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Blount Presented the Ronnie A. Dixon Scholarship
Helen Blount (center) with the Ronnie A. Dixon family and Mayor Doug Roper
Vidalia Chief of Police Rob Shore introduces the newest additions to the city's uniformed police force including Jasmine Pierce, Billy Register, and Joey Cook.
As is typical in the summer months, the June meeting of the
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- Newsbreak | | 09 June 2026 | 12:29
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Emanuel BOE to Approve 2027 Budget This Week
by John Wagner, RadioJones, LLC
The Emanuel County Board of Education held their June meeting last Tuesday. The first item of business was again the presentation of the 2027 Budget by Executive Director of Finance Danielle Renew. The proposed Budget features total revenues of 47-million
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- Newsbreak | | 09 June 2026 | 08:58
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Toombs County Schools Construction Projects Underway
Toombs County School System is growing both in numbers and facilities, and Superintendent Barry Waller explains what the stakeholders of Toombs County can expect soon from the district.
“We are excited about the continued growth, opportunity, and innovation in our district with the expansion
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- Newsbreak | | 08 June 2026 | 16:14
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Vidalia City Schools Earns State Award for Financial Excellence for 11th Consecutive Year
Vidalia City Schools has once again received the prestigious Award for Excellence from the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts, marking an impressive eleven consecutive years of this distinguished achievement. This award recognizes outstanding financial reporting by school systems across
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- Newsbreak | | 08 June 2026 | 14:01
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Area Vehicle Accidents Result in Injuries and One Fatality
Major vehicle accidents have been reported in the area in the last few days including a serious incident in Reidsville early last Thursday night. The Reidsville Police Department and Reidsville Fire department responded to a semi-truck rollover at the intersection of Lynntown Road and North Main
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- Newsbreak | | 06 June 2026 | 11:46
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Early In-Person Voting Begins Monday
Early in person voting begins Monday in the state with several races involved in the runoff.
Registered voters can access sample ballots on the Secretary of State’s webpage under the link to My Voter Page.
Voting in Toombs can be done at the Toombs County Center of government, also referred to as
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- Newsbreak | | 06 June 2026 | 11:43
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Swainsboro's City Water is Gold Again
by John Wagner, RadioJones, LLC
A four-peat was announced Monday, June 1, at the Swainsboro City Council meeting. ClearWater Solutions received the Georgia Association of Water Professional’s Gold Award for error free operation of the city’s Yam Grandy Creek Water Pollution Control Facility for the
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- Newsbreak | | 06 June 2026 | 11:17
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Afternoon Toombs County Jurors Do Not Need to Appear
Toombs County Clerk of Courts Nancy Pittman says that Toombs County jurors who were supposed to report for duty today, Monday, June 8, at 1:00PM need NOT appear. All cases have been settled out of court or continued to the next term of court.
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- Newsbreak | | 05 June 2026 | 16:15
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Here We Go Again!
In the last couple of weeks our RadioJones stations have fielded countless robotic calls from phone numbers that immediately begin with, "Hello? Hello? This is [whomever]" and then says something about" personal Medicare flags they just happen to notice on your record."
The calls sometimes come
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- Newsbreak | | 04 June 2026 | 14:04
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Vikings Start Summer Workouts
The Treutlen Vikings football team has been working hard preparing for this upcoming season. The Vikings started summer workouts last week.
...Vikings head coach Alan Shirling. “We've had great attendance so far. We started last week. Everybody's been showing up doing what they're supposed to do
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- Sportsbreak | | 10 June 2026 | 08:49
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Sports and Scores This Week (6-8-26)
June 8-- Here is the schedule for sports and scores this week.
Monday, June 8
Tuesday, June 9
Baseball: White Sox 6, Braves 5 F/10
Wednesday, June 10
Baseball: White Sox 2, Braves 1
Thursday, June 11
Baseball: Braves at White Sox 7:40pm (Postponed)
Friday, June 12
Baseball: Mets 7, Braves 5
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- Sportsbreak | | 07 June 2026 | 21:28
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VHA Hires Christian Lane as New Head Football Coach
We are excited to have Christian Lane joining our staff. Coach Lane begins his journey with us today! His wife Katelynn will also be joining our staff and their two children will be attending VHA in the fall....Christian grew up with his father serving as his high school football coach. He was an- Information
- Sportsbreak | | 02 June 2026 | 08:46
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Coney Signs with GMC
Congratulations to Ka'Shun Coney on signing a letter of intent for a scholarship to play football at Georgia Military College in Milledgeville!
