|
|
![The State of Georgia History and Genealogy Project - [AHGP-GA]](http://toombs.150m.com/j/ahgpga2.jpg) | Toombs County, Georgia History and Genealogy Project | ![The American History and Genealogy Project - [AHGP]](http://toombs.150m.com/j/tinyahag.jpg) |
August 31-- Georgia's Scholastic Aptitude Test Scores (SAT) remain lower than the national average, however, state school officials are pointing to a slight increase in the state average as a reason for optimism. The state average is 39 points below the national average, however, the Georgia average is up three points over last year, from 984 to 987 points. The national average is 1,026.
Among area public schools, for all students tested, Vidalia High School has the highest average, 980, seven points below the state average. Montgomery County High School is 974, thirteen points less that the state average. Toombs County High School and Treutlen High School both average 911, 76 points below the state average.
Local educators remind us each year that many states test only their college prep students and the only fair comparison among states is between those two groups. In our area, only the college prep students at Treutlen High School exceeded the national average. The Viking college preps average 1,119, ninety-three points above the national average. Toombs County High School college prep students have an average score of 1,018, eight points less than the national average. Vidalia High School's college prep average is 1,014, twelve points under the U.S. average. And Montgomery County High School college prep students averaged 950, 93 points below the national average.
August 31-- Police are hoping arrests made last week will cut down on the rash of auto break-ins which has been plaguing the area. Vidalia police lieutenant Clint Kennedy says 20-year-old Charley Louis Williams of Vidalia is facing 14 counts of theft by entering an auto. Police also say a Lyons man, 20-year-old Donte Thomas, was arrested for receiving stolen property from Williams.
Vidalia police also say they have a suspect in last week's break-in at Medical Arts Pharmacy. Lieutenant Kennedy believes the unnamed man may also be connected to thefts of drugs at Chapman Pharmacy. He says charges are pending further investigation.
August 26-- No matter where you stand on the issue of tort reform, you'll have a clear choice in the November election between Republican Senator Tommie Williams of Lyons and his Democratic challenger, attorney Hugh McCullough of Glennville. Williams wants to cap the amount of money juries can award in most medical malpractice cases, however, McCullough opposes caps. He says cases should be judged on individual merits. Senator Williams claims doctors are leaving the state due to the high cost of medical malpractice insurance, but McCullough counters that the number of doctors in the state has increased by 38 percent in the last ten years. Williams also claims trial lawyers have organized to defeat lawmakers who favor tort reform, while McCullough responds that insurance companies and doctors are lobbying for caps in an effort to deny citizens redress in the courts when they've been injured.
August 26-- Four members of an area family were killed late Tuesday afternoon in an Appling county auto accident. The family was returning from a visit to Florida when their car collided with a flatbed tractor-trailer about ten miles south of Baxley on Georgia Highway 15 between Baxley and Blackshear. The state patrol identified the dead as the driver, 36-year-old Denise Washington of Soperton; her nephew, 27-year-old Jimmy Thomas of Vidalia; and her parents, 64-year-old Carolyn Washington and 69-year-old Herbert Washington, both of Soperton.
August 25-- Representatives of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce paid a visit to Vidalia Wednesday and said the chamber will again be supporting tort reform in the next session of the state legislature. Amy Fincher of the state chamber says medical malpractice suits are hurting Georgia's ability to compete for new business. State Senator Tommie Williams of Lyons also addressed the meeting and said the state's trial lawyers are trying to defeat any lawmakers who are in favor of capping monetary awards in malpractice suits. He believes the lawyers are more interested in their share of the awards than the plight of their clients, and says they will do whatever it takes to maintain the status quo. However, Williams is also optimistic that pro-tort reform candidates will prevail in the November general election. The senator says too many hospitals are cutting back services and reducing the scope of medical care because they can't afford the high cost of malpractice insurance.
August 24-- A new college grad is the new director of the Vidalia Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. Elizabeth Hart Harville of Lyons was named to the position by the regional board at its August meeting Monday. Harville graduated from East Georgia College in May and says she welcomes the opportunity to market tourism in Toombs and Montgomery counties. She succeeds Andrea Stein who resigned from the job last May to return to her home state of North Carolina.
Meanwhile, the date for the area's biggest tourist attraction, the Vidalia Onion Festival, is set for the fourth weekend in April next year. Darren McClellan of the Festival Committee says the date is pretty well locked in but could be changed slightly if the Festival Air Show is able to again book the Navy's Blue Angels. Two years ago the Blue Angels attracted record crowds to the Onion Festival and officials should know in December if they will return for an encore.
