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
DEBT CEILING
The House was set to vote Wednesday night on a compromise deal to raise the debt ceiling. The Congressional Budget Office determined the bill would reduce the deficit by 1.5 trillion dollars over 10 years. The measure appeared to have enough support despite opposition from some
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
...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
...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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Luke Mitchell with Shirley Curl, District 6 President of the VFW Auxiliary
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
...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
...(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
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
...June 1-- Congratulations to two Vidalia Recreation Department All-Star Teams on finishing in second place at the Lyons Recreation Department Youth Softball and Baseball Tournaments.
VRD 14U Girls - (L to R, Front): Lilly Menard, Aubrey Jones, Addi Welch, Ivy Berry, Paisley Ledford; (Back): Coach
...MARION, Ind. –Brewton-Parker women’s track and field student-athlete Destiny Hanna competed at the 2023 NAIA Women’s Outdoor Track and Field National Championships this week in Marion, Indiana.
The freshman sprinter completed her trip to Indiana after racing in the prelims of both the 100m and
...The Region 3AA All-Region Baseball Team was recently announced, and the Vidalia Indians placed three players on the 1st team and one additional player on the 2nd team.
Walker Moncus (3B), Cason Banks (OF), and Lawson Lowe (1B) were all chosen as 1st team selections, while Kaleb Bennett (OF) was
...May 29--- Here are the latest sports schedules and scores for the week.
Monday, May 29
NASCAR: Cup Series at Charlotte Winner: Ryan Blaney
Baseball: A's 7, Braves 2
Tuesday, May 30
Baseball: A's 2, Braves 1
Wednesday, May 31
Baseball: Braves 4, A's 2
Thursday, June 1
Friday, June 2
Baseball: Braves
...May 26—The 2023 Toombs-Montgomery-Wheeler Counties 30th Annual United Way Golf Tournament was held Thursday,May 25th at Willow Lake Golf Club in Metter. Twenty-one teams competed and helped raise over $20,000 for the United Way.""We want to thank all of the players,sponsors, and volunteers that came
...The Toombs County golf team competed in the 2023 state championship tournament on 5-22 and 5-23 at Okefenokee Country Club in Waycross. Due to the rain, the 36 hole tournament was shortened to 18 holes over the 2 days. The bulldogs placed 8th in their first state appearance in decades with a score of
...Congratulations to these DAWGS for making the All Region Team!
1st Team Pitcher - Lucas O'Conner
1st Team Utility - Trayvone Harris
2nd Team Infield - Wil Watts
2nd Team Infield - Jesus Quintero
2nd Team DH - Brantley Upshaw
(Courtesy of Toombs County Athletics)
(L-R) Marca McGregor (mother), Seth McGregor, Scott McGregor (father). (Back): VHS CTAE Instructor Gray Meredith, Head Coach Mandy Godbee, Coach Lee Humphrey, and Coach Dermon Simmons.
At Vidalia High School Seth McGregor signed to go to college but also signed to serve his country and go to the
...Last Thursday at Vidalia High School four student athletes signed letters of content for scholarships to continue their education and athletic careers. Congratulations to seniors Brandon Beasley (Top) and Jamari Jermon (Above) who are headed to Truett McConnell University in Cleveland, Ga. Both
...The Vidalia baseball team is hosting its annual Youth Baseball Camp Tuesday, June 6 thru Thursday, June 8, from 9-12 each morning. The cost is $75 dollars to register which will also include a camp T-shirt. Campers will be able to register on the morning of June 6 starting at 8:30.
The camp will
The Vidalia Recreation Department would like to announce upcoming events for the pool season at the Vidalia Aquatics Facility.
The Vidalia Aquatics Facility will open to the public on May 27th. Pool hours will be Tuesday-Saturday from noon until 5:00 PM and Sunday hours will be 1 PM to 5 PM. The
...The Toombs County GOP meetings are held each second Tuesday of every month at Hardware Pizza in Lyons beginning at 6:00 p.m.
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