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Arrests Target Drugs and Gang Activity in Sandersville
Sandersville, GA (July 27, 2026) – The GBI has arrested and charged seven people following a multi-agency arrest operation in Sandersville, Washington County, GA, led by the Ocmulgee Drug Task Force, GBI Middle Georgia Gang Task Force, and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. The arrests
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- Newsbreak | | 28 July 2026 | 14:22
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Qualifying to Open to Fill Position of Washington County Solicitor
The Director of Elections in Washington County has announced that qualifying for the special election to replace former State Court Solicitor Michael Howard will begin at 9:00 on August 10 and run through noon on August 12. A special election will be held on November 3.
Howard resigned a year ago
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- Newsbreak | | 28 July 2026 | 14:20
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Washington County Sheriff's Office Halts Massive Delivery to State Prison
Local and state law enforcement endeavor every day to keep contraband out of state prisons, and working together, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Department of Corrections thwarted the delivery of a large array of items seemed destined to be delivered to the Washington State
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- Newsbreak | | 27 July 2026 | 14:56
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DOC Warns of Scams Targeting Families in Georgia
Beware of Fraudulent Calls Demanding Payment for Release
FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections is warning the public about two scams targeting families across Georgia.
Scam #1: Individuals claiming to represent a Sheriff’s Office are contacting families of people who were recently
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- Newsbreak | | 27 July 2026 | 10:11
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Two Dead in Apparent Domestic Shooting Identified
At the request of the Vidalia Police Department (VPD), GBI agents are investigating the deaths of Xzavier Elijah Robinson, age 20, and Za’Mariyah Nicole Robinson, age 17, both of Vidalia, GA.
Preliminary information indicates that at about 6:14 p.m., on Thursday, July 23, 2026, a caller contacted
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- Newsbreak | | 24 July 2026 | 08:28
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Area Police Blotter
Vidalia Police Department reports the following arrests:
Durden, Lonnie C. – Expired Registration/Unregistered Vehicle; Marijuana; Obstruction of Law Enforcement Officers (Misdemeanor); Tampering With Evidence (Misdemeanor).
Lane, Kyonia – Warrant Served.
Robinson, Shamona Monique – Vidalia- Theft by
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- Newsbreak | | 23 July 2026 | 12:21
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Yurezz Home Center Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Yurezz Home Center, Inc., filed a petition for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in the Middle District of Georgia on July 20.
The petition contends that Yurezz Home Center has assets in the range of $10 - $50 million with liabilities equal to that amount. Listed on the 65-page petition is page
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- Newsbreak | | 22 July 2026 | 14:50
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GBI to Investigate Officer-Involved Shooting in Appling County
A Georgia State Trooper discharged his service weapon on a subject Tuesday in Appling County, and the Georgia Department of Public Safety has issued an official statement.
Based on the state agency’s report, a trooper from Post 16 in Hazlehurst responded to assist the Jeff Davis County Sheriff’s
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- Newsbreak | | 22 July 2026 | 14:46
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Tractor-Trailer Fire Shuts Down Busy Road Near Higgston
The Higgston Fire Department, Tarrytown Fire Department, and Montgomery State Prison Fire Department responded to vehicle fire Monday afternoon that shut down a well-traveled road for nearly 6 hours.
Higgston Assistant Fire Chief Chris McLendon reports that around 3:30, multiple units arrived on the
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- Newsbreak | | 21 July 2026 | 14:19
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Sportsbreak
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Sports & Scores This Week (7-27-26)
July 27--Here is the schedule for sports and scores this week.
Monday, July 27
Baseball: Mets 14, Braves 3
Tuesday, July 28
Baseball: Braves at Mets 7:10pm (Postponed)
Wednesday, July 29
Baseball: Braves at Mets (DH) 1:10pm & 7:10pm (News Talk Sports WVOP-FM 105.3)
Thursday, July 30
Baseball:
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- Sportsbreak | | 27 July 2026 | 07:03
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Vidalia Basketball Attends FCA Team Camp at Georgia Southern University
The Vidalia High School Boys Basketball Team recently had the opportunity to attend the East Georgia Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Basketball Camp held on the campus of Georgia Southern University. The three-day event provided a tremendous experience for our student-athletes as they grew
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- Sportsbreak | | 23 July 2026 | 11:54
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Sports & Scores This Week (7-20-26)
July 20--Here is the schedule for sports and scores this week.
Monday, July 20
Baseball: Braves 3, Padres 2
Tuesday, July 21
Baseball: Padres 8, Braves 3
Wednesday, July 22
Baseball: Braves 7, Padres 6
Thursday, July 23
Baseball: Braves 6, Padres 5
Friday, July 24
Baseball: Braves 7, Orioles 6
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- Sportsbreak | | 20 July 2026 | 06:48
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VST Swims at State Meet
Left to Right: Easton Moore, Autumn Moore, Chandler Tapley
The Vidalia Recreation Department Swim Team had a great showing at the GRPA B State Swim Meet in Moutrie on July 10th and 11th. Fourteen swimmers competed in the meet with numerous swimmers making it to the finals and bringing home awards.