Meanwhile, Joy Lewis of the Lyons Better Hometown office reports the premier performance of the regional history play, "Tales of the Altamaha" is being planned to coincide with Onion Festival Week. Lewis also says a private donor is giving a collection of Coca Cola memorabilia valued at $75,000 to Lyons for display in its Better Hometown building. Ultimately, an Altamaha Heritage Center is planned for downtown Lyons to serve as a tourism attraction, according to Lewis.
August 24-- The city of Uvalda is the latest area town to benefit from Homeland Security grants. Mayor Johnny Corley reports the city is receiving $161,000 toward the purchase of a new $179,000 fire truck. The mayor hopes the balance will be raised by this year's Ole Time Farm Festival in October.
August 23-- Vidalia police are trying to keep drug dealers on the move. Chief Darrel Collins says the department increased patrols in predominantly black neighborhoods starting in July, and even though there are not a lot of arrests to show for it, more drugs are being confiscated from dealers who drop the dope when they see patrols approaching. Collins talked to the Vidalia Concerned Citizens Coalition Monday night and reported plans are being made to start a formal "Neighborhood Watch" program in Vidalia to help cut down on crime.
The chief says 76 drug arrests have been made in the city so far this year. He also reports over 350 family violence calls and more than 150 burglaries. In all, the department has investigated 600 felonies in the first seven months of the year.
Meanwhile, police are again urging residents to lock their vehicles and to keep valuables out of sight in parked cars. A rash of car break-ins has plagued the city, including residential neighborhoods, for the past few weeks.
August 23-- Vidalia police are investigating the most recent break-in at Chapman's Pharmacy on Maple Drive. Investigator Clint Kennedy says the drug store has been hit before, and that last week thieves struck again and took prescription drugs. No arrests have been made.
August 23-- Police are checking for more than drivers license and insurance when they conduct surprise roadside checks. The Toombs County Sheriff's office and the Georgia State Patrol set up a checkpoint last Friday night between Lyons and Reidsville. In addition to drunk drivers, Chief Deputy Barry Brown reports two felony drug arrests for marijuana and cocaine and one arrest for possession of a stolen firearm.
August 19-- The job picture in Toombs County continues to look good. Trane continues its growth, Savannah Luggage has big plans, and a small company has moved in from Palataka, Florida and is already exceeding its job projections. U.S. Energy Sciences is the latest industry to choose Toombs County because of what partner Andy Loosberg says is a business-friendly environment. The company manufacturers energy efficient lighting fixtures, and Loosberg says a business can save up to 50 percent on its lighting bill by using U.S. Energy Sciences reflective fixtures. The company has already met its 30-job initial hiring plan and is on its way to 40 employees.
August 19-- The Vidalia Regional Airport is seen by local officials as the city's front door when it comes to industrial prospects, and the city continues to invest in airport facilities. At a called city council meeting Tuesday, the council okayed over $200,000 in improvements. Engineering services for installation of a glide slope will cost nearly $50,000, and contracts totaling over $186,000 were awarded to J&P and Sons for construction of two new hangars.
August 19-- Enrollment at Brewton Parker College this Fall may see a slight increase from last year, according to college president Dr. David Smith. During a speech to faculty and staff, Dr. Smith also said planning is proceeding for a new theater and fine arts center on the campus, and he announced a gift totaling $300,000 from the Georgia Baptist Foundation.
August 18-- Georgia's first lady was in south Georgia Wednesday getting a first hand look at local efforts to protect children from abuse. Mary Perdue visited the Sunshine House Children's Advocacy Center in Swainsboro and lauded it as a perfect example of what local concerned citizens can do to help children who are traumatized by sexual and other types of abuse. The Sunshine House has provided assistance to over a hundred children so far this year in a 14-county area surrounding Emanuel County. The governor's wife has made the state's children her number one issue. She says early identification of abuse helps to break the cycle of violence and gives children a chance to become productive citizens.
August 18-- Two Montgomery County men are being charged in connection with a Toombs County auto theft. Toombs County Sheriff Junior Kight reports Danny Lee McCarty and Paul McKenna, both of Uvalda, are charged with stealing a vehicle from a residence in south Toombs County.
In another case, a 19-year-old Vidalia man was arrested for allegedly breaking into a couple of vehicles, including a Toombs County school bus. Kevin Edge of Victoria Circle in Vidalia faces two counts of entering an auto and one count of damage to government property.
