TRY AND REVIVE THE SYSTEM ... BEFORE NOVEMBER'S ELECTION. /// HOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR WEDDING. IT COULD BE GOING DOWN IN LIBERTY COUNTY .. AS JENNIFER LOPEZ AND BEN AFFLECK WELCOME FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO THEIR HAMPTON ISLAND HOME THIS WEEKEND. SO WE TOOK A TRIP TO RICEBORO .. TO SEE IF ITS TRUE. HOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR WEDDING IT COULD BE GOING DOWN IN LIBERTY COUNTY .. AS JENNIFER LOPEZ AND BEN AFFLECK WELCOME FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO THEIR HAMPTON ISLAND HOME THIS WEEKEND. SO WE TOOK A TRIP TO RICEBORO .. TO SEE IF ITS TRUE. TRAK1 36 MILES SOUTH OF SAVANNAH NATS TRAK2 IN THE CITY OF RICEBORO NICK 1:07 ITS A SMALL TOWN TRAK3 WITH A POPULATION OF 577 .. NICK 1:09 MAJORITY OF PEOPLE THEY ARE WORKERS AROUND HERE 1:12 TRAK4 THE ONLY GAS STATION IN TOWN (PAUSE) OWNED BY NICK AND HEIDI PATEL HEIDI - 14-17 IVE BEEN HERE 17 YEARS TRAK5 IS BUZZING WITH ANTICIPATION HEIDI :46 ITS EXCITING YES YES I WISH THEY COME TO THIS SIDE OF TOWN -40 BRAD 1:43 NOW PEOPLE KNOW THEY'RE COMING SO ITS GOING TO BE A BIG DEAL-45 TRAK6 THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT ALL THE BIG NAMES EXPECTED TO HIT NEARBY HAMPTON ISLAND .. WHERE HOLLYWOOD ACTOR BEN AFFLECK OWNS THIS SECLUDED 6- THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT HOME .. THAT CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED BY BOAT, PLANE OR THIS SECURED ENTRANCE. SCOTT 1:08 WE ARE A TOTAL OF 4-THOUSAND ACRES OF A COMBINATION OF UPLANDS AND MARSHLANDS WITH BEAUTIFUL FRONTAGE ON THE NORTH NEWPORT RIVER 1:14 TRAK7 WORD IS .. AFFLECK AND HIS SUPERSTAR WIFE JENNIFER LOPEZ ARE SET TO TIE THE KNOT AGAIN .. ON THE VERY SITE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO MARRY ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO. SCOTT LEVENTHAL .. PRESIDENT OF THE TRILLIST COMPANIES, AN AFFILIATE WITH HAMPTON ISLAND .. WOULDNT CONFIRM IT .. BUT .. SCOTT 3:22 WE WORKED DAY AND NIGHT TO MAKE IT HAPPEN - 3:25 TRAK8 WITH EVENT CREWS GOING IN AND OUT .. INCLUDING SAVANNAH VINTAGE RENTALS .. SOMETHING BIG IS HAPPENING SCOTT :46 WE'RE JUST THE HOST HERE FOR A WONDERFUL WEEKEND CELEBRATION SPENT A NUMBER OF MONTHS IN PREPARATION FOR THE EVENT-52 WE ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES .. AND GOT OUR HANDS ON THIS. SOMEONE APPLIED FOR THIS MARINE EVENT PERMIT .. TO PROVIDE WATERWAY SECURITY NEAR BLACKBEARD CREEK .. ALL AROUND HAMPTON ISLAN
Small coastal Georgia community prepares for Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's wedding party
In a town of fewer than 600 people, they're preparing for the biggest social event Riceboro has ever seen.
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Updated: 1:20 PM EDT Aug 22, 2022
Click below for updates to this story:Thirty-six miles south of Savannah in the city of Riceboro, with a population of 577, the only gas station in town owned by Nick and Heidi Patel is buzzing with anticipation."It's exciting, yes, I wish they would come to this side of town," said Heidi Patel."Now people know they're coming, so it's going to be a big deal," said customer, Brad Hasty.TRENDING STORIESPreliminary autopsy report reveals cause of death in Sun City alligator attackGeorgia Southern grad recovering after chiropractic visit left her with traumatic brain injuryHeavy rain drenches parts of southeast Georgia, LowcountryThey're talking about all the big names expected to hit nearby Hampton Island where Hollywood actor Ben Affleck owns a secluded 6,000-square foot home that can only be accessed by boat, plane, or a secured entrance."We are a total of four-thousand acres of a combination of uplands and marshlands with beautiful frontage on the north Newport River," said Scott Leventhal, president of The Trillist Companies, an affiliate with Hampton Island. Word is, Affleck and his superstar wife Jennifer Lopez are set to tie the knot again on the very site they were supposed to marry almost 20 years ago. Leventhal wouldn’t confirm it, but with event crews going in and out, including Savannah Vintage Rentals, something big is happening."We're just the host here for a wonderful weekend celebration," Leventhal said. "We spent a number of months in preparation for the event." Then there's more proof. WJCL 22 also reached out to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and discovered someone applied for a marine event permit to provide waterway security near Blackbeard Creek all around Hampton Island. It's to avoid any unwanted guests from Thursday through Sunday. On Thursday, the couple and their family were seen walking in downtown Savannah. On Friday, PageSix reported Affleck's mother was injured and taken to a Savannah hospital after falling off a dock on the Riceboro property.
RICEBORO, Ga. — Click below for updates to this story:
Thirty-six miles south of Savannah in the city of Riceboro, with a population of 577, the only gas station in town owned by Nick and Heidi Patel is buzzing with anticipation.
"It's exciting, yes, I wish they would come to this side of town," said Heidi Patel.
"Now people know they're coming, so it's going to be a big deal," said customer, Brad Hasty.
TRENDING STORIES
They're talking about all the big names expected to hit nearby Hampton Island where Hollywood actor Ben Affleck owns a secluded 6,000-square foot home that can only be accessed by boat, plane, or a secured entrance.
"We are a total of four-thousand acres of a combination of uplands and marshlands with beautiful frontage on the north Newport River," said Scott Leventhal, president of The Trillist Companies, an affiliate with Hampton Island.
Word is, Affleck and his superstar wife Jennifer Lopez are set to tie the knot again on the very site they were supposed to marry almost 20 years ago. Leventhal wouldn’t confirm it, but with event crews going in and out, including Savannah Vintage Rentals, something big is happening.
"We're just the host here for a wonderful weekend celebration," Leventhal said. "We spent a number of months in preparation for the event."
Then there's more proof. WJCL 22 also reached out to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and discovered someone applied for a marine event permit to provide waterway security near Blackbeard Creek all around Hampton Island. It's to avoid any unwanted guests from Thursday through Sunday.
On Thursday, the couple and their family were seen walking in downtown Savannah. On Friday, PageSix reported Affleck's mother was injured and taken to a Savannah hospital after falling off a dock on the Riceboro property.