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- Sportsbreak | | 14 July 2026 | 13:51
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Sports & Scores This Week (7-13-26)
July 13--Here is the schedule for sports and scores this week.
Monday. July 13
Tuesday, July 14
Wednesday, July 15
Thursday, July 16
Friday, July 17
Baseball: Braves 15, Rangers 1
Saturday, July 18
Baseball: Rangers 7, Braves 6
Sunday, July 19
Baseball: Braves 8, Rangers 5
NASCAR: Cup Series at North
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- Sportsbreak | | 13 July 2026 | 06:59
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Vidalia Swim Team to Compete at State Meet
Front Row: Brentley Sexton, Brody White, Chandler Tapley, Jacob Tomlin, Presley Goss, Virginia MeredithBack Row: Mayleigh Wilcher, Easton Moore, Jillian Tomlin, Jackson Tomlin, Autumn Moore, Coach Conley Brown.Not pictured: James Ray, Aubree Zorn, Mason ZornThe Vidalia Swim Team will travel to
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- Sportsbreak | | 08 July 2026 | 08:52
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Sports & Scores This Week (7-6-26)
July 6--Here is the schedule for sports and scores this week.
Monday, July 6
Baseball: Mets 7, Braves 6 F/10
Tuesday, July 7
Baseball: Pirates 12, Braves 4
Wednesday, July 8
Baseball: Braves 3, Pirates 0
Thursday, July 9
Baseball: Braves 10, Pirates 5
Friday, July 10
Baseball: Cardinals 2, Braves
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- Sportsbreak | | 06 July 2026 | 07:16
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Vidalia High School Athletics Earn Statewide Recognition with Runner-Up Finish in Inaugural AJC All-Sports Rankings
Vidalia High School’s athletic program has been recognized as one of the premier programs in Georgia after earning a second-place overall finish in Class A Division I in the inaugural Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) All-Sports Rankings.
The new rankings, introduced by AJC Varsity, measure the overall
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- Sportsbreak | | 01 July 2026 | 08:14
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Sports & Scores This Week 6-29-26)
June 29-- Here is the schedule for sports and scores this week.
Monday, June 29
Tuesday, June 30
Baseball: Cardinals 5, Braves 3
Wednesday, July 1
Baseball: Braves 5, Cardinals 1
Thursday, July 2
Baseball: Cardinals 11, Braves 5
Friday, July 3
Baseball: Braves 5, Mets 3
Saturday, July 4
Baseball:
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- Sportsbreak | | 29 June 2026 | 07:14
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Community Calendar
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Toombs County Family Connection Back 2 School Bash
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- Community Event | | 22 July 2026 | 15:26
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It's Time To Vote!
Scan the QR Code or click the link below to vote!
Nominee "RadioJones,LLC (WTCQ-WYUM-WVOP Radio)" - 2026 Best of the Greater Vidalia® Chamber
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- Community Event | | 16 July 2026 | 13:00
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Greater Vidalia Chamber Idea Bootcamp
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- Community Event | | 22 May 2026 | 10:44
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Sons of the American Revolution Meeting
Sons of the American Revolution meet the 3rd Thursday of every month in the backroom of Chatters in Lyons. Dinner is at 6:15 and at 7:00 there is a historical presentation.
Please come and visit with us and we will help you find your Revolutionary War Ancestor.
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- Community Event | | 26 December 2024 | 11:36
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Toombs GOP Meetings
The Toombs County GOP meetings are held each second Tuesday of every month at Hardware Pizza in Lyons beginning at 6:00 p.m.