August 17-- The local United Way is acting as a collection agency for Hurricane victims. Director Patricia Dixon says DOT Foods in Vidalia is providing a refrigerated truck and a driver to leave Vidalia Friday afternoon. She says people are lining up for ice, and other items they need are suntan lotion, bug spray, diapers and baby wipes, canned food and bottled water. Dixon says the United Way decided to help when it was contacted by a local resident with family in the disaster zone. Sandy Roberts of the Salvation Army in Vidalia is helping with relief efforts in Florida and says Salvation Army workers are serving hundreds of meals daily. To help, take needed items or cash donations to the United Way office located in the Onion Museum off Highway 280 by noon Friday.
August 17-- Two families in Lyons need help after a fire destroyed their home on Hall Street. Melissa McCall says the fire broke out while family members were at work and school and they've lost everything. Clothing and shoes are needed for five boys, ages four to 13; three girls, ages five to seven, and one woman. If you can help, call 380-9528.
August 16-- Murder charges have been dropped against an East Georgia College professor. District Attorney Steve Askew says Walter Mason "has not been exonerated" in the death of his wife, however, officials believe there is insufficient evidence at this time to secure a conviction beyond a shadow of a doubt. Mason's wife Emily, also an East Georgia College professor, was found dead of a stab wound in the couple's Swainsboro home in April, 2002.
Askew reports a man who did some repair work in the couple's home before the murder is "a person of interest" in the case. A DNA test matched a hair found in the home with that of Phillip Kirby, whom Askew says is currently in state prison on another conviction. No charges have been made against Kirby and Askew says the case remains under investigation.
August 16-- A Montgomery County grand jury has refused to indict county school board member Wayne Goff. Members of the county school board had charged Goff with making terroristic threats last December after the board suspended his school teacher wife for insubordination. Goff is completing his term on the school board after losing his bid for reelection in school board district two to James Thigpen.
August 16-- A Higgston man whose wife was shot and killed by Montgomery County deputies nearly three years ago has had his felony obstruction charge reduced to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge. In return, Reginald Burns agreed to a "no lo contendere" plea in Montgomery County Superior Court and was sentenced to 12-months probation and a $300 fine. In February of last year, a jury acquitted Burns on three related charges but was hung on the fourth obstruction charge. Vidalia attorney Mitch Shook defended Burns in the case and says his client took the "no lo contendere" conviction to avoid putting his children through another trial regarding the death of their mother. A GBI investigation said the deputies fired in self-defense when Cheryl Burns shot at them with a shotgun while they were attempting to serve her with a warrant. Burns has filed a multimillion dollar civil damage suit against the deputies and the sheriff's department for violating his wife's civil rights. The case is pending in federal district court in Dublin.
August 16-- A Lyons man has been arrested on drug charges. Police investigator Milton Smith reports marijuana and crack cocaine were found on Marquis Wright of North Hall Street after he refused to stop for a traffic violation. He was arrested at the Yorke Motel after a short chase, and police say a search of his motel room revealed no other drugs. Police estimate the street value of the drugs at about $600.
August 16-- School officials in Vidalia City Schools and Toombs County report increased enrollment as the new school year gets started. In Vidalia, the school board has ordered two new portable classrooms to accomodate 40 new students at J.D. Dickerson Primary and enrollment is also reported up at Sally Meadows Elementary. Toombs County school officials reports an increase of about 70 students at the middle school and high school. Enrollment is also reported up somewhat in Treutlen County, and about the same in Montgomery County.
August 13-- The Vidalia doctor who is running for the Montgomery County commission is taking his civil suit against the county to the Georgia Supreme Court. So far, Dr. Ronnie Smith efforts to remove two members of the Montgomery County Board of Tax Assessors from office have been rebuffed by the courts on three occasions. The trial judge in Montgomery County Superior Court agreed with Smith that board members John Brewer and Howard Morris had missed some state-required training during their tenure, however, Judge John Sognier ruled that they acted in an impartial manner in the countywide tax revaluation which sparked Smith's lawsuit.
Smith appealed Judge Sognier's decision to the state Court of Appeals and was turned down in mid-June. He requested reconsideration from the Appeals' judges and was again denied on June 29th. On July 16th, he filed a notice of application to have the case heard by the Georgia Supreme Court where it is currently pending.
Dr. Smith's experience with county officials during his dispute with the Tax Assessor's Office led to his decision to run for the county commission. He defeated Commissioner Wyman Morris in the Democratic Primary and is facing Republican candidate Bill Teem in the November general election.
