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  • Chairman Comments on Rescinded Grant

    Monday morning, Montgomery County Commission Chairman Leland Adams released the statement regarding the state's rescinding of a $2.2 million grant for recreation last week:

    “After further review of the County’s grant application, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget determined the project

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 05 June 2023 | 14:49
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  • Area Police Blotter

    Vidalia Police Department reports the following arrests.

    Woods, Linda Marie – Collins – Theft by shoplifting, criminal trespass

    Sparks, William Kenneth  –  Mt. Vernon - Driving while license suspended

    McDowell, Jarrod – Ludowici – Giving false information, shoplifting, warrant served (Tattnall

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 05 June 2023 | 12:51
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  • Toombs County Grand Jury Return Indictments

    The May term of the Toombs County Grand Jury convened recently with District Attorney Tripp Fitzner’s Office presenting 14 bills. All were returned as true bills of indictments, meaning Grand Jurors found enough evidence in the cases presented to them to charge those accused with the crimes levied

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 05 June 2023 | 00:00
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  • Area Police Blotter

    Vidalia Police Department reports the following arrests.

    McGowan, Dale Robert - Vidalia - Theft by shoplifting/criminal trespass

    Oscar, William Sha'ron - Vidalia - Possession of a controlled substance/no insurance/headlight requirements

    Collins, Nayana Rai – Vidalia – Warrant served (Soperton)

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    Newsbreak | Jeff Raiford | 02 June 2023 | 05:34
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  • City of Vidalia to Host Firefighters' Conference

    In just a few days the city of Vidalia Fire Department will be the gathering place for firefighters from around the state, and Vidalia Fire Chief Brian Sikes expects approximately 200 firefighters from around the state to attend.

    “We are hosting the Chief Lee Kirkland Firefighter Training

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 02 June 2023 | 00:00
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  • Commissioner King: Get Ahead of Hurricane Season

    ATLANTA – As the 2023 Hurricane Season begins, Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King is encouraging all Georgians to begin taking steps to prepare for a potential disaster.

    “Just last year, our neighbors in Florida were victim to the third-costliest hurricane in United States

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 01 June 2023 | 10:47
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  • Vandals Cause Changes at Vidalia Recreation Department

    A person or persons with nothing better to do with their time than destroying city property is affecting the rights and privileges of others.

    Wednesday morning the City of Vidalia Recreation Department announced it will be making changes after vandalism was discovered in the bathrooms on Wednesday

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 01 June 2023 | 00:00
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  • MoCo Grant for Recreation Rescinded

    It was great news for Montgomery County citizens when it comes to recreation, but that excitement has been short-lived.

    Recently  Montgomery County Commissioners were notified that the county had received a $2.2 million grant for recreation  and  Recreation Department Director Kendall Bennamon

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 31 May 2023 | 14:55
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  • Youth Place in VFW Art Content

    Art with Shirley

    Luke Mitchell with Shirley Curl, District 6 President of the VFW Auxiliary

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    Levi Worth

    Recently two high school students placed in the local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Auxiliary’s Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest.  Luke Mitchell was awarded the first-place honor and his artwork has

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 30 May 2023 | 09:07
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  • Annual Memorial Day Ceremony Held in Vidalia

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    Fort Stewart Color Guard prepares to Post the Color prior to Monday's annual Memorial Day ceremony

    We don’t know them all, but we owe them all.

    The annual Memorial Day service hosted by the J. Barry Jones Post #3563 Veterans of Foreign Wars and VFW Auxiliary was held at 3:00 in Southeastern

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 29 May 2023 | 17:59
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  • Memorial Health Meadows Hospital Donates $7,500 to Southeastern Technical College

    Check presentation Southeastern Technical College 05 23 23(Left to right: Hillary Thompson, VP of Human Resources; Sandra Kate Ellington, Ethics & Compliance Officer; Jared Kirby, Chief Financial Officer; Jeffrey Harden, Chief Nursing Officer; Blythe Wilcox, Director of STC Foundation; Matt Hasbrouck, Chief Executive Officer; Larry Calhoun, STC

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    Newsbreak | Jeff Raiford | 26 May 2023 | 17:38
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  • Remembering Our Veterans

    The annual Memorial Day ceremony presented by the J. Barry Jones Post #3563 and VFW Auxiliary will be held Monday at 3:00 p.m. in Southeastern Technical College.

    LTC Heather D. Doran of Fort Stewart will be the keynote speaker with participation from local Boy Scout Troop 933, Toombs County Vocal

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 26 May 2023 | 11:49
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  • TCHS Announces Top Graduates

    Valedictorian Instagram Post

    TCHS Valedictorian, Allison Waller

    Salutatorian Instagram Post

    TCHS Salutatorian, Joseph Ramos

    Toombs County High School would like to announce the following:

    TCHS 2023 Valedictorian is Allison Waller

    TCHS 2023 Salutatorian is Joseph Ramos

    TCHS 2023 Honor Graduates with Distinction:Daniel Adorno Pagan, Owen Anken, Kaleila

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 26 May 2023 | 11:25
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  • Area Police Blotter

    Vidalia Police Department reports the following arrests.

    Biddle, Bradley Wayne - Tarrytown - Warrant served (Vidalia bench warrant)

    Jones, Anthony Jeremiah - Vidalia - Possession of marijuana/suspended license/speeding

    Hulett, Patricia - Vidalia - Forgery

    Beasley, Eddie Leeshun – Lyons –

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    Newsbreak | Jeff Raiford | 26 May 2023 | 08:27
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  • Double Homicide Suspect Sentenced to Life Without Parole

    Sanders Booking

    Guilty on all 15 counts. That was the verdict of a Toombs County jury Thursday morning against the man charged with the double homicide in Vidalia last year of a woman he met through social media and her mother.

    Middle Judicial Circuit District Attorney Tripp Fitzner and Assistant District

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 25 May 2023 | 14:58
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  • VHS Top Grads Named

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    Emma Neesmith, Valedictorian

    Aylin Angel

    Aylin Angel, Salutatorian

    On Friday night, when the Class of 2023 will walk onto Buck Cravey Field for the last time as students of Vidalia High School, they will be led by this year’s Valedictorian Emma Neesmith and Salutatorian Aylin Angel.

    The two have been friends since

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 25 May 2023 | 12:40
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  • City of Vidalia Recognized -- Again!

    Vidalia has done it again! The beauty of the home of the World’s Sweetest Onions and the great hospitality of the people who call it home has caught the eye of travelers and writers and Vidalia has been included among the Top 12 Cutest Small Towns in the Southern United States

    Alexa Britton is the

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 25 May 2023 | 00:00
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  • GBI Investigates Shooting in Dublin

    The GBI is investigating a shooting in Dublin, GA. On Monday, May 22, 2023, at about 9:20 p.m., the Dublin Police Department requested the GBI for assistance.  A 17-year-old Dublin teenager contacted Laurens County 911 after being shot multiple times.  The teenager was in the 1200 block of Academy

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    Newsbreak | Jeff Raiford | 24 May 2023 | 08:18
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Meet The Staff

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    Jeff Raiford

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    Jim Perry, WYUM

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    Kathy

    Kathy Hilt

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