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GBI Arrests Alston Fire Department Bookkeeper for Theft of Funds
The former secretary and bookkeeper of the Alston Fire Department was arrested on July 1 for taking funds from the bank account of the department and using those funds for personal use.
Kimberly Vashti Oglesby, age 55, of Ailey, has been charged with one count of felony theft by taking, according to
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- Newsbreak | | 15 July 2026 | 14:19
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LPD Responds to Vehicle vs. Bicycle Accident
A bicyclist was taken to the hospital Tuesday morning in Lyons after he was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of W. Oglethorpe and N. Victory Drive.
The incident report released by the Lyons Police Department says that Mathew Maltby was on his bike and was attempting to outrun some dogs that
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- Newsbreak | | 15 July 2026 | 14:17
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Area Police Blotter
Vidalia Police Department reports the following arrests:
Austin, Don Conelius – Soperton – Warrant Executed.
Brown, Rubin – Vidalia – Warrant Executed.
Brown, Tetio Jermaine – Collins – Possession of Drug-Related Objects; No Insurance; Operating Motor Vehicle Without Registration or Valid License
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- Newsbreak | | 15 July 2026 | 09:34
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Plane Crash in Metter Claims Life of Pilot
photo courtesy of The Metter Advertiser
A fiery airplane crash in Metter claimed the life of the pilot Monday morning shortly after the small plane had taken off from the John Edwin Jones Sr. Field at Metter Municipal Airport.
The Candler County Sheriff’s Office says responding agencies were called
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- Newsbreak | | 14 July 2026 | 14:49
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Coleman Appointed Interim President of STC
Teresa Coleman has been appointed interim president of Southeastern Technical College (STC) following the retirement of President Larry Calhoun.
...Coleman brings more than 30 years of experience in technical education and has served Southeastern Technical College in several leadership roles that
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- Newsbreak | | 14 July 2026 | 10:38
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Weekend Drowning in Appling County
****UPDATE****
The Appling County Sheriff's Office updated its original press release Monday night, noting: "After further investigation it was determined that the subject [Christopher Michael Peck] was attempting to swim to his vessel after launching it from the landing. He then went under and did not
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- Newsbreak | | 14 July 2026 | 09:53
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Dublin City Schools BOE Ceases Immediate Superintendent Search
The search for a new Superintendent of Dublin City Schools has come to a halt after a suitable agreement couldn’t be reached by the system and the one man for whom they had initially declared as its sole candidate.
On Friday, the Board of Education announced that a consensus could not be reached
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- Newsbreak | | 13 July 2026 | 14:29
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2026 Youth Leadership Conference Shapes Future Leaders and Champions Cooperative Principles
(Lyons, 7/13/2026) – Last week, Altamaha EMC/Fiber, along with other electric membership corporations (EMCs) and cooperative businesses from across the state, proudly supported the 2026 Georgia Cooperative Council Youth Leadership Conference, held July 6–10 at the Georgia FFA-FCCLA Center in
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- Newsbreak | | 13 July 2026 | 10:23
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Candler County Sheriff's Office Make Arrest in Threatening Social Media Posts
The Candler County Sheriff’s Office wasn’t taking any chances Friday morning when a multiple-day investigation led to the execution of a search and arrest warrant at a residence south of Metter.
Sheriff John Miles’ office says that Candler County deputies, investigators, and the Swat Team, along
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- Newsbreak | | 10 July 2026 | 12:28
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Sportsbreak
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VST Swims at State Meet
Left to Right: Easton Moore, Autumn Moore, Chandler Tapley
The Vidalia Recreation Department Swim Team had a great showing at the GRPA B State Swim Meet in Moutrie on July 10th and 11th. Fourteen swimmers competed in the meet with numerous swimmers making it to the finals and bringing home awards.
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- Sportsbreak | | 14 July 2026 | 13:51
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Sports & Scores This Week (7-13-26)
July 13--Here is the schedule for sports and scores this week.