August 13-- The gay activist who sued the Ohoopee Regional Library in Vidalia is making headlines in Springfield, Missouri. The city newpaper reports Ron Mangum put out a news release claiming the "Silver Dollar City" theme park in Springfield was offering a "huge discount" for a gay weekend at the park Labor Day weekend. Park officials denied the discount and denied any knowledge of the event. Mangum says he was turned down for the discount because the park does not want to give it to gays.
After doing some research on Mangum, the paper reported he had a history of making discrimination complaints in other states using various names. The paper noted Mangum and the American Civil Liberties Union lost its federal court case against the Vidalia library, and that he had also claimed discrimination against a storage rental company in Hilton Head when he lived there in 2000.
According to the press report, Mangum arrived in Branson, Missouri in late 2003 calling himself "Kuntry Ron" and promoting a star search show which fizzled when he left before doing the show. When he lived in Lyons, he ran a barbecue restaurant called "Bubba Pig" which he abandoned after filing his lawsuit against the library for not displaying his "Gay Guardian" newsletter.
August 13-- The body of a dead fox found in Vidalia has tested positive for rabies, and a man who may have had contact with the fox has been advised to get a medical examination. Officials at the Southeast Health Unit in Waycross say they can't identify the man, and can only confirm the dead fox was found in a residential neighborhood of Vidalia. Spokesman Roger Naylor is urging residents to take precautions and to vaccinate their pets against getting rabies. If you see a wild animal acting strange or aggressive, Naylor says you should notify animal control officers so the animal can be removed.
August 11-- Toombs County commissioner Durward NeeSmith wants some action taken regarding the locating of uninhabitable mobile homes in Toombs County. At the August meeting of the Toombs commissioners, NeeSmith said Toombs County is a "dumping ground" for the trailers while nearby counties like Emanuel County have strict standards. A draft Toombs County ordinance was prepared in May, but no action has been taken pending legal review by the county attorney. Commissioners agreed to take another look at the issue next month.
In other actions, the commission approved $20,000 to the county's consulting engineer to design and plan a maintenance building for the county road department adjacent to the county landfill. Commissioners agreed that the current location next to the courthouse in Lyons is unsightly and takes up valuable space.
The commission also okayed accident insurance for volunteer firemen and were informed that a $25,000 federal grant has been received to help pay for illegal immigrant prisoners in the county jail.
August 10-- Incumbents won their runoffs in both Montgomery and Treutlen counties Tuesday, and two newcomers won in two other races.
In Montgomery County, incumbent Mount Vernon school board member Gary Braddy defeated challenger Connie Hill by one vote, 290 to 289. In the Clerk of Court race, Toby O'Neal beat Tracy Braddy by 201 votes and will face Republican candidate Keith Hamilton in the November general election.
In Treutlen runoffs, incumbent county commission chairman George L. McLendon won with an 82-vote margin over Royce Clark. Treutlen voters also elected their first African-American Probate Judge when former deputy sheriff T.J. Hudson defeated Inez Warnock by 55 votes.
In Tattnall County, challenger Gloria Dubberly defeated incumbent Probate Judge Sharon McCall by a wide margin. And in the district attorney's race for the Dublin Judicial Circuit, incumbent DA Ralphe Walke lost to his former assistant district attorney Craig Fraser by almost two-to-one.
In the race for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, area voters favored Cliff Oxford over Denise Majette. She lost two-to-one in Toombs and Treutlen counties, and by almost three-to-one in Montgomery County. Majette won statewide and will face Republican senatorial nominee Johnny Isakson in November.
August 10-- A Montgomery County man is in the Toombs County jail following the armed robbery of the Montgomery County Bank on Commerce Drive in Vidalia Monday afternoon. Sherman Taylor of Uvalda was captured less than an hour after the holdup when Toombs County deputies found him in his vehicle in a wooded area not far from the bank. Police say he had the stolen money in his possession. Witnesses said Taylor appeared intoxicated when he entered the bank waving a cocked pistol and demanding money from each of the bank's tellers. Vidalia police and officers from the Toombs and Montgomery Sheriffs' offices quickly cordoned off the area. It's the second Vidalia bank robbery this summer. In June, the Altamaha Bank was robbed, and like Monday, the alleged robber was quickly apprehended.
August 10-- Police in Lyons have identified a man they suspect is linked to several cases of entering autos and burglaries in the Lyons area. Investigator Milton Smith reports Terry Lee Garner of Stewart Street in Lyons was discovered hiding in the bushes at the home of Jack McNair on Bulldog Road in Lyons. He's charged with two counts of entering autos parked in the McNair's yard and is also being held for parole violations. More charges may be filed as the investigation continues, according to police.
