Appling News

A 20-year-old woman and her boyfriend have been charged in the death of her 4-year-old daughter in southeast Georgia.

"There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before." - Willa Cather Sometimes I think the major qualification for public service is knowing how to pick a good fight.

Augustans love to party, especially when things get blown up. Here's a sampling of what's happening in the area to celebrate the Fourth of July: Fort Gordon's Independence Day celebration will take place from 5 to 11 p.m. today at Barton Field on Fort Gordon.

From fireworks to barbecue to history lessons, activities in celebration of the nation's independence are all over Columbia County this weekend.

The caterpillar does all the work, but the butterfly gets all the publicity. -- George Carlin In less than 24 hours I will be racing through downtown Atlanta for the July Fourth Peachtree Road Race -- 10 kilometers of July heat and 50,000 competitors.

About half of Bibb County schools are eligible for students to transfer into this fall under a new state law, Bibb County school officials estimated Monday.

O.B. Wilborn of Stevenson, Ala., won the Walmart Bass Fishing League Choo Choo Division tournament on Wheeler Lake Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 17 pounds, 6 ounces.

Ms. Alicia Fitzpatrick of Danielsville, Georgia and Mr. Paul Fitzpatrick of Ila, Georgia are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Teresa Susann Fitzpatrick of Danielsville, Georgia to Michael Samuel Appling Jr.

A heat advisory is in effect for Jenkins, Screven, Candler, Bulloch, Effingham, Tattnall, Evans, Bryan, Chatham, Long, Liberty, Mcintosh, Coffee, Jeff Davis, Bacon, Appling, Wayne, Atkinson, Ware, Pierce, Brantley, Washington, Johnson, Emanuel, Laurens, Treutlen, Webster, Wilcox, Dodge, Telfair,Wheeler, Montgomery, Toombs and Glynn Counties in ...

File this one under small consolations: Gas might not hit the $3 mark locally this summer, travel experts say.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 10p.m. for the following counties: Appling, Bacon, Brantley, Candler, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Long, Montgomery, Pierce, Tattnall, Toombs, Treutlen, Ware, Wayne and Wheeler.

Carolyn Smith loves waking up every day. The Mesena resident is an avid daylily grower and a member of the Thomson Iris and Daylily Society.

Amateur radio operators in the area will converge for National Field Day on June 27 and 28 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Pointes West Army Recreation Center, 6703 Washington Road, Appling.

Bringing a touch of Nashville to Columbia County, area musicians and music lovers converge each month on a former country store in Appling for a big helping of bluegrass and gospel.

The new Georgia Report Card for Parents produced by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation contains what should be disturbing information for Bibb County schools, teachers and administrators.

Teen charged with felony in May wreck Police arrested a 16-year-old Martinez girl on a felony charge Wednesday for causing a wreck that paralyzed a Lincolnton, Ga., teen.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 10:25 a.m. A Martinez teen was being held without bond this morning in connection to a May 23 wreck that severely injured a Lincolnton teen.

A motorcyclist was airlifted to the Medical College of Georgia Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a morning crash on Interstate 20.

Thursday, June 4, 2009 9 a.m. Columbia County authorities reported a black bear sighting between Grovetown and Appling this morning.

The state Department of Transportation has awarded the city of Macon up to half a million dollars to get more Bibb County children walking or riding bikes to school.