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- Sportsbreak | | 02 June 2026 | 08:10
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TCHS Baseball 2026 All Region Honors
(Courtesy of Toombs County Athletics)
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- Sportsbreak | | 02 June 2026 | 08:03
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Driggers Headed To University of West Georgia
Congratulations to Cash Driggers on signing a letter of intent for a scholarship in Track & Field at the University of West Georgia in Carrollton.
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- Sportsbreak | | 01 June 2026 | 08:23
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Sports & Scores This Week (6-1-26)
June 1 -- Here is the schedule for sports and scores this week.
Monday, June 1
Tuesday, June 2
Baseball: Braves 4, Blue Jays 3
Wednesday, June 3
Baseball: Braves 7, Blue Jays 3
Thursday, June 4
Baseball: Blue Jays 7, Braves 2
Friday, June 5
Baseball: Braves 6, Pirates 3
Saturday, June 6
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- Sportsbreak | | 01 June 2026 | 07:26
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Durden Signs to Play ESports at BPCU
Congratulations to Blake Durden at RTCA on signing a letter of intent for a scholarship to play ESports for the Barons at Brewton Parker Christian University in Mt Vernon.
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- Sportsbreak | | 29 May 2026 | 08:22
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TCHS Golf Team Places 3rd in State
The Toombs County High School golf teams wrapped up their seasons this past week by competing in the GHSA Class A-Division I State Tournament at Arrowhead Pointe Golf Course in Elberton, with the Bulldogs delivering a historic performance on the boys’ side.
The Toombs County men’s team finished
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- Sportsbreak | | 29 May 2026 | 08:13
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Community Calendar
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UGA Extension to Host GA/FL Irrigation Expo
Join UGA Extension for the GA/FL Irrigation Expo on June 10th, 2026, at the Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center (8163 Highway 178, Lyons GA) from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
This event will cover landscape, solid set, center pivot, and drip irrigation technologies by bringing together a community
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- Community Event | | 03 June 2026 | 12:15
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2026 VHS Youth Tennis Camp
Youth Tennis Camp hosted by the Vidalia High School tennis team.
June 15th - 18th, 9 am - 11 am.
Cost $60 plus $4 processing fee.
Bring a water bottle and a towel. Each day camp ends with a slip and slide - so bring a towel! Wear shorts/T-shirts and tennis shoes.
Register and pay using this link:
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- Community Event | | 29 May 2026 | 08:28
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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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Matheson C. Holley
Matheson C. Holley, age 25, of Vidalia, died Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at his home. He was born on October 19, 2000, and was a lifelong resident of Vidalia. He attended Vidalia High School and was a member of Beta Club and Science Club, later graduating from Coastal Plains High School in 2017 as...- Information
- Obituary | | 13 June 2026 | 09:15
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Ms. Diane Darsey
Graveside services for Ms. Diane Darsey will be held Monday, June 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM in the Red Bluff Baptist Church Cemetery in Treutlen County. Reverend Clayton Tanner will officiate. Ms. Darsey died Friday, June 12, 2026 at Treutlen Health & Rehab. Ms. Darsey, 72, was born in Dublin, GA on...- Information
- Obituary | | 13 June 2026 | 09:14
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Ms. Nora "Lisa" Melissa Tharpe, Vidalia
Nora “Lisa” Melissa Tharpe, age 62, of Vidalia, died Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Candler County Hospital in Metter after sudden illness. She was born on June 12, 1963 in Atlanta, and as a child her family moved to Mt. Vernon, and she attended Montgomery County schools. She lived in Vidalia and... - Information
- Obituary | | 09 June 2026 | 10:02
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Mrs. Julia Kight Dees, Vidalia
Mrs. Julia Kight Dees, age 88, of Vidalia, died Sunday, June 7, 2026, at Meadows Park Health & Rehab in Vidalia following an extended illness. She was a native of Montgomery County and a 1955 graduate of Montgomery County High School. Later, she moved to Uvalda and Cedar Crossing before moving to... - Information
- Obituary | | 09 June 2026 | 09:04
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Mrs. Temple M. Clark, Lyons
Mrs. Temple M. Clark, age 64, of Lyons, died Saturday, June 6, 2026, at the Community Hospice House in Vidalia following an extended illness. She was born on April 26, 1962, in Lyons, to the late Corbit Mason and Mary Elizabeth Phillips Mason. She lived in Lyons all of her life, and was a 1980... - Information
- Obituary | | 08 June 2026 | 11:27
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Mary Helen Thrift
Mary Helen Thrift, born October 5, 1954, in Columbia, Missouri, to Eugene Huntley Thrift and Nina Katherine Davis Thrift, passed away surrounded by the love of her family, friends and caregivers.Mary was one of 10 children and graduated from David H. Hickman High School. Later in life, at the age of... - Information
- Obituary | | 04 June 2026 | 09:10
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Mrs. Marcella Diane Sapp
Marcella Diane Sapp, 58, entered into eternal rest on June 1, 2026, at Community Hospice. Born on July 8, 1967, Marcella was the daughter of Velma Beasley Curl of Reidsville and Ben L. Nail of Collins. She was a 1985 graduate of Pinewood Christian Academy and knew from an early age that she was... - Information
- Obituary | | 03 June 2026 | 09:35
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Mr. Garnie "Wade" Rollins, Sr.
