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Vidalia City Schools Protects Virtual Learning
While the numbers of virtual learners in the Vidalia City School System continue to go down as students return to the classroom, the administration has approved a way to protect those in-home students as well as those in the classroom from computer interruptions. According to Ginger Morris,
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- Newsbreak | | 25 January 2021 | 00:00
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RTCA Spelling Bee
Robert Toombs Christian Academy held it's School Level GISA Middle School Spelling Bee on Thursday, January 14, 2021. Seventh grader Autumn Moore, and eighth grader, Kylie Acosta, were the top two scorers and will advance to the Area GISA Middle School Spelling Bee. This will be a virtual event
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- Newsbreak | | 23 January 2021 | 13:38
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Weekly Public Schools' COVID Reports
Three local school systems have released their updates as of Friday, January 22, for COVID-19 cases. Those results are:
VIDALIA CITY SCHOOLS: 3 students testing positive; 54 students in quarantine; 2 staff members positive; and 14 staff members in quarantine.
TOOMBS COUNTY SCHOOLS: 5 students
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- Newsbreak | | 22 January 2021 | 12:19
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Notes From Senator Blake Tillery
Last week consumed days one through four of the 40 day legislative session. This week, the legislature “recessed” to focus solely on the state budget. Most department and agency heads appeared before the joint House and Senate Appropriations Committees to speak for the dollars they currently
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- Newsbreak | | 22 January 2021 | 09:14
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Local Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening
A large crowd was on hand for the Ribbing Cutting and Grand Opening celebration of four local businesses at 201 East First Street in Vidalia on Thursday afternoon by the Toombs-Montgomery Chamber of Commerce, the Paul Thigpen Automotive Group, and the Downtown Vidalia Association. The businesses included
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- Newsbreak | | 22 January 2021 | 08:36
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RTCA Celebrates 100th Day Of School
Robert Toombs Christian Academy celebrated their 100th day of school on January 21, 2021. Kindergarten students celebrated the day by dressing up as old men and women and also made a poster with 100 items of their choice. First grade students arrived at school with their poster of 100 items as
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- Newsbreak | | 21 January 2021 | 15:32
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Area Police Blotter
Vidalia Police Department reports the following arrests.
Thigpen, Jordan Ryan - W/M - 26 YOA - 323 Mossy Banks Rd Cobbtown Ga. DUI Less Safe Durgs / Fail to Maintain Lane/ Headlight Requirments
Simmons, Julius McNeal - B/M - 40 YOA - 519 Jenkins St Vidalia Ga Battery / Giving False Information /
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- Newsbreak | | 21 January 2021 | 10:40
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Toombs County Commissioners "Talk Trash"
The Toombs county Commissioners did some “trash talking” at their first meeting of the new year – literally.
At the January meeting of the Toombs County Commissioners Tuesday night, Chairman David Sikes said the Commissioners’ Office had recently received a call from a Toombs County resident
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- Newsbreak | | 21 January 2021 | 00:00
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Part 2: MRMC Acquired by HCA
Now that Meadows Regional Me3dical Center and HCA have come to a mutual agreement for HCA to acquire the local medical facility, the final events will begin to take shape. Meadows CEO Alan Kent said the acquisition will now have to be approved by the Attorney General and then a public hearing will be
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- Newsbreak | | 19 January 2021 | 00:00
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Scrap Tire Amnesty Event in Montgomery County
On November 5, 2020, Montgomery County was awarded a Scrap Tire Abatement Grant from the Environmental Protection Division (EPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. In accordance with the terms of the grant, the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners will be hosting a Scrap Tire
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- Newsbreak | | 15 January 2021 | 15:41
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Weekly Public Schools' COVID Reports
The figures have been announced by the three local school districts on the current status of COVID-19. As of Friday, January 15, the numbers show:
VIDALIA CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM: 3 students currently positive, and 56 students in quarantine; 2 staff members positive; and 7 quarantined;
TOOMBS COUNTY
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- Newsbreak | | 15 January 2021 | 13:23
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Notes From Senator Blake Tillery
Week one of the 2021 General Assembly is underway. One of the first things I noticed was all the new faces. Out of 56 state senators, 11 are starting their first term. This represents an almost 20% turnover from last session. The three pressing topics are clear: (1) the state budget, (2) COVID-19
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- Newsbreak | | 15 January 2021 | 10:26
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MRMC/HCA Acquisition in Final Transition
Both entities of the proposed acquisition of Meadows Regional Medical Center by HCA came to a final agreement this week, but it did not happen haphazardly. Mike Calhoun, Chairman of Meadows Healthcare Alliance, (“The Holding Board”) said it took over two years for the negotiations to be
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- Newsbreak | | 15 January 2021 | 00:00
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Area Residents Named in Drug Trafficking Indictment
Nearly 50 people have been indited in a drug trafficking investigation that targeted violent gang members distributing methamphetamine and other drugs in Coffee, Bacon, Emanuel, Jeff Davis, Pierce and Wheeler counties, along with other parts of Georgia.
Dubbed “Operation Sandy Bottom,” the
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- Newsbreak | | 14 January 2021 | 09:23
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REP. ALLEN STATEMENT ON IMPEACHMENT
WASHINGTON - Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) today released the following statement after opposing impeachment:
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"What we saw last week was an assault on our democracy, and that tragic day has highlighted the urgent need for leaders on both sides of the aisle to end the extreme rhetoric and come- Information
- Newsbreak | | 14 January 2021 | 08:11
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COUNTRY Financial Supports Meadows Regional Medical Center Through Operation Helping Heroes Donation
VIDALIA, GA – January 13, 2021 – Country Financial representative Dustin Booth is pleased to announce Meadows Regional Medical Center as 2020 recipients of a COUNTRY Financial Operation Helping Heroes donation. The $2,500 donation will be used to purchase PPE equipment.
“It's more important now to
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- Newsbreak | | 14 January 2021 | 08:10
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RTCA Announces Honor Roll and Headmaster's List
Robert Toombs Christian Academy is proud to announce the following students have been named to RTCA’s Honor Roll and Headmaster’s List for the first semester of the school year.
2nd Grade Headmaster’s List: Anneston Samples, Brylee Hardee, Clayton Clark, Rylann Singleton, Jett Franklin, Mason
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- Newsbreak | | 13 January 2021 | 13:05
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