Vidalia is among nine communities in Georgia that will benefit from a $17.25 million allocation of Rural Downtown Development Funds announced on Thursday by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA). This grant, which provides $4,059,474 to the Toombs County Development Authority (TCDA), along with $750,000 OneGA funds and a $859,386 local match, are earmarked for the Greater Vid...

[email protected] gmail. com The fourth suspect in the murder of Ricky Martin Burkett has been extradited to the Toombs County Detention Center, where he is jailed without bond on felony murder charges. Jeremy Likki Bell, 29, was apprehended on April 20 in Jacksonville, Florida, through the joint efforts of the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force and Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. He ...

Jared Kirby has been selected as Memorial Health Meadows Hospital’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Kirby joined Meadows Hospital in May 2022 as interim CFO and assumed the permanent CFO role effective on June 20. “I’ve had the privilege to work alongside Jared over the past four years,” said Matt Hasbrouck, CEO of Meadows Hospital. “He defines servant leadership, workin...

[email protected] The Kiwanis Club of Vidalia is celebrating 100 years of existence within the community with a tailgating themed-event at Hawk’s Point Golf Club on Friday, August 19. The event will feature a keynote address by Georgia football legend and Republican Senatorial candidate Herschel Walker. Attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy food and a cash bar, he...