 10-year owners is more than $10,000; that figure jumps to $60,000 for 15-year owners and to $78,000 for 20-year owners. In Indianapolis, the 10-, 15-, and 20-year equity gains are $19,000, $47,000, and $68,000, respectively. The data clearly show that homeownership remains the biggest store of wealth for the typical household, even when markets are buffeted by some admittedly very rocky years.

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St Marys, GA is getting a new elementary school in the downtown area of the city. The school is due to open in the fall or winter of 2009.

The school is a much needed addition the area and will house a large number of students to accomodate the current and future growth of the area.

St. Marys Elementary School

Mr. Thomas McClendon, Principal

St. Marys Elementary School first begun in 1801 as St. Marys School in the basement of the Presbyterian Church. The first school building, constructed near the waterfront, was destroyed by fire in 1943. In 1950, St. Marys Elementary School opened at its current location. The school has undergone renovations and expansions each decade since then. Plans for a new design for a new St. Marys Elementary School have been approved by the Camden County Schools Board of Education and construction is now in progress.

Home of the Sharks, St. Marys Elementary School (SMES), has an enrollment of 570 students in grades Pre-Kindergarten - 5. Teachers, administrative staff and support staff, work together to provide quality education for SMES students. In 2007, St. Marys Elementary School received the honor of being named a Title I School of Excellence by the Georgia Department of Education for meeting Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) goals for four consecutive years. St. Marys Elementary School is a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.

Home of the Sharks, St. Marys Elementary School (SMES), has an enrollment of 570 students in grades Pre-Kindergarten - 5. Teachers, administrative staff and support staff, work together to provide quality education for SMES students. In 2007, St. Marys Elementary School received the honor of being named a Title I School of Excellence by the Georgia Department of Education for meeting Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) goals for four consecutive years. St. Marys Elementary School is a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.

For more information regarding the schools in St Marys GA and all Camden County please visit the school website at www.camden.k12.ga.us

Three homes have closed escrow in the month of March in Kingsland, St Marys and the rest of Camden County GA. We currently have only 502 single-family homes on the market. Our average DOM is only 185.

We are fortunate to be way ahead of the curve under the current state of the union. I attribute this to our exceptional climate, location to major international airports in Jacksonville Florida and Brunswick GA. Our proximity to Federal law Enforcement Training Center and the NSB Kings Bay; which are consistently hiring and increasing employment. We have a state of the art hospital complex, Camden Hospital and other hospitals such as the Mayo Clinic and Baptist Medical Center.

With all of this at our disposal, it is of no wonder our real estate market is so strong. Add to this the best builders on Coastal Georgia are right here in Camden County. So, if you have any clients looking to relocate to a better climate, relaxed southern atmosphere in the heart of Historic Coastal Georgia, please give me a call. 912-552-3436

It was announced today by Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter that one of the nuclear carriers in the Atlantic fleet will be moving to the Mayport Naval Station in Jacksonville, Florida. This was great news for the Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia area.

This will mean thousands of new jobs for the area as well as a boon to the real estate market. These Navy men women not only will need homes and apartments but the local economy will get a nice boast. The carrier yet to be named has an on board crew of over three thousand.

St. Marys, GA where I live has a Navy Sub Base and is only about 30 miles up the road from Mayport.