Little Oinker Chipmunk doesn’t seem to mind a kiss on the snout by Vidalia High School Head Football Coach Lee Chomskis. The piglet appears quite secure in the arms of his owner Mike Manning at the recent Powder Puff Football Game where Coach Chomskis earned the opportunity to kiss her. Kiss A Pig was a fundraiser …see page 1A.

Seven educators and faculty members bid their profession adieu at the May meeting of the Vidalia City Board of Education and will enter into retirement at the end of this school term. Among them was the head of the day-to-day operation, Dr. Tim Smith.“When Shelly and I got here, we made a conscious decision that this is where we were going to stay,” Smith told the board last Thursday evening after making…see page 1A.

The Vidalia High School soccer teams competed in the second round of the GHSA State Playoffs last week with both teams falling to their opponents.The boys team played at home on Tuesday evening against Calhoun. It was a tight match in the first half with neither team scoring a goal. In the second half, though, Calhoun went on a run scoring four goals in the span of about 10 minutes.Vidalia had a few…see page 1B.

The J.R. Trippe girls golf team came away with the Region Championship, with the boys team placing a close second in a playoff on Monday at Rocky Creek Golf Course. This was the fourth year in a row the J.R. Trippe girls team has won the Region Championship.For the girls team, Layne Marie Carter led the way with a nine-hole score of one over par 37, and was low medalist for the tournament. Jesse Dalton shot a round of 43 to place second overall. Their two scores…see page 1B.

A few years ago, local wine maker Bobby Brigman made a huge hit at the Vidalia Onion Cookoff with his onion wine. That unique use of the official vegetable of the state of Georgia brought a film crew from Frantic Films that produces for Food Network Canada to the Sweet Onion City last week to tape a segment featuring recipes using the Vidalia Sweet Onion and the wine.The trail to Brigman began a few weeks before the Onion Festival…see page 9A.