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  • Road Closure Scheduled

    The City of Vidalia and its project partners announce a temporary road closure on Ezra  Taylor Road between Mose Coleman Extension and US 280 as part of the ongoing construction of the new US#1 bypass.

    The closure is scheduled to begin on April 7, 2025, and is necessary to complete construction of

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 21 March 2025 | 13:35
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  • TCHS Wins State Competition

    Dragster

    Toombs County High School TSA (Technology Student Association) won the CO2 dragster competition at last week's Georgia TSA State Conference. The Toombs County dragster was the only undefeated dragster in the state, beating out over 120 other entries and bringing home the championship! Pictured:

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 21 March 2025 | 11:09
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  • TCHS TSA Receives Emory SPARC Grant

    TSA Grant

    The Toombs County High School TSA (Technology Student Association) is one of only 20 schools from around the state to be selected to receive the Emory SPARC grant. They will make a VR related game that focuses on promoting health and wellness. Emory University provided the team with 2 VR headsets and

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 21 March 2025 | 11:06
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  • Wilcher Sentenced in Vehicular Homicides

    LAUREN WILCHER

    Lauren Wilcher was just 18 years of age when she chose to consume alcohol and get behind the wheel of her Dodge Charger and speed in the early morning hours of March 9, 2024. She wasn’t alone in the vehicle: three other teens were in the car when it veered off the road and struck a tree. Two of those

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 20 March 2025 | 15:43
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  • VHS Students Compete in Georgia TSA State Leadership Conference

    2025 Conference

    The Georgia Technology Student Association (TSA) State Leadership Conference concluded on Saturday after four dynamic days of competition, collaboration, and celebration. This remarkable event brought together middle and high school students from across Georgia in Athens to 'Tune Into Technology,'

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 20 March 2025 | 15:42
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  • City of Lyons Breaks Ground on Faison Park Upgrades

     Faison Dirt

    Lyons city leaders ceremoniously toss the first shovels of dirt to began the renovation of Vincent Faison Sr. Park.

    A long-established and utilized park in the City of Lyons is about to undergo a major renovation.

    Last week, a ceremonial groundbreaking was held at Vincent Faison, Sr. Park.

    “The

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 19 March 2025 | 14:54
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  • Toombs Principal Named Georgia TSA Administrator of the Year

    TSA Admin of the Year

    (L to R, front): Katie Eduardo, Tucker Bush, Jakaila Wilcox, Principal Marissa Morris, Shivani Patel, Julie Edenfield, Ave Collins, (Back): Swan Cruz, Cris Munoz, RJ Langston, Brockton Estrada, Ian Barton, and Jess Bush (teacher).

    Toombs County High School Principal Marissa Morris has been named

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 19 March 2025 | 09:19
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  • Toombs County Student Picked for Solo at Statewide Honor Chorus

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    Kinsley Jeter, a 5th grader at Lyons Upper Elementary, participated in the Georgia Music Educators Association’s Statewide Elementary Honor Chorus. Approximately 300 of the best elementary singers in Georgia gathered at the Classic Center in Athens to rehearse and perform challenging and beautiful

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 19 March 2025 | 09:13
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  • Dublin Police, GBI Looking for Suspect in Shooting

    The Dublin Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding the person responsible for the shooting death of a man in an apartment complex Sunday night.

    According to 13WMAZ, the shooting occurred near the Coleman court Apartments just before 9;30. When officers responded to the

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 18 March 2025 | 14:20
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  • Rep. Parrish Reappointed Vice Chair GWCCA

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    State Representative Butch Parrish (R – Swainsboro), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, was recently reappointed by House Speaker Jon Burns (R – Newington) to continue to serve as vice chairman of the Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCCA) Overview Committee.

    “I am

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 18 March 2025 | 12:44
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  • Area Police Blotter

    Vidalia Police Department reports the following arrests:

    McDaniel, Brenton Hunter – Ailey – Warrant Served (Montgomery County).

    Scott, Melissa Eve – Lyons – Possession of Controlled Substance; Warrant Served (Local).

    Martin, Jameson Raphael – Soperton – Hands Free; Open Container; DUI.

    Vann,

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 18 March 2025 | 11:57
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  • Suspect Arrested in Connection to Two Jewelry Store Burglaries in Vidalia

    Mitchell jewelry

    The Vidalia Police Department has issued the following press release regarding two local jewelry store burglaries.

    Vidalia, GA – The Vidalia Police Department has arrested Reginald Ra'Jon Mitchell (Age 35, Vidalia, GA) in connection with two recent jewelry store burglaries in the city.

    On

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    Newsbreak | Jeff Raiford | 17 March 2025 | 15:53
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  • First Appearances in Court Held for Mother, Boyfriend Charged in Four-Year-Old's Death

    The man and woman charged in the beating death of four-year-old Reese Hughes of Lyons last Friday had their first appearances in court Monday afternoon before Chief Superior Court Judge Robert Reeves.

    Taylor Hughes and Seth Brown, the mother of the little girl and her boyfriend appeared separately

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 17 March 2025 | 15:07
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  • Lyons Couple Charged in Death of Four-Year-Old

    Brown

    SETH HUNTER BROWN

    Hughes

    TAYLOR MARIE HUGHES

    A man and woman were arrested Friday by the Toombs County Sheriff’s Office and both charged with the death of a four-year-old child.

    Toombs County Sheriff Jordan Kight said around 7:46 p.m., his office received a call in reference to an unresponsive child. The

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 15 March 2025 | 23:44
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  • 2025 Miss Vidalia Onion Queens Crowned Saturday

    Queens

    The 47th Annual Miss Vidalia Onion Pageants were held Saturday at Southeastern Technical College. The events are sponsored each year by the Vidalia Charter Chapter of the American Businesswomen’s Organization.

    The day-long pageantry is divided into nine categories from the very youngest ladies to

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 15 March 2025 | 23:20
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  • GBI Investigating Death in Hazlehurst

    At the request of the Hazlehurst Police Department, GBI agents are investigating the death of Gary Ryals, age 19, of Hazlehurst, GA.

    On Monday, March 10, 2025, the Hazlehurst Police Department responded to the Circle K, at 100 E. Jarman Street in Hazlehurst, GA, to reports of a shooting. Officers

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    Newsbreak | Jeff Raiford | 15 March 2025 | 09:50
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  • GBHCMF Awards BPC Grant of $150,000

    BPC Check

    (L to R): Rev. Thomas Hammond, Executive Director Georgia Baptist Mission Board; Brandon Braddy, Vice President of Advancement, Brewton-Parker College; Rev. Larry Wynn, Executive Director Georgia Baptist Health Care Ministry Foundation, Inc.; and Mr. John Howard, Board Chair Georgia Baptist Health

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 14 March 2025 | 14:09
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  • Under the Gold Dome: Week Nine

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    by State Sen. Blake Tillery

    Nine Days to go.  But those nine legislative days will take us 3 more weeks.

    Over the next three weeks, we’ll be working in House committees to get Senate bills across the finish line. Several caucus priorities await their committee hearings. These include measures to

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    Newsbreak | Kathy Hilt | 14 March 2025 | 14:01
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