August 10-- Members of the Ohoopee River Canoe Club spent Saturday cleaning up the area around the Cobbtown Landing. The state recently re-opened the landing to the public and it didn't take long for people to trash it. Club officials say they collected 98 bags of trash plus tires, car parts and carpet. Club president Charles Lane says people are hurting one of the area's most inviting natural resources by dumping and littering river landings. Boy Scouts from Troop 933 and other volunteers helped the club with the cleanup.
August 10-- Eight area governments are receiving state grants from the federal government to improve living conditions and economic opportunity. Toombs County will use $500,000 to renovate the Vidalia Oxford building which now houses Pineland Mental Health, while the City of Soperton has a half-million dollars to continue water and sewer improvements in the city. Other area governments receiving the $500,000 grants include Swainsboro, Tattnall County, Twin City, Wheeler County, Glennville and Hazelhurst.
August 4-- Police in Lyons think they may have a break in a rash of break-ins and thefts from autos which has been plaguing the city recently. Officers say they have made an arrest and are continuing their investigation. Investigators believe drug use is related to the crimes, and the subject was discussed at the Lyons City Council meeting Tuesday night. Citizen Peggy Beckum made her second consecutive appearance before the council and reported drug trade is still going on in the open in her neighborhood with sales being made by kids as young as 5th graders. Beckum also claimed prostitutes who were operating out of a house on North Lanier Street have moved to the Yorke Motel which is across the street from city hall and the police department.
Meanwhile, a night club which has been the scene of out-of-control crowds in Lyons is closed till further notice. For the second time in less than a month, Lyons police were called to "Big Boys Club" on Highway 280 to stop fights in the parking lot. Police pulled the club's license when they responded July 24th, and Tuesday night the city council agreed to hold the license until the owner can come up with adequate security for the premises.
In other actions, the council awarded a $107,157 contract to Sikes Brothers Construction to pave nearly a mile of the Quint Shrine Club Road near Toombs County High School. It also approved a resolution supporting the state schedule on water restrictions. If your address ends in an even number, you may water outside on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Those with addresses ending in odd numbers may water on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. No outside watering is allowed on Fridays. These are statewide restrictions announced by the Environmental Protection Division due to drought.
The Lyons council is considering an amendment to the city zoning law which would increase the size of a lot required to build a single family home. A public hearing will be held later on the proposal to increase the size of a lot from 12,000 square fee to 20,000 square feet. The council also has a called meeting set for Tuesday at 5:30 to discuss a nearly $86,000 grant application to buy five city vehicles.
Additionally, the council took under advisement a request from Willie Freeman of the Lyons First African Baptist Church to help with funding of a non-profit effort to tutor youngsters who are failing in school. Freeman says local matching funds will help get state and federal grants for the program.
August 3-- The cost of accounting in county governments in Georgia is going up. Montgomery County commissioners learned at their August meeting Tuesday that their longtime auditor Harold Whitfield of Hazelhurst will no longer perform small county audits because of new state regulations. Whitfield says the Georgia Department of Audits now requires counties to have periodic financial statements prepared by one party and annual audits conducted by another. Whitfield says most small county governments are not prepared to do the financials in-house and will require an accountant to do the routine bookkeeping. He also made a proposal to do the books while the county will have to seek another firm to do the annual audit. In his audit report for 2003, Whitfield reported no material faults, but did recommend that county offices make more frequent deposits and disbursements.
In actions regarding road paving, commissioners rejected a bid to pave the Dead River Road since it exceeded available funds by $267,000, agreed to seek bids for widening Saw Mill Road by two feet, and obtained right-of-way for paving of New Hope Church Road.
Johnny Clifton of the county Development Authority reported Alltel is planning a new cell phone tower in the Long Pond area of the county to improve coverage. A company official says the tower should be completed by this time next year. Clifton also reported Senator Tommie Williams of Lyons is requesting assistance from Governor Sonny Perdue in securing a state feasibility study regarding construction of a large recreational lake in Montgomery County to stimulate development and tourism.
August 3-- Voters go back to the polls Tuesday to vote in two statewide runoff elections. There's a Democratic Party runoff for the U.S. Senate nomination between Denise Majette and Cliff Oxford. Plus, there's a runoff for the Georgia Court of Appeals between two Atlanta-area lawyers, Debra Bernes and Mike Sheffield.
