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During the August 10 meeting of the Vidalia City Council, the Mayor and Council recognized the work of the Keep It Clean, Vidalia! initiative’s core team by recognizing the group and declaring September 19 as National Clean-Up Day within the City. The Keep It Clean, Vidalia! initiative was inspired by a few citizens who noticed that litter was polluting the […] The post City Declares September 19…
Meadows Park Health and Rehabilitation has been recognized as a 2026 recipient of the Silver Achievement in Quality Award by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living. Meadows Park was chosen for demonstrating systematic growth in quality care. This distinction is the second of three progressive award levels through the organization’s National Quality Award…
Sweet Onion Christian Learning Center Founder and Director Gady Youmans has sued the Vidalia City Schools District, arguing the District has denied him his First Amendment rights. The Sweet Onion Learning Center is a released-time program where high school students may choose to take religious classes off-campus during the school day, and receive credit for the classes to count towards […] The…
The City of Vidalia has spent weeks hearing the concerns of citizens about the proposed Neighborhood Overlay Ordinance and has officially tabled the ordinance until further notice. According to City Manager Josh Beck, this ordinance was first drafted as an attempt to address public concerns about cleaning up their neighborhoods. Beck said that he has attended public hearings and meetings […] The…
The Greater Vidalia Chamber is pleased to announce that Blythe Wilcox, Executive Director of the Southeastern Technical College Foundation, will serve as Chair of the Chamber’s 2027 REACH program. REACH is the Greater Vidalia Chamber’s annual opportunity campaign, designed to help Chamber members strategically market their businesses by selecting Chamber programs, events and sponsorship…
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Savannah man for a shooting that took the life of one person on July 4. On Wednesday, August 12, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced that Joel Anton-Jamaal Brown, 25, of Savannah, had been arrested and charged with felony murder, malice murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, […] The post Arrest Made for…
Nine local citizens have thrown their names in the hat for a chance to represent their City and County in the upcoming Special Elections, slated for November 3. The City of Higgston, Montgomery County, and Wheeler County have special elections scheduled in November to fill the positions of Higgston Mayor, Higgston City Council Representative, Montgomery County Coroner, and Wheeler County […] The…
GIVING OUT SENSORY ITEMS – Members of the Altamaha Down Syndrome Society gave out sensory items and helped remind students to be inclusive of others with special needs during the Alamo Back to School Bash on Saturday night, August 15. L to R: Ansleigh Randolph, Stacie Randolph, Beverly Foreman, Director Makaylee Randolph, Julie Waller. The post GIVING OUT SENSORY ITEMS first appeared on The…
Montgomery County Schools recently recognized two Montgomery County Middle/High School teachers who have consistently led students to outperform the state average on Milestones testing year after year. Montgomery County Middle School Teacher Lee Burkett has been educating students on the past in her social studies classes for 8 years. Every year, Burkett’s students have outperformed the state…
Library Groundbreaking Community members will celebrate the groundbreaking of the renovations on the Nelle Brown Memorial Library during a ceremony at 9 a.m. on Thursday, August 20. For more information, call (912) 537-9283. Author Discussion The Dr. Mark and Tonya Spivey Public Library, located at 610 Jackson Street in Vidalia, will host an author talk from 2 p.m. until 3:30 […] The post News…