Monday. July 13
Tuesday, July 14
Wednesday, July 15
Thursday, July 16
Friday, July 17
Baseball: Rangers at Braves 7:15pm (News Talk Sports WVOP-FM 105.3)
Saturday, July 18
Baseball: Rangers at Braves 4:10pm (News Talk Sports WVOP-FM
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- Sportsbreak | | 13 July 2026 | 06:59
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Vidalia Swim Team to Compete at State Meet
Front Row: Brentley Sexton, Brody White, Chandler Tapley, Jacob Tomlin, Presley Goss, Virginia MeredithBack Row: Mayleigh Wilcher, Easton Moore, Jillian Tomlin, Jackson Tomlin, Autumn Moore, Coach Conley Brown.Not pictured: James Ray, Aubree Zorn, Mason ZornThe Vidalia Swim Team will travel to
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- Sportsbreak | | 08 July 2026 | 08:52
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Sports & Scores This Week (7-6-26)
July 6--Here is the schedule for sports and scores this week.
Monday, July 6
Baseball: Mets 7, Braves 6 F/10
Tuesday, July 7
Baseball: Pirates 12, Braves 4
Wednesday, July 8
Baseball: Braves 3, Pirates 0
Thursday, July 9
Baseball: Braves 10, Pirates 5
Friday, July 10
Baseball: Cardinals 2, Braves
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- Sportsbreak | | 06 July 2026 | 07:16
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Vidalia High School Athletics Earn Statewide Recognition with Runner-Up Finish in Inaugural AJC All-Sports Rankings
Vidalia High School’s athletic program has been recognized as one of the premier programs in Georgia after earning a second-place overall finish in Class A Division I in the inaugural Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) All-Sports Rankings.
The new rankings, introduced by AJC Varsity, measure the overall
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- Sportsbreak | | 01 July 2026 | 08:14
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Sports & Scores This Week 6-29-26)
June 29-- Here is the schedule for sports and scores this week.
Monday, June 29
Tuesday, June 30
Baseball: Cardinals 5, Braves 3
Wednesday, July 1
Baseball: Braves 5, Cardinals 1
Thursday, July 2
Baseball: Cardinals 11, Braves 5
Friday, July 3
Baseball: Braves 5, Mets 3
Saturday, July 4
Baseball:
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- Sportsbreak | | 29 June 2026 | 07:14
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VRD Teams Playing Well at GRPA State Tournaments
At the GRPA state tournaments in Statesboro and Dalton, Georgia, the Vidalia Recreation Department teams are playing well. Thursday, the All-Star teams will try to make it a “Vidalia Kind of Day”, says Coach Scott Strickland. The teams have done a great job so far. Our 8U boys and 10U Boys have both
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- Sportsbreak | | 25 June 2026 | 08:05
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Recount Requested in Washington County Runoff
The Washington County Board of Elections will conduct a recount from the June 16th runoff in the race for County Commissioner in District 2. The recount was requested by candidate and incumbent Bobby Jackson in the race that showed Barbara Jean Davenport receiving just three more votes than
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- Sportsbreak | | 24 June 2026 | 14:44
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Three Vidalia Indians Earn Georgia Dugout Club First Team All-State Honors
Following a very successful baseball season, three members of the Vidalia High School baseball team have been named to the Georgia Dugout Club Class A First Team All-State Team.
Senior standouts Cayden Nance, Veer Patel, and Ryan Brantley were each selected as First Team All-State performers after
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- Sportsbreak | | 24 June 2026 | 09:28
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Community Calendar
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Ohoopee Soil and Water Conservation District Meeting
The Ohoopee Soil and Water Conservation District will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. in the Treutlen County Library, 585 Second Street in Soperton.
Please RSVP by July 22 to NancyAnne Conner at 706-612-4020 (This email address is being protected from spambots.
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- Community Event | | 15 July 2026 | 09:17
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Altamaha Down Syndrome Pool Party!
