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Vidalia's Cooking Experience Returns for 2025 Vidalia Onion Festival
The 2025 Vidalia Onion Festival week kicked off with a bang Tuesday night as families filled the Ronnie A. Dixon City Park for Movie Under the Stars and local entertainment. Meanwhile, another event that hasn’t been held in several years had its revival in The Dahlia for the Vidalia Cooking Experience
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- Newsbreak | | 23 April 2025 | 15:23
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State Court Jurors Relieved From April 29 Duty
State Court jurors in Toombs County called for duty on Tuesday, April 29, need not report as all cases have been settled according to Toombs County Clerk of Courts Nancy Pittman.
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- Newsbreak | | 23 April 2025 | 11:46
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It's Onion Festival Time!
Listed above is the latest schedule of events for this week's 48th Annual Vidalia Onion Festival. Please check this page throughout the week for any updated information that will be released. As always, get all your festival info at the official Vidalia Onion Festival website,
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- Newsbreak | | 23 April 2025 | 07:30
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Time Running Out to Apply for SBA Disaster Loan
Kameron Mitchell, Public Affairs Specialist with the United States Small Business Administration, Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience, issued the following press release on Tuesday:
Residents and business owners affected by Hurricane Helene are urged to act quickly, as the deadline to apply for
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- Newsbreak | | 22 April 2025 | 14:37
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The "Naked Bandit" Sentenced in Candler County
The man dubbed as “The Naked Bandit” in Metter last year was sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years Monday in Candler County Superior Court.
Travis Tremayne Jordan entered a home on Daniel Street on December 31, just before the clock hands were about to sweep into the new year of January 1,
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- Newsbreak | | 22 April 2025 | 14:33
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Temporary Overnight Closure Scheduled for Hwy. 280/S.R. 30
The City of Vidalia, in coordination with McLendon Enterprises, announces a temporary overnight road closure on Highway 280/State Route 30, between Semco Drive and H.D. Wright Road, scheduled for: May 5 and May 6, 2025 From 9:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. each night This closure is part of the ongoing
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- Newsbreak | | 22 April 2025 | 11:45
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Leadership Class Graduates
The 2024-2025 class of Leadership Greater Vidalia met at the Durden Cabin in Partin Park for their final session. Each participant presented their capstone project "My Leadership Journey" and shared how they have been impacted through the program this past year. Graduates include: Amanda Higgins, The
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- Newsbreak | | 22 April 2025 | 07:27
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Candler County Deputy Makes Drugs, Firearms Arrest During Traffic Stop
Candler County Deputy Lexi Marks is being credited by Sheriff John Miles for exemplary work in apprehending a person wanted on warrants from Bulloch County as well as taking a drugs and guns off the streets.
Sunday night around 8:30, Deputy Marks initiated a traffic stop on South Lewis Street in
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- Newsbreak | | 21 April 2025 | 15:36
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Straight Talk With Wilson Johnson
To find out what's going on in the community and beyond, listen to Straight Talk with Wilson Johnson this Thursday, April 24th at 8:05 am on Newstalk WVOP 105.3 FM. Wilson's guests this week will be Reverend Ronald Miller and First Lady Rosemarie Miller of St. Paul AME Church.
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- Newsbreak | | 20 April 2025 | 10:36
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Vidalia Onion Festival Golf Classic Held
The First Annual Vidalia Onion Festival Golf Classic hosted by the Rotary Club of Vidalia was held at the Swainsboro Country Club on Thursday, April 17th, 2025. Eighteen teams took part in the Four-Man Scramble Tournament. All proceeds raised at the tournament help the Rotary Club of Vidalia and
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- Sportsbreak | | 23 April 2025 | 09:58
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Indians and Lady Indians Sweep the Region Championship
The VHS Indians and Lady Indians Sweep the A Region 3 Championships Monday bringing home several individual champions and High Point Award winners. Takaiyah Bacon and Georgia Meredith both won 3 individual events and were members of winning relays and after tallying up their points they tied for...- Information
- Sportsbreak | | 23 April 2025 | 08:34
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Lady Indians Tennis Advance in State Playoffs with 3-0 Win Over Social Circle
The Vidalia Lady Indians kicked off the first round of the state playoffs with a commanding 3-0 victory over the Social Circle Lady Redskins yesterday afternoon, securing their spot in the next round of postseason play.