Mr. Garnie “Wade” Rollins, Sr., age 88, passed away at home peacefully on Friday, May 29, 2026, from a stroke that occurred on May 9, 2026. He was born February 17, 1938, in Uvalda, Georgia, although some would argue the year to be 1936 – his sister-in-law “whited out” the year on his birth... - Information
- Obituary | | 03 June 2026 | 09:31
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Mrs. Anastasia "Pat" Patricia Haten Clark, Mt. Vernon
Mrs. Anastasia “Pat” Patricia Hatten Clark, age 84, of Mt. Vernon, died Sunday, May 31, 2026, at the Community Hospice House in Vidalia after a brief illness. She was born on November 5, 1941, in Hazlehurst to the late Shelton Erwin Hatten and Hazel Johnson Hatten. She grew up in Lumber City,... - Information
- Obituary | | 01 June 2026 | 13:36
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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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June 21--107th Church Anniversary in Alston
June 21--Mt. Calvary Baptist Church of Alston invites you to their 107th Church Anniversary, June 21st at 11:00 with guest speaker Rev. Paul McLeod of Scotland, GA. Assistant Pastor of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in McRae. Pastor Lehmon Smith - Information
- Church Event | | 05 June 2026 | 07:37
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July 5--Men's Day in Mt. Vernon
July 5--Better Together Christian Community Church, 202 West Church Street in Mount Vernon, invites you to Celebrate Men’s Day 2026, July 5th at 3:00 with guest speaker Reverend Randy Salem. Theme: “Building a Force of Men” (Proverbs 27:17) Hosted by Pastor and First Lady Snead. - Information
- Church Event | | 03 June 2026 | 12:00
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June 22--Regular Monthly Meeting of E.L.I.C.E. in Vidalia
June 22--First African Baptist Church, 206 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Vidalia, invites you to the Monthly Meeting of E.L.I.C.E. (Enhancing Low Income Communities Economically, Inc.), June 22nd at 6:30 in the evening. Under the leadership of Rev. Ronald & Mrs. Rosemarie Miller Coming together to work together! - Information
- Church Event | | 03 June 2026 | 09:47
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June 15-19--Vacation Bible School in Vidalia
June 15-19--First African Missionary Baptist Church, 206 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Vidalia, invites all ages including adults to Vacation Bible School, June 15th through June 19th from 6:00 until 8:00 each night. Theme: Hooked Reeled in to Serve God! (Matthew 4:19) Pastor, Dr. Carl Wardlaw Jr.- Information
- Church Event | | 03 June 2026 | 09:35
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June 15-19--VBS in Stilmore
June 15-19--Stillmore Missionary Baptist Church in Stillmore Georgia invites all ages from 4 to adult to their Vacation Bible School, June 15th through June 19th at 6:30 each night. With registration June 13th from 11:00 to 12:00. THEME: "EMERALD CROSSING", an Irish Adventure through Psalm 23 Singing, Bible study, crafts and food A competition between the boys and the girls to benefit the "Children's Hunger Fund"- Information
- Church Event | | 29 May 2026 | 09:26
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June 27-Gospel Sing in Glenwood
June 27--Snowhill Community Church, 864 Snowhill Church Road in Glenwood, invite everyone to a Gospel Sing, June 27th at 7:00 with guests The Pope Family. Come expecting a blessing! - Information
- Church Event | | 27 May 2026 | 09:14
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June 14--136th Church Anniversary in Lyons
June 14--First African Missionary Baptist Church, 274 East Liberty Avenue in Lyons, want you to join them for their 136th Church Anniversary (1890-2026), Sunday June 14th at 11:30 with guest speaker Rev. Braddock J. Silver of Sandy Ford Missionary Baptist Church in Dublin. Interim Pastor Rev. Russell Green - Information
- Church Event | | 19 May 2026 | 12:20
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