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  • Updated Area Closings and Schedule Changes Due to the Winter Weather

    The following are closings and schedule changes for this week.  This list will be updated as more information is made available.

    Vidalia City Hall will open at 8:30 am on Tuesday, January 21st and close at lunch due to impending inclement weather.  Vidalia City Hall will be closed on Wednesday,

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    Newsbreak | Jeff Raiford | 20 January 2025 | 18:30
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  • City of Vidalia Urges Residents to Prepare

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    Newsbreak | Jeff Raiford | 20 January 2025 | 18:19
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  • EMA Director Issues Warning

    Toombs County EMA Director Lynn Moore says the area is officially under a winter storm warning with the possibility of freezing rain, sleet, and up to 2 inches of accumulated snow.

    Moore says the winter weather is expected to start Tuesday afternoon and be done by midnight.  However, freezing

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 20 January 2025 | 15:25
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  • Winter Storm Warning Issued

    The National Weather Service in Atlanta, GA has issued the following Winter Storm Warning from 10:00 am Tuesday until 7:00 am Wednesday for our area.

    Affected Area

    Portions of central, east central, southeast, and west central Georgia

    Description

    ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM
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    Newsbreak | Jeff Raiford | 20 January 2025 | 13:15
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  • Vidalia Fire Chief Brian Sikes Issues Statement on Upcoming Winter Weather

    "We have the potential for a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain and very cold wind chills Tuesday and Wednesday.  We ask that everyone stay off the roads during this inclement weather if possible.  If you go out, please drive with extreme caution ad wear appropriate closing for the winter

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    Newsbreak | Jeff Raiford | 20 January 2025 | 13:07
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  • Area Under Cold Weather Advisory and Potential Winter Weather On The Way

    Our area is currently under a cold weather advisory from the national weather service.  With the potential for winter precipitation and temperatures well below freezing upcoming, the following tips for preparation are recommended during the coming days.

    Protect the four P’s, people, pets, pipes,

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    Newsbreak | Jeff Raiford | 20 January 2025 | 07:41
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  • Straight Talk With Wilson Johnson

    To find out what's going on in the community and beyond, listen to Straight Talk with Wilson Johnson this Thursday, January 23rd at 8:05 am on Newstalk WVOP 105.3 FM.  Wilson's guests this week will be Pastor Patrick McCoy, Dr. Geoffrey Connor, and Sasha, a Ukrainian National with a powerful story.      

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    Newsbreak | Jeff Raiford | 20 January 2025 | 07:36
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  • Toombs BOE Recognizes Winners

    The 2024-2025 Debra Brantley Special Education Teacher of the Year Award was presented to TCHS Special Education Teacher, Mrs. Katie Goodwin, for her outstanding service to the students in the Toombs County School System.

    Debra Brantley spec ed teacher of the yearleft to right: Mrs. Katie Goodwin (TCHS Special education teacher), Mrs.

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    Newsbreak | Jeff Raiford | 18 January 2025 | 12:08
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  • Vidalia High School Continues Academic Excellence with Rising Honor Roll and End of Course Scores

    Vidalia High School is celebrating a significant achievement in academic excellence as the Honor Roll and End of Course numbers continue to rise following the first semester of the 2025/26 school year. A remarkable 282 students earned recognition as either Arrow Honor Roll or Honor Roll students

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    Newsbreak | Jeff Raiford | 18 January 2025 | 11:56
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  • VHS Show Choir Hosts Clinic

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    Thursday, January 16th, the Vidalia Voices (VHS Show Choir) hosted a Jump Start Choral Clinic for the Chief Singers (JR Trippe chorus students). The event consisted of learning new choral warm-ups, singing in rounds, choreography, an introduction to sight singing, and pizza for lunch. VHS students led

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    Newsbreak | Jeff Raiford | 18 January 2025 | 11:50
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  • Emanuel County Fire & Rescue Receives Grants

    The Emanuel County Fire & Resue has been awarded two federal grants totaling an estimated $777,000 from FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program.

    Nearly $743,000 of the grant funding will be used to purchase two new fire engines and officials are hopeful each engine will have the capacity

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 17 January 2025 | 14:42
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  • Arrest Made in Vehicular Death of Soperton Man

    A 22-year-old Senoia, Georgia, man was taken into custody Thursday in Bibb County in connection with the death of John Patrick Pace of Soperton last month.

    The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office reports that Paul James Evans turned himself in around 11:00 Thursday morning, January 16, 2025,  and is being held

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 17 January 2025 | 14:13
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  • Area Police Blotter

    Vidalia Police Department reports the following arrests:

    Forman, Jaudon – Vidalia – Criminal Trespass; Battery; Cruelty Children.

    Ramirez, Roberto Martinez – Lyons – Headlight Requirements; No Driver’s License.

    Flowers, Henry Anthony – Vidalia – Simple Battery; Theft by Taking; Obstruction of Police

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 17 January 2025 | 09:10
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  • Former Pinewood Academy Coach Enters Plea

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    A former coach at Pinewood Academy in Bellville was back in court recently where he entered a guilty plea to having inappropriate contact with students.

    Joshua Garret Blaxton was arrested in April 2024 after an investigation by the GBI where agents found explicit text messages and a nude photo of

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 16 January 2025 | 16:12
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  • Altamaha EMC seeks applicants for statewide scholarship

    Altamaha EMC is currently accepting applications for the Walter Harrison Scholarship, a program sponsored by Georgia’s electric cooperatives.

    The $1,000 scholarship can be applied to academic expenses at any accredited two- or four-year university, college or vocational-technical institute in

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    Newsbreak | Jeff Raiford | 16 January 2025 | 15:09
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  • Vidalia City Council Announces Termination of Police Chief

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    The City of Vidalia announces the employee termination of Police Chief James Jermon.

    City Manager Josh Beck said, "This decision was made after careful consideration and reflects the City’s commitment to ensuring that the Vidalia Police Department performs its public safety functions with the

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 13 January 2025 | 16:30
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  • Mayor, Clerk, and Councilmembers Resign from City of Adrian

    The City of Adrian is finding itself without a mayor, two council members, and the city clerk shortly after the new year begins. Station WMAZ TV in Macon reports that Mayor Wynola Smith and the other city leaders resigned after holding their first meeting of the year on Tuesday, January 7,  where

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 13 January 2025 | 15:51
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  • Johnson County Sheriff's Office Searching for Missing Man

    The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office is actively searching for a missing 42-year-old man who hasn’t been seen since the day after Christmas.

    Major Jeff Coleman said Ricky Lee Devero was last seen in Wilkerson County wearing a camouflage jacket, blue jeans, and a white hoodie. He is described as

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 13 January 2025 | 15:49
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