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Remembering 9-11-01; We Will Not Forget
A quarter of a century ago, America changed. Terrorist had waged an attack on American soil, and the shockwaves reach far across the nation.
But Americans who witnessed the tragedy have not forgotten, and Friday morning, dozens of First Responders and civilians gathered at the Ronnie A. Dixon City
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- Newsbreak | | 11 September 2026 | 11:10
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150 Pounds of Marijuana, Plus Guns and Money Seized
by John Wagner, RadioJones, LLC
Tuesday the Effingham Sheriff released information on a drug bust from August 31st and thanked the Emanuel County Sheriff’s Office and the Swainsboro Police for their assistance.
At the raid in Guyton, a warranted search turned up 150 pounds of marijuana;
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- Newsbreak | | 10 September 2026 | 10:32
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Death of Teen in Laurens County Have Parents Petitioning for Tougher Driving Laws
The tragic death of a teenager earlier this year in Laurens County have his parents urging state leaders to consider putting strong penalties into law when it comes to distracting driving.
Brayden Wilson of Houston County was just 15 when he died from a brain hemorrhage after the SUV in which he
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- Newsbreak | | 09 September 2026 | 14:37
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Scrap Tire Amnesty Week September 21 - 25
The Scrap Tire Amnesty Day is to prevent illegal dumping of scrap tires on residential and commercial properties, city right-of-ways and county right-of-ways.
The Scrap Tire Amnesty Day for Toombs County will take place beginning Monday, September 21, 2026 to Friday, September 25, 2026. This event
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- Newsbreak | | 09 September 2026 | 14:00
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Area Police Blotter
Vidalia Police Department reports the following arrests:
Baker, Nathaniel Terralle – Vidalia – Warrant Executed.
Driggers, William Keith – Lyons – Theft by Taking.
Edwards, Susan L. – Warner Robins – Warrant Executed.
Harden, Bobby Darien – Vidalia – Possession of Controlled Substance.
Jackson,
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- Newsbreak | | 09 September 2026 | 11:13
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Applications Now Being Accepted for Absentee Ballots in November General Election
If you’re planning on voting by absentee ballot in the November 3rd General Election in Toombs County, it’s now time to submit your request to the Toombs County Board of Elections and Registration.
Applications will be accepted by in person presentation, by mail, by email or online at
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- Newsbreak | | 07 September 2026 | 18:02
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Tattnall County Head Football Coach Resigns Amidst Allegations
Just hours before the Battle Creek Warriors of Tattnall County High School were to take the field against the Treutlen County Vikings Friday night, the Tattnall County Board of Education issued a statement that the head football coach of the Warriors had resigned his position.
According to the
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- Newsbreak | | 07 September 2026 | 18:01
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Area Police Blotter
Vidalia Police Department reports the following arrests:
Dykes, Joseph Alan – Hinesville – Theft of Services (Felony).
Jackson, Christopher – Vidalia – Marijuana: Purchase, Possession, Manufacture, Distribution, of Sale (Felony); Possession of Controlled Substance.
Jenkins, Beverly Michelle –
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- Newsbreak | | 04 September 2026 | 10:15
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SDM Students of the Month
Sally D. Meadows Elementary School has announced its Students of the Month. These students have shown pride in their school and modeled how to Walk the Brave Way.
Students of the Month for August are Back Row (left to right): Addilyn Williamson, Nimsy Perez, Ellie Champion, Bailey Brown, Rayson
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- Newsbreak | | 04 September 2026 | 10:07
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Sportsbreak
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Georgia's Friday Night Lights High School Scoreboard
High School Scoreboard – September 11th
Class AAA
7 Wayne Co. "Yellow Jackets" @ Appling Co. "Pirates" 56 F
7 Swainsboro "Tigers" @ Pierce Co. "Bears" 35 F
0 Savannah "Blue Jackets" @ Tattnall Co. "Battle Creek Warriors" 31 F
Off – Toombs Co.
Class AA
20 Vidalia "Indians" @ Metter "Tigers" 7 F
33 Dublin
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- Sportsbreak | | 11 September 2026 | 10:20
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Indians Snap Streak Earn First Win of 2026!
On a night honoring the 2003 Semifinal team and coach Sid Fritts, the Vidalia Indians earned their first win of the 2026 season Friday night, defeating Bacon County 28-14. The win gave Indian Head Coach Zach Grage his first win at the helm and snapped an 8-game losing streak dating back to last
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- Sportsbreak | | 09 September 2026 | 08:10
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No. 1 Toombs County Rallies Past No. 8 Swainsboro, 49-21
The No. 1-ranked Toombs County Bulldogs overcame an early 14-point deficit Friday night, scoring 49 unanswered points on the way to a 49-21 victory over No. 8 Swainsboro.
