Thomson News

A 41-year-old businessman who lost control of his pickup truck and overturned late last Friday died early the next morning, authorities say.

Even though it was her first time to participate, winning the county spelling bee was no big deal for Auvia Carter.

World War II will live in the memory of Roger Reid forever. The 87-year-old Thomson resident, a retired master sergeant in the Army, took a trip to Washington, D.C., last September with other veterans.

William "Bill" Eubank has given of himself so often to others. And because he has for so many years, he was honored with the Darrell Johnson Award by members of the Thomson-McDuffie Chamber of Commerce during their 38th Annual Membership Banquet at Belle Meade Country Club near Thomson on Tuesday night.

Pam Sigler Yates doesn't feel as if she earned her award. She said it's more like icing on the cake.

Wayne Williford was one of the most surprised honored persons attending the Thomson-McDuffie Chamber of Commerce's 38th Annual Members Banquet at Belle Meade Country Club on Tuesday night.

A man being pursued by a local deputy after a vehicle chase led lawmen to the discovery of a methamphetamine lab being operated inside a doublewide mobile home in the Pea Ridge community of McDuffie County late last Saturday.

The activities department at Thomson Health and Rehabilitation recently got a dose of their own medicine.

Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 10:39 a.m. Columbia County officials are looking for the owner of a horse struck by a truck in Columbia County last night.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edward Harbeson of Thomson are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Rosemary Claire, to Mr.

For most people, time spent serving on a board can sometimes seem to drag. That wasn't the case for Angela Blair, who spent the last four years serving on the Thomson-McDuffie Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.

A collision between a train and a dump truck had traffic snarled for nearly three hours in downtown Thomson Tuesday afternoon.

Local schools have jumped on the bandwagon to fight outbreaks of seasonal flu. Administrative Assistant Sheilah Johnson said the school system usually partners with the health department to vaccinate the school staff, but with concerns of outbreaks of H1N1 flu across the nation this year, they discussed the possibility of giving shots to the ...

Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010 1:36 p.m. A crash between a train and a dump truck has traffic snarled for an indefinite period of time in downtown Thomson Tuesday afternoon.

Workers from several public safety agencies recently completed a Georgia Emergency Management Agency Crash Victim Extrication Course at Thomson Fire Rescue's headquarters station on Main Street.

There are at least three McDuffie County government departments that need to fill vacancies, but they can't unless they get approval from commissioners, after a hiring freeze was adopted near the end of 2009.

A 68-year-old Burke County man apparently suffered a heart attack and died after a wreck on Interstate 20 in McDuffie County on Friday.

A barn-shape garage owned by an assistant prosecutor was destroyed Saturday when fire raced through it on Saturday.

For the second time since last Friday a water main has broken leaving dozens of residents and businesses without water in the Town of Dearing.

We average about 55 people during the peak season. Then, it dwindles to around 10.