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.
EYES AND EARS – United Way of Toombs, Montgomery, and Wheeler Counties Executive Director Patricia Dixon asked the community to be her “eyes and ears” and to help inform her of individuals in need of resources.Photo by Evan Riekhof
AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS STAFF - L to R: Sally D. Meadows Elementary School Site Coordinator Melissa Osburn, J.R. Trippe Middle School Site Coordinator Alyssia McCloud, Toombs County Family Connection Director and Afterschool Program Manager Paige Ward, Toombs County Middle School Site Coordinator Brian Love, Lyons Upper Elementary School Site Coordinator Darby Beggarly.
BACKYARD GRAND CHAMPION – 8 year-old Grace Patrick took home the top prize in the Real Squeal Backyard BBQ competition this year, as she has spent a year and a half learning from her father and grandfather, who are Normantown natives. L to R: Dan Patrick, Hope Patrick, Grace Patrick, Teen Miss Real Squeal Quortney Perkins, Young Miss Real Squeal Syndney Nicole Black.Photo by Makaylee Randolph
NEW MEMBERS — The Toombs County Retired Educators Association welcomed 5 new new members at their September meeting. L to R: Tonawanda Irie, Sabrina Woodruff, Ann Harper, Janet Lynn, and Leisa Dukes.
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