Swainsboro jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the opening quarter, putting Toombs County in unfamiliar territory. The Bulldogs
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- Sportsbreak | | 08 September 2026 | 12:48
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Vidalia Indians Cross Country Teams Bring Home Team Championships
(Adrian Brewton, Wyatt Vassey and Simon Collins)
The Vidalia Indians Cross Country teams turned in an outstanding performance this weekend, with both the boys and girls teams bringing home team championship victories in the Blue Tide Invitational at Long County High School. The Indians showed
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- Sportsbreak | | 08 September 2026 | 09:51
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Morris Drives In Six as Toombs County Defeats Pierce County, 10-2
Lindy Morris drove in six runs on two hits Thursday as Toombs County defeated Pierce County 10-2 to cap a strong week for the Bulldogs.Toombs County opened the scoring in the first inning when Leighton Williams delivered an RBI single. The Bulldogs added four runs in the second, highlighted by RBI
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- Sportsbreak | | 08 September 2026 | 09:40
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Sports & Scores This Week (9-7-26)
September 7-- Here is the schedule for sports and scores this week.
Monday, September 7
Baseball: Phillies 1, Braves 0
Tuesday, September 8
Baseball: Rays 7, Braves 1
Softball: Vidalia 5, ECI 3
Toombs County 18, Montgomery County 1
Treutlen 7, Telfair County 6
DEA 15, RTCA 1
Volleyball: West
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- Sportsbreak | | 07 September 2026 | 16:33
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Vikings Run Wild on the Road
For the second time this year, the Treutlen Vikings took to the road to face an upper classification team, with the same result, a dominating 41 – 12 victory over AAA Tattnall County. With the victory, the Vikings improve their record to 2 – 0 on the season.
The Vikings took control from the
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- Sportsbreak | | 06 September 2026 | 13:52
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Georgia's Friday Night Lights High School Scoreboard
High School Scoreboard – September 4th
Class AAA
49 Toombs Co. "Bulldogs" @ Swainsboro "Tigers" 14 F
0 Savannah Early College "Cobras" @ Appling Co. "Pirates" 49 F
Off – Pierce Co.
Class AA
14 Bacon Co. "Red Raiders" @ Vidalia "Indians" 28 F
16 Washington Co. "Golden Hawks" @ East Laurens
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- Sportsbreak | | 04 September 2026 | 11:04
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Ennis’ Perfect Day Powers Toombs County Past Vidalia, 7-4
(Courtesy of Toombs County Athletics)
Cyleigh Ennis went a perfect 4-for-4 with a home run and three singles Monday, helping Toombs County defeat Vidalia 7-4 at Vidalia High School.
Ennis delivered a two-run home run to center field in the third inning. Vidalia responded in the bottom half when
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- Sportsbreak | | 02 September 2026 | 07:56
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Community Calendar
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Breast Cancer Awareness Pink Out
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- Community Event | | 11 September 2026 | 10:37
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Greater Vidalia Chamber Ribbon Cutting
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- Community Event | | 08 September 2026 | 13:47
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September 21--Town Hall Meeting in Vidalia
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- Community Event | | 03 September 2026 | 09:47
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Vidalia All-Sports Booster Golf Tournament
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- Community Event | | 02 September 2026 | 10:57
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Lyons Citizen of the Year Nominations and Banquet Announced
The Lyons Citizen of the Year Banquet will be held September 24, 2026, in the Lyons First Baptist Church. The program will begin at 6:30 with a meal, patriotic speaker and music, and the announcement of this year's Lyons top citizen.
Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased at Peoples Bank in
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- Community Event | | 11 August 2026 | 09:06
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Sons of the American Revolution Meeting
Sons of the American Revolution meet the 3rd Thursday of every month in the backroom of Chatters in Lyons. Dinner is at 6:15 and at 7:00 there is a historical presentation.
Please come and visit with us and we will help you find your Revolutionary War Ancestor.
