Lyons News

The City of Lyons is in the process of moving into their new city hall. Mayor John Moore tells WTOC they're putting a few finishing touches on the 10,000 square foot building.

FPW is an independent wrestling promotion that has shows the second Saturday of each month in Lyons, Georgia.

The following is the full text of the testimony offered on Nov. 4, 2009 before the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife Hearing on H.R. 3583, the American Samoa Protection of Industry, Resources and Employment Act by Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, American Samoa Delegate to Congress.

Is Adam Giambrone running for mayor? John Moore find out. Buzz was swirling this morning about whether or not City Councillor and TTC Chair, Adam Giambrone, was planning on running next year to replace David Miller.

Gov. Togiola Tulafono says labor wages are the main hurdle the government faces as it continues discussions and negotiations with companies to fill the void in the local economy when COS Samoa Packing closes at the end next month.

The Lyons Police Department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are working together on a fatal shooting.

New details on the scandal inside the Ardmore Police Department. From the loss of their deputy chief this week, to accusations made by former and even current officers.

Police are still trying to figure out how a toddler ended up on a busy road in Garden City Thursday night just hours after his father was found murdered on Hutchinson Island.

Barbara Summersett does not want to spend another July 4 in mystery. Saturday marks four year since her son Sean, was shot and killed at a holiday street party in nearby Lyons.

Hundreds of new jobs are on the way to Lyons as Chicken of the Sea gets ready to open their only facility in Georgia.

Robert and Joyce Snipes Cato announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda J. Gauthier of Lyons, Ga., to Charlie D. Hendrix of Lyons, Ga., a son of Joan Akridge of Stillmore, Ga., and the late Charlie Hendrix.

Memorial Day arrests double number in '08 A Memorial Day weekend crackdown on traffic violations in Richmond County netted 128 speeders, 18 drunk drivers and more than twice as many arrests as a year ago, according to Sgt.

Monday, May 25, 2009 2:12 p.m. An Emanuel County farmer was killed Sunday when his tractor overturned.

The Emmanuel County Sheriff's Office says a man was killed Sunday on his farm when his tractor flipped and pinned him underneath.

Effingham County is in the running for 250 manufacturing jobs. Industrial Development Authority CEO John Henry said the potential industry, named "Project Hammer" for confidentiality reasons, is estimated to bring a $20 million capital investment to the area.

Diana Furchtgott-Roth, former chief economist in the Bush Labor Department, provides an update on how the raising of the minimum wage has been a job killer in American Samoa: As President Obama considers whether to fulfill his campaign promise to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.50 per hour by 2011, there's no better illustration of the ...

The Williams Health Care Center is struggling to stay afloat due to a chance in the law.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lillard of Lyons announce the engagement of their daughter, Rena, to Jeffrey Allen Blount, son of Mr.

Thinking Right's weekend free-for-all. Pick a topic: The U.S. Senate wisely rejects a bill that would allow bankruptcy judges to "cram down" mortgage rates.

As WTOC told you yesterday, Chicken of the Sea is opening a tuna canning plant in southeast Georgia, just north of Lyons in the Toombs County industrial park off U.S. Highway 1. See Chicken of the Sea to bring 200 jobs to Lyons .