TRAGEDY FOLLOWS TRAGEDY - In the wake of the recent hurricane that devastated homes in the area, a family endures a different tragedy. Residents of a home on Barksdale Drive in Vidalia lost everything in a fire shortly after dark on Friday. The home was a complete loss, and fortunately, due to the quick thinking of two sisters aged 10 and 12, everyone inside the home was evacuated to safety including several dogs and cats. According to one of the sisters, the fire originated in the playroom. Upon seeing the flames, the young siblings woke up the sleeping adult residents, gathered the pets and made it safely out of the structure before it was totally engulfed in flames. TRAGEDY FOLLOWS TRAGEDY - In the wake of the recent hurricane that devastated homes in the area, a family endures a different tragedy. Residents of a home on Barksdale Drive in Vidalia lost everything in a fire shortly after dark on Friday. The home was a complete loss, and fortunately, due to the quick thinking of two sisters aged 10 and 12, everyone inside the home was evacuated to safety including several dogs and cats. According to one of the sisters, the fire originated in the playroom. Upon seeing the flames, the young siblings woke up the sleeping adult residents, gathered the pets and made it safely out of the structure before it was totally engulfed in flames.
STATE WORK-BASED LEARNING PARTNER OF THE YEAR - McLendon Enterprises was named the 2025 Georgia Work-Based Learning Program Business Partner of the Year for their support and collaboration with Toombs County Schools’ heavy equipment pathway. L to R: State Work-Based Learning Board President Christi Thomaston, McLendon Enterprises Vice President Derek McLendon, Georgia Department of Education Work-Based Learning Program Specialist Laura Boswell, McLendon Enterprises Safety and Health Supervisor Brent Holcombe.
Aiden Harvill, Izzy Edge, and Kingston Ryals pause for a photo outside the National Museum of African American History and Culture during their Washington Youth Tour experience.
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