At the request of the Evans County Sheriff’s Office, GBI agents are investigating a shooting incident in Claxton, Georgia.
The preliminary information indicates that on September 17, 2025, at about 2:25 p.m., the Evans County Sheriff’s Office responded to Church Street in Claxton, Evans County, GA,
...The Candler County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that multiple deputies responded quickly to a frantic 911 call at the Candler County Schools Athletic Complex around 7:00 Wednesday evening. Utilizing 911 technology, deputies discovered that the incident involved juveniles. Law officers secured the
...Vidalia Police Department reports the following arrests:
Powell, Chance – Vidalia – Theft by Receiving Stolen Property; Resisting Arrest; Possession of Drug-Related Objects.
Mackey, Terrell Dejon – Dublin – Warrant Served (Dublin Police Department).
Taylor, Jonathan Wade – Lyons – Warrant Served
by John Wagner, RadioJones, LLC
The Emanuel County Board meeting opened with an item the Commissioners feel strongly about. They re-announced the upcoming vacancy on Hospital Authority Board. County Administrator Guy Singletary says they are hoping to send three names to the hospital
...The GBI and the Telfair County Sheriff’s Office have arrested and charged James Richard Joines Jr., age 56, of McRae-Helena, with one count of Misdemeanor Theft by Taking and one count of Felony Interference with Government Property. Joines was arrested and taken into custody at the Telfair County
...After a two-hour executive session, the future of the association of former Reidsville Assistant Chief of Police Jermaine Snell with the City of Reidsville is still unsettled.
Tuesday night, the Reidsville City Council entered a closed session to discuss personnel and possible litigation, which
...A joint investigation between the Candler County and Bulloch County sheriffs’ Offices Tuesday resulted in the interception and seizure of 15 pounds of illegal drugs tied to trafficking the drugs. During the investigation, a suspect vehicle attempted to flee from deputies and ahigh speed pursuit on
...The Georgia Department of Education is warning the Dublin City School System that if things don’t turn around, the school district could be in for a financial collapse.
Recently we reported that premiums for system employees’ state health insurance had been collected from their paychecks but had
...On Saturday, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man shortly after midnight for allegedly using a drone near Johnson State Prison. When the suspicious silver sedan was stopped, it was discovered that the driver had active arrest warrant and was detained at the scene.
In the vehicle,
...A large homecoming crowd saw the Treutlen Vikings take down a top ten team in the state in the Wilcox County Patriots by a score of 17 – 12 Friday night at Bobby Driggers Stadium in Soperton. It was the first victory over the Patriots for the Vikings since 2005.
Neither team could get their offense
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High School Scoreboard – September 19th
Class A – Division I
14 Crisp Co. "Cougars" @ Swainsboro "Tigers" 21 F
21 Tattnall Co. "Battle Creek Warriors" @ Savannah Country Day "Hornets" 34 F
13 Jefferson Co. "Warriors" @ Dublin "Fighting Irish" 42 F
27 East Laurens "Falcons" @ Dodge Co. "Indians" 46
...The PIT was rocking Friday night as the Toombs County Bulldogs put on a show for their homecoming crowd, storming past the Charlton County Indians in a 59-7 rout. The Bulldogs wasted no time setting the tone, using explosive plays on offense and a suffocating “Red Bullet” defense to put the game out of
...The Vidalia High School Indians cross country team delivered an outstanding performance at the South Georgia Championship on September 11, 2025, showcasing their talent and depth against a competitive field of 23 teams.
The boys’ varsity squad secured a strong fourth-place finish out of 23 teams,
...Brewton-Parker Christian University saw the men's and women's Cross Country teams compete at the University of North Georgia XC Invitational on September 12, 2025. The Barons men's team placed seventh out of 15 teams in the race, and the women's team was short of members and only had four runners.
...The Treutlen Vikings let a halftime lead slip away in the second half and fell to the Johnson County Trojans at Bobby Driggers Stadium in Soperton Friday night. With the loss, the Vikings fall to 2 – 2 on the season.
Treutlen got on the scoreboard first when junior running back Peanut Tobler
...The Crusaders traveled to Warrenton on Friday night to take on the Briarwood Bucs. Coming off a nail biting, juggernaut of a game vs AAAA opponent Bulloch Academy, the Crusaders were looking for a win going into their bye week. Projected as the two score underdogs, RTCA had a mission to come out
...September 15--Here is the schedule for sports and scores this week
Monday, September 15
Baseball: Braves 11, Nationals 3
Softball: West Laurens 12, Vidalia 0
Pierce County 10, Toombs County 2
RTCA 13, Twiggs Academy 3
Volleyball: Pierce County 2, Vidalia 0 & Southeast Bulloch 2, Vidalia 0
Tuesday,
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High School Scoreboard – September 12th
Class A – Division I
32 Dodge Co. "Indians" @ Vidalia "Indians" 13 F
7 Charlton Co. "Indians" @ Toombs Co. "Bulldogs" 59 F
42 Thomson "Bulldogs" @ Swainsboro "Tigers" 44 F
52 Fellowship Christian "Paladins" @ Savannah Christian "Raiders" 21 F
37 Dublin
...The Toombs County Retired Educators Association will meet on Thursday, October 2, at 10:30 in the Dr. Mark and Tonya Spivey Library on Jackson Street in Vidalia.
The Ohoopee Soil and Water Conservation District will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in the Treutlen County Library, 585 Second Street in Soperton.
Please RSVP by September 24, to NancyAnne Conner at 706-612-4020 (This email address is being protected from
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