Traveling into unfamiliar territory didn’t faze the Lady Indians, who came out strong and
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- Sportsbreak | | 23 April 2025 | 08:28
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RTCA Soccer Takes Down DEA, Seniors Honored
Robert Toombs Christian Academy Lady Crusaders hosted David Emanuel Academy for a senior night PINK out on Thursday. This was the region contest between the schools and thus important to the team’s overall record. The Crusaders have been on a roll with girls and boys teams defeating Vidalia Heritage
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- Sportsbreak | | 21 April 2025 | 14:44
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Indians Dominate Game 3, Take Series From Toombs
Veer Patel drove in four runs on two hits including a homerun to lead the Vidalia Indians past Toombs County 7-0 on Friday. The win also secured the series for the Indians after they won game 1 Tuesday.
Patel was dominate on the mound as well, striking out 12 batters on the day. The righty also gave
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- Sportsbreak | | 21 April 2025 | 14:26
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Sports & Scores This Week (4-21-25)
April 14--Here is the schedule for sports and scores this week.
Monday, April 21
Baseball: Braves 7, Cardinals 6
CCA 12, RTCA 0
John Milledge Academy 7, VHA 2
Track: Vidalia & Toombs County at Region Championship at Toombs County 10:00am
Golf:Vidalia vs Toombs County at Swainsboro Country Club
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- Sportsbreak | | 21 April 2025 | 08:45
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Indians Celebrate ’95 Team, Honor Lynn Moore
The Vidalia Indians Baseball team had two special ceremonies prior to the game 2 matchup against Toombs County on Thursday.
First, the 1995 State Championship Baseball team celebrated the 30th Anniversary of their Title run. Those members of the team in attendance were Rhett Carter, Doug Roper,
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- Sportsbreak | | 20 April 2025 | 14:34
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Toombs County Bulldogs Clinch Region Championship with Thrilling 4-3 Win Over Vidalia
The Toombs County Bulldogs secured the Region Championship on Thursday with a hard-fought 4-3 comeback win over rival Vidalia.
Vidalia struck first with a run in the bottom of the second, then added two more in the third to take a 3-2 lead. Toombs tied the game earlier in the third, capitalizing
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- Sportsbreak | | 19 April 2025 | 08:49
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Barons Split with Fillies at Home
In a doubleheader showdown at home, the Barons split with the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Fillies. Dropping game one 5-1 and taking game two with a final score of 4-2 on April 17, 2025, in Mount Vernon, Georgia. The split took the Barons' record to 17-22-1.
In game one, Tori Wright scored
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- Sportsbreak | | 18 April 2025 | 08:16
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Community Calendar
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(Updated) 2025 Lyons Recreation Dept. 62nd Annual Youth Tournament
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- Community Event | | 16 April 2025 | 08:51
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National Day of Prayer
The National Day of Prayer will be observed on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at 6:30 p.. at the Toombs County Courthouse.
Everyone is invited to attend this nondenominational event to pray for our leaders and our country.
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- Community Event | | 14 April 2025 | 12:41
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Ohoopee Soil and Water Conservation District Meeting
The Ohooee soil and Water Conservation District will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in the Treutlen County Library, 585 Second Street in Soperton.