ADSS To Hold Annual Pool Party
By Makaylee Randolph
Altamaha Down Syndrome Society Director
The Altamaha Down Syndrome Society will host a summer pool party for local individuals with special needs and their families and friends from 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 18, at the Vidalia
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- Community Event | | 13 July 2026 | 10:20
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It's Time To Vote!
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Nominee "RadioJones,LLC (WTCQ-WYUM-WVOP Radio)" - 2026 Best of the Greater Vidalia® Chamber
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- Community Event | | 01 July 2026 | 13:00
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MOCO Eagles Football 4th Annual Golf Tournament
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- Community Event | | 30 June 2026 | 08:22
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Greater Vidalia Chamber Idea Bootcamp
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- Community Event | | 22 May 2026 | 10:44
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Obituaries
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Mrs. Edna Rose Moseley O'Neal, Vidalia
Mrs. Edna Rose Moseley O’Neal, age 72, of Vidalia, died Saturday, July 11, 2026, at the Community Hospice House in Vidalia following a lengthy illness. She was a lifelong resident of Toombs County, growing up in Lyons and living there and Vidalia all of her life. She attended Lyons High School... - Information
- Obituary | | 12 July 2026 | 13:55
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Mr. Trueman Lee Groves, Lyons
Mr. Trueman Lee Groves, age 94, of Lyons, died Friday, July 10, 2026, at Memorial Health Meadows Hospital in Vidalia following an extended illness. He was born in Copeville in Collin County, Texas and grew up in Mesquite, Texas. His father worked for the railroad, and he and his family lived in a... - Information
- Obituary | | 12 July 2026 | 13:52
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Mrs. Lois F. Henderson, Hahira
Mrs. Lois F. Henderson, age 71, of Hahira in Cook County, died Friday, July 10, 2026, at Colquitt Regional Health System in Moultrie following an extended illness. She was born in Lakeland, Georgia, and lived there until she married her late husband in 1968. She was a supportive pastor’s wife, as he... - Information
- Obituary | | 11 July 2026 | 15:30
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Mr Robert "Bob" Adams, Mt. Vernon
Mr. Robert “Reb” Adams, age 77, of Mt. Vernon, died Thursday, July 9, 2026, after a brief illness. He was a lifelong resident of Montgomery County, living in Mt. Vernon most of his life. He was a 1966 graduate of Montgomery County High School. He retired as a correctional officer after thirty-four... - Information
- Obituary | | 10 July 2026 | 12:43
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Mr. John Paul Wilson, Higgston
Mr. John Paul Wilson, age 90, of Higgston, died Saturday, July 4, 2026, in the Community Hospice House in Vidalia after a brief illness. He was born on September 30, 1935, in Montgomery County to the late Lehman Wilson and Nina Mae Braddy Wilson. He was raised in the Kibbee Community and was a... - Information
- Obituary | | 07 July 2026 | 07:34
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Mrs. Ella Faye Rustin, Center Community
Mrs. Ella “Faye” Rustin, age 76, of the Center Community, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2026, at Memorial Health Meadows Hospital in Vidalia following an extended illness. Born in the New Branch Community on February 20, 1950, on the family farm, Faye was the youngest of the children of Charlie... - Information
- Obituary | | 07 July 2026 | 07:33
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Mr. Randall Clark, Toombs Central Community
Mr. Randall Clark, age 72, of the Toombs Central Community, died Friday, July 3, 2026, at Memorial Health Meadows Hospital in Vidalia after a sudden illness. He was a lifelong resident of Toombs County, living in Toombs Central most of his life, and was a 1971 graduate of Toombs Central School... - Information
- Obituary | | 05 July 2026 | 07:45
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Mrs. Lula Mae McGowan Patrick, Normantown Community
Mrs. Lula Mae McGowan Patrick, age 69, of the Normantown Community, died Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at Memorial Health Meadows Hospital in Vidalia after a brief illness. She was a native of Toombs County and a 1975 graduate of Vidalia High School. She worked at Meadows Memorial Hospital in Vidalia for... - Information
- Obituary | | 04 July 2026 | 13:44
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Mrs. Letha Jones, Lyons
Mrs. Letha Jones, age 93, of Lyons, died Thursday, July 2, 2026, at Oxley Park Health & Rehab in Lyons following an extended illness. She was born and raised in Tattnall County and was a 1951 graduate of Collins High School. She met her husband and they moved to Lyons where she has lived since... - Information
- Obituary | | 03 July 2026 | 20:23
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Church Calendar
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August 7--Pastor's Birthday Celebration!