Locally, there are runoff elections in Montgomery and Treutlen Counties. Montgomery has a Democratic primary runoff for clerk of court between Tracy Braddy and Toby O'Neal, and a board of education runoff between Gary Braddy and Connie Hill.
Treutlen voters have a probate judge runoff between T.J. Hudson and Inez Warnock, and District Four County Commission race between George L. McLendon and Royce Clark.
August 2-- The Volunteer Fire Department in Glenwood is getting money for a new fire truck. The Department of Homeland Security says Glenwood is getting $161,191 for a firefighting vehicle as part of federal assistance to fire departments across the country. Glenwood's grant was one of 175 announced nationwide and one of two announced for Georgia fire departments.
August 2-- A Soperton man was seriously injured Friday afternoon in a Vidalia auto accident. Police say 29-year-old Joseph Antonio Smith of Carter Street in Soperton suffered severe leg injuries when his car collided with a trash truck on North Street in west Vidalia. He was evacuated by air to a Savannah hospital and reported in critical condition.
August 2-- The Toombs County Development Authority has approved a $30,000 payment to U.S. Energy to help pay relocation costs to Vidalia. The incentive package is based on the company's guarantee to provide at least 30 jobs in Toombs County, a figure its already exceeded according to Authority President Bill Mitchell. Mitchell also reports the county's new spec building in the U.S. One Industrial Park is nearing completion and should be ready for prospect showing by the end of August.
August 2-- There are nearly 1,200 unemployed people in Toombs, Montgomery and Treutlen counties, however, that's an improvement according to the state Labor Department. The unemployment rate this past June was lower than a year ago in all three counties. While the state unemployment rate in June was 4.6 percent, the Toombs County rate was 6.6 percent, Montgomery's rate was 5.7 percent, and Treutlen's rate was 5.6 percent.
August 2-- The drive to provide flip-flops to shoeless Iraqi children was a success. Alumni of Leadership Toombs-Montgomery spearheaded the local effort and shipped over 800 pairs of flip-flops to Fort Hood, Texas for transport to Iraq. Former Vidalian Gary Cluck and his wife, Barbara, coordinated the effort from their home in Texas after an appeal was made by an Army commander in Iraq. Lieutenant Colonel Tim Ryan noticed that kids collecting scrap metal to sell had no shoes. The Cluck's also collected flip-flops from various groups in Texas and delivered over 2,000 pairs to the Army last week.
News Break - Vidalia Communications.
News Break - Vidalia Communications.
Internet Archive Wayback Machine views of http://www.vidaliacommunications.com/news.shtml
This site is a member of The American History and Genealogy Project (AHGP), an unincorporated not-for-profit network of independent sites devoted to History & Genealogy, and covering North American Countries and Territories. For more information about our group, including how you can join us, please see our About page. Arrests Made in Auto Break-ins/Pharmacy Thefts
Aug 26
Democratic Candidate Opposes Caps in Malpractice Suits
Fatal Wreck
Aug 25
Senator Says Trial Lawyers Target Candidates
Aug 24
Tourism Director Named
Uvalda Awarded Fire Truck Grant
Aug 23
Police Increase Drug Patrols
Pharmacy Break-in
Roadblock Busts
Aug 19
New Company Adds Jobs in Toombs County
Vidalia Regional Airport Improvements
Brewton Parker Update
Aug 18
State First Lady Visits
Arrests Made by Sheriff
Aug 17
Local Hurricane Charley Appeal
Fire Victims
Aug 16
Charges Dropped Against Professor
Grand Jury Returns "NO" Bill in Goff Case
Burns Pleads "no lo contendere" to Lesser Charge
Lyons Drug Arrest
Local School Enrollment Up
Aug 13
Montgomery Tax Case to State Supreme Court
Ron Mangum Rides Again
Rabid Fox Found in Vidalia
Aug 11
Toombs "Dumping Ground"
Aug 10
Democratic Primary Runoff Results
Bank Robber Arrested
Lyons Theft Suspect Identified
River Cleanup Results
Community Development Grants Announced
Aug 4
Lyons Police Make Arrest
Aug 3
Montgomery County Audit
Back To The Polls
Aug 2
Homeland Security Fire Truck
Serious Auto Accident Injury
Development Authority OK's Incentive Payment
June Jobs Better
Operation Flip-Flop Success
References
http://www.vidaliacommunications.com/news.shtml
http://www.vidaliacommunications.com/news.html
http://www.waybackmachine.org/
URL: http://toombs.150m.com/news/radio/2004/August.htm Updated: Tuesday, August 31, 2004. Top