Please RSVP by Aprl 23 to NancyAnne Conner at 706-612-4020 (This email address is being protected from spambots. You
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- Community Event | | 11 April 2025 | 13:23
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Obituaries
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Ms. Kimberly Gale Oglesby
Kimberly Gale Oglesby, age 57, passed away peacefully on April 22, 2025, at home in Alston after battling a brief illness. She was surrounded by family, friends, and loved ones during her time of passing. Kim was a native of Montgomery County, raised in Alston and was a 1985 graduate of Montgomery... - Information
- Obituary | | 23 April 2025 | 14:03
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Mr. Aaron Shane Conner
Mr. Aaron Shane Conner, age 38, formerly of Soperton passed away on Friday evening, April 18, 2025 at Memorial Health, Savannah. Born in Dublin, he was the youngest of two sons born to the late William Aaron Conner and Barbara Ann Siddens Conner. Shane grew up in Soperton and was a graduate of... - Information
- Obituary | | 23 April 2025 | 12:34
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Mr. Calvin L. Smith, Lyons
Mr. Calvin L. Smith, age 83, of Lyons, died Sunday, April 20, 2025, at the Community Hospice House in Vidalia following an extended illness. He was a native of Soperton and lived in Toombs County most of his life. He was a carpenter and retired from the Georgia Department of Corrections. He enjoyed... - Information
- Obituary | | 21 April 2025 | 14:03
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Mrs. Donna Hester Swain, Lyons
Mrs. Donna Hester Swain, age, 75, of Lyons, died Saturday, April 19, 2025, at her home following an extended illness. She was a native of Miami, Florida and was a 1966 graduate of Miami Edison High School. She moved to Collins in 1968 and to Lyons in 1982. She worked at Toombs County Manufacturing for... - Information
- Obituary | | 21 April 2025 | 11:42
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Mr. John David Jones
John David Jones made his transition peacefully, with his wife by his side, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at Memorial Health Meadows Hospital in Vidalia, GA after an extended illness. He was born on December 4, 1952, to the late Sam and Mary Jones. After the death of his parents, he was raised with... - Information
- Obituary | | 21 April 2025 | 08:58
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Mrs. Brenda S. Young, Alamo
Mrs. Brenda S. Young, age 77, of Alamo, died Thursday, April 17, 2025, at Atrium Health Navicent Medical Center in Macon following a brief illness. She was a native of Jeff Davis, growing up in Snipesville Community, and she attended Hazlehurst High School. She moved to Mt. Vernon in 1983 and... - Information
- Obituary | | 19 April 2025 | 07:12
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Mr. Billy Gregory “Pork Chop” Dixon, Glenwood
Mr. Billy Gregory “Pork Chop” Dixon, age 59, of Glenwood, died Thursday, April 17, 2025, at the Community Hospice House in Vidalia following an extended illness. He was a native of Wheeler County, living near Glenwood most of his life, and he was a 1984 graduate of Montgomery County High School. ... - Information
- Obituary | | 18 April 2025 | 16:15
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Mrs. Vernie Gillis Wilcher, Lyons
Mrs. Vernie Gillis Wilcher, age 66, of Lyons, died Thursday, April 17, 2025, at her daughter’s home in Lyons after a brief illness. She was a native of Treutlen County, growing up in Soperton, and she was a 1976 graduate of Trinity Christian School in Dublin. She moved to Lyons in 1996, and she... - Information
- Obituary | | 18 April 2025 | 16:14
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Mrs. Sula Bridges Webb, Soperton
Mrs. Sula Bridges Webb, age 78, beloved wife of the late Charles Q. Webb, living in the Midway Community of Soperton passed away on Monday evening, April 14, 2025 while surrounded by her family and being cared for by Community Hospice in Vidalia. Her husband, Charles, had left this world just... - Information
- Obituary | | 18 April 2025 | 12:01
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Church Calendar
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May 4-7--Revival in Stillmore
May 4-7--Stillmore Missionary Baptist Church would like you to come to their Revival Services, Sunday May 4th at 6:00. Also, Monday May 5th to Wednesday May 7th at 7:00. The guest speaker is Rev. Mark Wiggins of Vidalia. Pastor George Archer- Information
- Church Event | | 23 April 2025 | 12:01
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April 27--115th Church Anniversary in Vidalia
April 27--Grant Chapel C.M.E. Church, Martin Luther King Jr Avenue in Vidalia, invites you to come celebrate their 115th Church Anniversary, 4th Sunday April 27th at 11:30 with speaker Rev. Edwin Thomas of Mt. Calvary and Temple Chapel C.M.E. Churches. Dinner served. Pastor, Rev. Melvin Moring- Information
- Church Event | | 18 April 2025 | 11:40
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April 27--Homecoming in Cedar Crossing
April 27--Cedar Crossing Baptist Church invites you to their Homecoming Services, April 27th at 10:30 with guest speaker Jack Yarbrough. And ministering by music The Hinson Family. Dinner on the grounds under the tent. Ladies, bring your favorite recipes. Pastor Reece Mincey. - Information
- Church Event | | 15 April 2025 | 11:44
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LET US GET YOUR MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC WITH CHURCH NEWS! Thank you for using Church News on News-Talk WVOP 970 AM and 105.3 FM, and southeastgeorgiatoday.com. Submit your church events to us at least 2 weeks ahead of time for the greatest coverage and best results. Include the name of the church, the church address, name of the event, date & time of the event, location of the event if other than the church, and any special speakers involved. ** When including an image or images please send it as an attachment. Use the jpg format for all images ** Send it to JIM PERRY! Email jperry @ radiojones.com ---Please note that FAX is no longer available. Use email. - Information
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