August 7--New Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, 6600 Dekle Road in Register, invites you to a Birthday Celebration honoring Pastor Germain A Williams, August 7th at 7:00 with guest speaker Pastor Ralph Carlyle of Mizpah Baptist Church in Baxley. Also, God's Holy House of Refuge invites you to their Services, Saturday August 8th at 2:00 with guest speaker, Pastor Ronald Miller of St. Paul A.M.E Church in Vidalia. It's in the Banquet Hall of Econolodge, 2507 East 1st Street in Vidalia. A weekend of Praise, Fellowship and Celebration!- Information
- Church Event | | 15 July 2026 | 11:51
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July 26--Karen Peck & New River!
July 26--Cedar Crossing Baptist Church invites you to a free Concert featuring Karen Peck & New River, Sunday July 26th at 10:30. #1 Songs "Four Days Late" "I Know I'll Be there" "The River" - Information
- Church Event | | 15 July 2026 | 11:39
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August 2--Church Anniversary in Mt. Vernon
August 2--Better Together Christian Community Church, 202 Church Street in Mt. Vernon, invites you to their 10th Church Anniversary, August 2nd at 3:00 with guest speaker Rev. BJ Martin of Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Tennille GA. Pastor Craig B. Snead Sr. - Information
- Church Event | | 06 July 2026 | 12:23
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July 19--Family & Friends Day in Vidalia
July 19--Poplar Spring Missionary Baptist Church, 422 Cedar Crossing Vidalia Road in Vidalia, wants members, former members, families, and friends to come to their Annual Family & Friends Day, Sunday July 19th with Sunday School at 9:45 and Worship Service at 11:00. Dinner served after. Pastor, Rev. Clarence Thomas Sr.- Information
- Church Event | | 06 July 2026 | 12:14
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July 23-24, 26--Church Anniversary Service in Vidalia
July 26--East Park Church of God in Christ, 711 4th & Washington Streets in Vidalia, would like you to come Celebrate their 96th Church Anniversary, July 23rd and July 24th at 7:30. Also, the July 26th Close Out service at 3:00. Theme: Built on the Rock: Unshakable Faith. (Matthew 16:18) Pastor Supt. James & Lady Monique McRae - Information
- Church Event | | 01 July 2026 | 09:23
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July 18--Family & Friends Day in Ailey
July 18--St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church, 2038 McGregor-Alston Road in Ailey, invites you to their Annual Family & Friends Day, Saturday July 18th at 2:00 with guest minister Rev. Sylvester Roundtree Jr. of Mathis Chapel Baptist Church in Perry. Casual dress. Pastor Hubert Hodges- Information
- Church Event | | 30 June 2026 | 11:51
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July 23-25--VBS in Mt. Vernon!
July 23-25--Mt. Vernon Pentecostal Church, 1802 North Railroad Avenue, invites kids to their Vacation Bible School "The Faith Race", July 23rd through July 24th from 6:30 to 8:30. Also, July 25th from 10:00 to 3:00. Note: Children must be signed in by a guardian each service. - Information
- Church Event | | 26 June 2026 | 07:56
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NOTE: Special Services in Vidalia
SPECIAL NOTE: God's Holy House of Refuge, invites you to come join them and come as you are to their Special Services at the Banquet Hall at Econolodge, 2507 E. 1st Street in Vidalia, on the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Sundays at 11:00. Also, 3rd Sundays at 12:30. God's Holy House of Refuge: A Place Where You Can Be Safe Pastor, Germain A. Williams thehouseofrefuge @ zmail.com- Information
- Church Event | | 09 June 2026 | 09:30
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