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Former Lyons Daycare Worker Given 40 Year Sentence
A former Lyons Day Care worker received a 40-year sentence Thursday morning by Superior Court Judge Bobby Reeves on 9 counts of cruelty to children and 2 counts of aggravated battery involving infants who could not verbally tell of the trauma they had experienced. Nicole Cabrera worked for
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- Newsbreak | | 16 July 2026 | 14:45
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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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Multiple Agencies Partner in Rescuing Dogs in Candler County
The Candler County Sheriff's Office and animal rescue groups were busy in the extreme hot weather on Thursday, and reported rescuing more than 20 dogs in an operation.
The specifics of the details that led up to the large removal of dogs were not disclosed and this radio station is attempting to
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- Newsbreak | | 10 July 2026 | 12:26
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Baxley Mobile Home Dealership Owner Charged With Out-of-State Crime
The man who has garnered a lot of social media attention lately was arrested in Appling County Wednesday, but it is unclear if those charges are directly related to the alleged negativity of his business practices or a pending lawsuit against him and his wife by a mortgage broker.
Richard Altman
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- Newsbreak | | 09 July 2026 | 14:31
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Former Lyons Police Officer Charged With Insurance Fraud
A former Lyons police officer turned himself in to authorities Monday after being investigated for allegedly filing a false insurance claim.
Vidalia Police Department was the lead investigative agency into the allegations against former LPD officer Zachary Culberston.
Vidalia Chief of Police Rob
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- Newsbreak | | 08 July 2026 | 14:48
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State Public Safety Agencies Release Holiday Statistics
During the 78-hour Independence Day holiday travel period, Georgia State Patrol (GSP) Troopers investigated nine fatal traffic crashes, while local law enforcement agencies investigated three additional fatalities, resulting in a total of 12 traffic-related deaths statewide.The holiday travel...- Information
- Newsbreak | | 07 July 2026 | 14:48
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Shooting at Vidalia McDonald's
Vidalia Police report a shooting at McDonald's in Vidalia Monday afternoon.
Chief of Police Rob Shore says it was an isolated incident and a suspect is in custody.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is assisting with the investigation.
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- Newsbreak | | 06 July 2026 | 18:27
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Right County; Wrong State
Recently RadioJones reported misinformation being shared on social media because the name of the municipality matches that of a local city. That has happened again, but this time, it’s a neighboring county in Georgia.
According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, a 30-second video has been
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- Newsbreak | | 06 July 2026 | 14:43
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Atlanta Man Dies in 4th of July Shooting in Vidalia
The Vidalia Police Department has asked the GBI to assist them with a 4th of July shooting death of an Atlanta man that occurred in Toombs County over the holiday weekend.
According to a Georgia Bureau of Investigation press release, Rashad Lamar Lumpkin, age 36, was fatally shot in the 500 block
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- Newsbreak | | 06 July 2026 | 14:13
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McLendon Enterprises Jointly Awarded I-16 Widening Project
A Toombs County-based construction company has been awarded jointly in a multi-million-dollar contract for work on widening of an interstate project.
The Georgia Department of Transportation says Matthews Consulting & Engineering will be the Lead Design consulting with McLendon Enterprises awarded the
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- Newsbreak | | 06 July 2026 | 12:25
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