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Couple And Dog Walk Away from Plane Crash
The Reidsville Fire Department is reporting that multiple fire departments were dispatched to Catherine Sanders Road and Old River Road Saturday afternoon to assist the Tattnall County Sheriff’s Office in locating a small aircraft that had reportedly crashed. After a few hours, the couple in the
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- Newsbreak | | 18 March 2024 | 14:32
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Two Arrested Following Drug Trafficking Investigation in Laurens County
(Press release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
The GBI has arrested Ramon Wright, age 34, of Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia, and Lakeisha Butler, age 32, of Montrose, Laurens County, Georgia, following a joint drug investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Southeastern
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- Newsbreak | | 18 March 2024 | 10:58
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From the House: Week 10
Vidalia High School Cheerleaders with Rep. Hagan
by Rep. Leesa Hagan
The House of Representatives got back to work March 11 for the tenth week of the legislative session. Throughout the week, our focus remained on advancing pending Senate bills, with our committees meeting frequently to review and refine
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- Newsbreak | | 18 March 2024 | 10:49
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VHS Chess Team in Top 5 at State Tourney
(L to R): Aidan Ellis, Nate Landon, Nathan Britton, Ethan Hart, Bradley Landon, Alex Musafarov, and Sukumar Paidi
The Vidalia High School Chess team had a good showing in the Georgia Chess Association's 2024 High School State Tournament held March 16th at Georgia Gwinnett College.
This State
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- Newsbreak | | 18 March 2024 | 09:33
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Two Killed In Saturday Evening Shooting
At approximately 5 pm Saturday, March 16th, the Vidalia Police Department responded to shots fired at East Jenkins and Epstein Streets. Upon arrival, officers found Justin Godfrey, age 23 of Soperton and Iesha Wicker, age 18 of Soperton suffering from gunshot wounds. Both victims were
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- Newsbreak | | 16 March 2024 | 21:28
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Escapee Indicted by Grand Jury; 22 Other Individuals Indicted on Various Counts
Robert Lee Presgraves
A man who initiated a week-long, multi-agency man hunt in May 2022, was indicted by the Toombs County Grand Jury this week.
On May 5, 2022, Robert Lee Presgraves was scheduled to appear in court for sentencing on weapons and theft charges when he overpowered a Toombs County
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- Newsbreak | | 15 March 2024 | 20:55
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Area Police Blotter
Vidalia Police Department reports the following arrests:
Atkins, Courtney – Uvalda – Cruelty to Children.
Smith, Cody – Glenwood – Theft by Shoplifting.
Guthrie, Anthony – Reidsville – Theft by Shoplifting.
Kelley, Gwen – Mt. Vernon – Suspended License; Hit and run.
Aipomysh, Zhoiahov – Lyons –
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- Newsbreak | | 15 March 2024 | 14:47
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Week Ten Under Nine the Gold Dome
By: Sen. Blake Tillery (R–Vidalia)
With only five legislative days remaining in the 2024 Legislative Session, Georgia Senate members are diligently working both within their respective committees and on the Senate floor to propel House bills forward.
Here’s a sample of some of the legislation that
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- Newsbreak | | 15 March 2024 | 14:44
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Treutlen County Qualfiers; Trump, Biden Heading for Rematch
Treutlen County Deputy Registrar Keri Hedgecock reports that longtime Sheriff and Incumbent Tommy Corbin, a Republican, is being challenged by Kyle Strickland, who qualified as a Democrat. Strickland is currently the Chief of Police in Adrian.
All three districts on the ballot for seats on the
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- Newsbreak | | 13 March 2024 | 15:26
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RTCA Competes in Literary
( to R): Mekhia Bell, Madison Cravey, Coach Kennan Ash, Cole Masterman-Smith, and Adrian Avila. Not pictured: Elizabeth McConnell
On March 1 RTCA's Literary team competed at Regions. Region was held at Southside Baptist Church in Warner Robins.
Madison Cravery and Elizabeth McConnell won first
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- Newsbreak | | 13 March 2024 | 14:11
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Greater Vidalia Youth Leadership Holds Graduation
The Greater Vidalia® Youth Leadership class held its graduation Tuesday night at Lyons First Baptist Church for the graduation of the 2023-2024 class. The graduation ceremony gives the students the opportunity to show their parents, program sponsors, and the participating school officials what they
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- Newsbreak | | 13 March 2024 | 12:17
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RTCA STAR Student, Teacher Attend Luncheon
RTCA Star Student Cole Masterman-Smith and RTCA Star Teacher LaRee Findley
On Tuesday, March 12, 2024 the Region 8 STAR Student/Teacher Luncheon Banquet was held at Georgia Southern University. It was sponsored by the Exchange Club of Bulloch County. Seventeen counties of STAR Students and
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- Newsbreak | | 13 March 2024 | 12:10
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Heavy Interest in Montgomery County Political Offices
The political season is heating up even quicker than springtime weather with the majority of the offices in Montgomery County seeing first-time qualifiers filing last week for various offices.
Four of the county offices saw only one person qualifying including the office of Sheriff where Ben
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- Newsbreak | | 12 March 2024 | 16:35
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Seperate Weekend Accidents Result in Three Deaths; Two Teens Seriously Injured
Two separate accidents within minutes of each other in the early morning hours on Saturday have claimed the lives of one adult, two area teenagers and left two other teens with life-threatening injuries.
Around 12:30 Saturday morning Toombs County 911 dispatch received a call that a single vehicle
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- Newsbreak | | 11 March 2024 | 16:47
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STC Students Win Five Medal at SkillsUSA Conference
Findlay Griner receives gold medal in Cosmetology at SkillsUSA Conference
Heavenly Mincey receives gold medial in Nail Care at SkillsUSA Conference
The SkillsUSA Georgia State Leadership and Skills Conference has, for years, been an event at which Southeastern Technical College (STC) students
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- Newsbreak | | 11 March 2024 | 16:07
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Legislative Report From Representative Butch Parrish
The House convened last week for the ninth week of the 2024 legislative session on Monday, March 4. Now that we are past Crossover Day, we are busy in committees to vet the bills that have crossed over from the Senate. This means we didn’t pass as many bills on the House floors last week. As the
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- Newsbreak | | 11 March 2024 | 10:09
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Under the Gold Dome: Week 9
by Sen. Blake Tillery
Following the conclusion of Crossover Day, which marked the final opportunity for Senate and House Bills to proceed through their respective chambers, the Senate is now dedicated to refining House bills as they advance through Senate committees. It has been a busy week in
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- Newsbreak | | 11 March 2024 | 09:54
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From the House: Week 9
TOOMBS VISITORS TO THE CAPITOL - (L to R): County Manager John Jones, Commissioner Tommy Rollins, State Rep. Leesa Hagan, and Toombs Commission Chairman David Sikes
After an exciting eighth week, the House resumed its duties on Monday, March 4. Transitioning into the ninth week, our primary focus
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- Newsbreak | | 11 March 2024 | 09:32
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