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- Community Event | | 26 December 2024 | 11:36
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Obituaries
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Lennie Cox Banks
“Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.” Proverbs 31:10 KJV Lennie Cox Banks, age 93, is now safe in the Arms of her Savior! On September 11, 2026, in the presence of her family, went to her eternal heavenly home. Lennie was born in Lyons, Toombs County, GA on June 14th 1933,... - Information
- Obituary | | 12 September 2026 | 20:20
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Mr. Woodrow Powell, Lyons
Mr. Woodrow Powell, age 90, of Lyons, died Thursday, September 10, 2026, at the Community Hospice House in Vidalia following an extended illness. He was a lifelong resident of Toombs County and lived near Lyons all of his life. He was a 1953 graduate of Lyons High School, and served two years in... - Information
- Obituary | | 12 September 2026 | 06:50
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Mrs. Shirley Ann Sellers White
Funeral services for Mrs. Shirley Ann Sellers White will be held Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of Higgs Funeral Home. Burial will be in Westview Cemetery in Soperton. Reverend Paul Mulling and Brother Greg Martin will officiate. Mrs. White died Thursday, September 10, 2026. Mrs... - Information
- Obituary | | 11 September 2026 | 15:31
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Mrs. Patricia Ann Criswell Rushton, Vidalia
Mrs. Patricia Ann Criswell Rushton, age 72, of Vidalia, died Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at Memorial Health Meadows Hospital in Vidalia after sudden illness. She was born in Macon, moved to Vidalia in 1965, and attended Vidalia High School. She lived in Atlanta and the Atlanta area from 1970... - Information
- Obituary | | 10 September 2026 | 15:04
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Jimmy W. Hattaway
Jimmy W. Hattaway, age 83, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at his home surrounded by his loving family. The lifelong Tattnall County resident was born in Metter on August 8, 1943, to Cleo A. "Red" and Evelyn Hattaway. A 1961 graduate of Reidsville High School, Jimmy built a life marked... - Information
- Obituary | | 10 September 2026 | 08:57
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Mr. Anthony Jordan Owsley, Higgston
Mr. Anthony Jordan Owsley, age 73, of Higgston, died Sunday, September 6, 2026, at his home following an extended illness. He was born in Burlington, Colorado on November 4, 1952, to the late Thomas Owsley and Eva Grimley Owsley. He lived in Oklahoma and Florida for several years and in the... - Information
- Obituary | | 09 September 2026 | 15:23
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Ms. Rebecca Simmons Love, Lyons
Rebecca Simmons Love, age 56, of Lyons, died Saturday, September 5, 2026, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta following an extended illness. She was a native of Warren, Ohio and lived there until moving to Orlando, Florida in 1983. She graduated from Evans High School in Orlando and has lived... - Information
- Obituary | | 09 September 2026 | 10:13
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Mr. Billy Joe Mobley, Vidalia
Mr. Billy Joe Mobley, age 68, of Vidalia, died Monday, September 7, 2026, at Navicent Baldwin in Milledgeville after a sudden illness. He was born in Vidalia on November 29, 1957, to the late Buford Mobley and Ruby Dowd Mobley. He lived in Vidalia until marrying his wife Diane, and he moved to... - Information
- Obituary | | 08 September 2026 | 15:29
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Mr. Randall Willis, Vidalia
Mr. Randall Willis, age 63, of Vidalia, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2026, at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia, following an extended illness. Randall was a native of Toombs County, growing up in Vidalia and attending Lyons High School. He and his former wife,... - Information
- Obituary | | 08 September 2026 | 13:56
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Church Calendar
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September 26--Gospel Sing in Glenwood
September 26--Snowhill Community Church, 864 Snowhill Church Road in Glenwood, cordially invites to a Gospel Sing, September 26th at 7:00 with guest singers The Holcombe Family Ministry. Come expecting a blessing! - Information
- Church Event | | 08 September 2026 | 09:14
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September 28--ELICE Monthly Meeting in Vidalia
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- Church Event | | 03 September 2026 | 09:44
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September 13--Gospel Concert in Stillmore
September 13--Stillmore Missionary Baptist Church invites you to a Gospel Concert, September 13th at 6:00 featuring "The Sons of Liberty" of Kentucky. Unique sound covering southern gospel, country and bluegrass! Pastor George Archer- Information
- Church Event | | 01 September 2026 | 08:12
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September 13--Special program "Iron Sharpens Iron"
September 13--Mt. Moriah Baptist Church and Sisters in Christ Ministry invite you to their special program "Iron Sharpens Iron", Sunday September 13th at 3:00 with guest speaker Lady Shikima Johnson of Victorious Empowerment Church Inc. Come be fed spiritually and physically with a meal afterward. "As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another" (Proverbs 27:17) Pastor Carl Wardlaw III- Information
- Church Event | | 01 September 2026 | 08:04
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September 22--Gospel Concert
September 22--Cedar Crossing Baptist Church has quite a Concert for you featuring Legacy 5 Quartet, Saturday September 12th at 6:00. It's free! You'll hear "What King of Man", "What a Day" and "Hello After Goodbye". Bring a friend! - Information
- Church Event | | 01 September 2026 | 07:59
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September 16-18,20--Annual Revival and Homecoming Services in Alston
September 16-18,20--Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 4590 Highway 135 in Alston invites you to their Annual Revival and Homecoming Services, September 16th through the 18th at 7:00 each evening. Also, September 20th at 11:00. Guest ministers include Rev. Clint McLeod Sr, Rev. William Renfroe, Rev. Paul McLeod, and Rev. Donald Way. "Oh come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation." (Psalm 95:1) Pastor, Rev. Lehmon Smith - Information
- Church Event | | 28 August 2026 | 19:02
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