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No Cell Phones In School This Year

The statewide phone and personal electronic device ban for kindergarten through twelfth grade students in Georgia’s public schools officially begins with the start of the 2026/2027 school year. Recently, local superintendents shared their take on the ban, and what they hope it accomplishes in the classroom. mrandolphadvance@gmail.com continued from page Georgia House Bill 340, also kno...

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Thursday Shooting Takes Two Young Lives

mrandolphadvance@gmail.com The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is investigating a shooting that took the lives of two young people on Thursday, July 23. At around 6:14 p.m. on Thursday, the Toombs County 911 Dispatch was informed by a caller that shots had been fired inside a residence at the Raymonia Apartments complex, located in the 1000 block of Easter Drive in Vidalia. Upon ...

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News Public Forum The Vidalia Planning & Zoning Board will hear comments, questions, and concerns from citizens about the newly proposed Neighborhood Overlay Ordinance at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 4, at the Council Chambers at the John Raymond Turner Municipal Annex, located at 308 First Street East. To request a copy of the ordinance or for more information, call (912) 537-7661. ...

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Bateson Named Forestry Teacher of the Year
FORESTRY TEACHER OF THE YEAR – Wheeler County Middle/High School Agriculture Teacher and Future Farmers of America Adviser Les Bateson (center) was named the 2026 Georgia Forestry Teacher of the Year. L to R: Georgia Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association President Pete Bennett, Les Bateson, Georgia Forestry Foundation Senior Vice President Matt Hestad.
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Bateson Named Forestry Teacher of the Year

mrandolphadvance@gmail.com Wheeler County Middle/High School Agriculture Teacher and Future Fa...

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Citizens Share Concerns For County’s Future
PREPARING FOR FUTURE – Citizen Sara Brown asked the Toombs County Commissioners if they had thought about reviewing, editing, or enacting land use ordinances to help prepare for future developments, such as data centers, that may come into the County.Photo by Makaylee Randolph
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Citizens Share Concerns For County’s Future

mrandolphadvance@gmail.com During the Toombs County Commission meeting on July 21, several ci...

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“I am always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.”

- Winston Churchill ...

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