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- Community Event | | 08 May 2023 | 09:56
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Sexual Assault Support Group Every Thursday
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- Community Event | | 31 December 2019 | 16:07
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Obituaries
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Ms. Audra Dees Meeks, Cedar Crossing
Audra Dees Meeks, age 52, of Cedar Crossing, died Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at Jeffersonville Care Center following an extended illness. She was a native of Cedar Crossing, a 1992 graduate of Reidsville High School, and later she attended Brewton-Parker College, Georgia Southern University, and... - Information
- Obituary | | 23 July 2026 | 11:44
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Miss Mary Virginia Gay, New Branch Community
Miss Mary Virginia Gay, age 81, of the New Branch Community, died Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at the Community Hospice House in Vidalia following an extended illness. She was born in Savannah, grew up in New Branch, graduating from Lyons High School in 1963, and she was a graduate of Greenleaf... - Information
- Obituary | | 23 July 2026 | 07:36
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Mrs. Elizabeth "Beth" Wall-Hester
A “Celebration of Life” service for Mrs. Virginia Elizabeth “Beth” Wall-Hester will be held Sunday, July 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM in the Hebron Holiness Church in Treutlen County. Reverend George Rhodes will officiate. Mrs. Wall-Hester died Thursday, July 16, 2026. Mrs. Wall-Hester, 90 years & 4 days... - Information
- Obituary | | 20 July 2026 | 16:01
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Mrs. Maxine Frost Driggers
Funeral services for Mrs. Maxine Frost Driggers will be held Friday, July 24, 2026 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Higgs Funeral Home in Soperton. Burial will be in the Red Bluff Baptist Church Cemetery in Treutlen County. Reverend Al Soles will officiate. Mrs. Driggers died Sunday, July 19, 2026. Mrs... - Information
- Obituary | | 20 July 2026 | 15:59
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Mrs. Melanie Braddy Saliba
Funeral services for Mrs. Melanie Braddy Saliba will be held Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 4:00 PM in the Chapel of Higgs Funeral Home in Soperton. Burial will be in the Spivey Family Cemetery in Montgomery County. Reverend Chad Cofield will officiate. Mrs. Saliba, 82, passed away on July 17, 2026,... - Information
- Obituary | | 20 July 2026 | 15:57
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Judge Howard C. Kaufold
The Honorable Howard Caudwell Kaufold, Jr., Oconee Circuit Superior Court Judge, died on Sunday, June 19, 2026, surrounded by his wife and their three children. Howard was a man of unwavering faith and steadfast strength. He lived large and never quit chasing his desires. Howard was born on May 4,... - Information
- Obituary | | 19 July 2026 | 18:45
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Mrs. Sharon Slone Kocourek, Glenwood
Mrs. Sharon Slone Kocourek, age 66, of Glenwood, died Thursday, July 16, 2026, at her home in Glenwood after a sudden illness. She was born in Warsaw, Indiana, but was proud of her Kentucky roots. She moved to Wheeler County several years ago and was a homemaker and a caregiver to many. She was an... - Information
- Obituary | | 19 July 2026 | 10:30
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Chief Master Sergeant Joseph L. Arnold, U.S. Air Force Retired, Athens, GA
Chief Master Sergeant Joseph L. Arnold, U.S. Air Force Retired, age 93, of Athens, died Friday, July 17, 2026, at the Community Hospice House in Vidalia following an extended illness. He joined the Air Force in 1953, after graduating from Greensboro High School, Greensboro, Georgia and honorably... - Information
- Obituary | | 18 July 2026 | 07:50
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Mrs. Betty Jean King, Vidalia
Mrs. Betty Jean King, age 80, of Vidalia, died Thursday, July 16, 2026, at Memorial Health Meadows Hospital in Vidalia following an extended illness. She was born in Treutlen County on November 7, 1945, to the late Joseph Benjamin Johnson and Nan Lou Ricks Johnson. She lived in Treutlen County... - Information
- Obituary | | 17 July 2026 | 12:55
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Church Calendar
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August 16--Men's Day in Vidalia
August 16--New Life in Christ Ministries, 208 Meadowbrook Street in Vidalia, invites you to their Men's Day Church Service, Sunday August 16th at 11:30 with speaker Interim Pastor Darryl Williams. Message: "Steadfast: Standing When Others Walk Away" (1 Corinthians 15:58) - Information
- Church Event | | 24 July 2026 | 11:47
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August 16--Women's Day in Vidalia
August 16--Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 515 East Jenkins Street in Vidalia, invites all ladies to their Women's Day Program, Sunday August 16th at 2:30 with guest speaker First Lady Monique McRae. Theme: Women Called to Do Great things in Christ Jesus. Church color: white. Hosted by Pastor Rev. Frank Williams & First Lady Jean Williams.- Information
- Church Event | | 17 July 2026 | 12:29
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August 9--Family & Friends Day!
August 9--Nepsey-Warren United Methodist Church wants you to join them for their Family & Friends Day, Sunday August 9th at 10:00 with guest speaker Anderson Davis. Pastor Uley Robbins - Information
- Church Event | | 16 July 2026 | 11:55
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August 7--Pastor's Birthday Celebration!
August 7--New Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, 6600 Dekle Road in Register, invites you to a Birthday Celebration honoring Pastor Germain A Williams, August 7th at 7:00 with guest speaker Pastor Ralph Carlyle of Mizpah Baptist Church in Baxley. Also, God's Holy House of Refuge invites you to their Services, Saturday August 8th at 2:00 with guest speaker, Pastor Ronald Miller of St. Paul A.M.E Church in Vidalia. It's in the Banquet Hall of Econolodge, 2507 East 1st Street in Vidalia. A weekend of Praise, Fellowship and Celebration!- Information
- Church Event | | 15 July 2026 | 11:51
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August 2--Church Anniversary in Mt. Vernon
August 2--Better Together Christian Community Church, 202 Church Street in Mt. Vernon, invites you to their 10th Church Anniversary, August 2nd at 3:00 with guest speaker Rev. BJ Martin of Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Tennille GA. Pastor Craig B. Snead Sr. - Information
- Church Event | | 06 July 2026 | 12:23
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- Church Event | | 03 November 2021 | 12:30
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