mrandolphadvance@gmail.com Toombs County has been named the 7th best county per capita in the nation for economic performance by Site Selection magazine. The magazine editors – who have also repeatedly named Georgia as the top state to do business with – looked at the number of total projects per capita within each county from January 2024 until March 2025, and ultimately found Too...

mrandolphadvance@gmail.com A Toombs County Sheriff’s Deputy was involved in a collision on Friday, July 4, which killed one 19 year-old. Deputy Devin Spikes was driving north on Wilson Street in Jeff Davis County on the way to work from his house when he approached the four-way stop at the intersection of Wilson and Kersey Streets. Deputy Spikes came to a stop and did not see any veh...

mrandolphadvance@gmail.com A Vidalia man has passed away after being injured by fireworks on Independence Day. Quinton Simpson, 43, of Vidalia, was lighting large fireworks along the 700 block of Sly Street at around 8 p.m. on Friday, July 4, when the fireworks exploded, causing him multiple injuries. Vidalia police officers and Toombs-Montgomery EMS responded to the incident within minu...