Gov. Brian Kemp's last budget proposal would stockpile billions for any rough economy one of his successors might encounter while also asking lawmakers to return over $1 billion to taxpayers. In his eighth and final state of the state address Thursday, Kemp said his budget proposal to the Georgia General Assembly will give average rebates of $250 per individual taxpayer plus a fifth ...

Mrs. Jean Harden Moore, age 86, of Lyons, died on Monday, January 12, 2026, at Select Medical Hospital in Savannah following an extended illness. Mrs. Moore was a lifelong resident of Toombs County. She worked at Lyons Manufacturing for 10 years, Max Smith’s Department Store in Vidalia for 12 years, and she was a CNA at Metter Nursing Home and Toombs Nursing Home for 9 years. She was...

Mrs. Faye Kirkley NeeSmith, age 74, of the New Branch Community, died on Sunday, January 11, 2026, at her daughter’s home following an extended illness. Mrs. NeeSmith was a native of Toombs County, attended Toombs Central School, and lived in Cedar Crossing most of her life before moving to New Branch in 2016. She worked with her sisters at Sister’s Restaurant in Hazlehurst and work...