Toombs County News

The National Weather Service has issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING for southern Toombs County until 5:15p.m. Radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing nickel sized hail and damging winds up to 60mph.

The 26-year-old taught seventh and eighth grade English. In only his first year teaching at PCA, Joshua was popular with students, staff, and faculty.

Vidalia police believe even the drug dealers are adapting to the troubled economy.

The Altamaha Heritage Center, a nonprofit regional organization of individuals and businesses working to promote the history and cultural significance of the upper Altamaha basin, will have a daylong tour along a 16-mile stretch of the historic river road in Tattnall and Toombs counties.

The Dublin Irish have a perfect record going into their game against Toombs County.

Salas was arrested without incident at the La Joya store located on Hwy. 1 and Hwy.

With a scoop of red dirt, a vision became a reality for neighbors in the heart of sweet onion country.

The search for an escaped prisoner in Toombs County is over. Actavius Langston turned himself into the Charles Durst Detention Center yesterday.

Vidalia police detectives and local prosecutors call the arrests of 20 people Monday their first racketeering case ever.

A fire at a rural home in the Western part of the county near the Toombs County border claimed the life of a 6-year-old girl early Sunday morning.

CrimeStoppers and the GBI are seeking information on the homicide of Lancelot Summerset.

As speculation over the future of the Pooler megasite continues to grow, Gov. Sonny Perdue struck a hopeful tone that something will be done soon with the 1,500-acre tract.

Let's Talk Food: All hail, Vidalia By DORIS REYNOLDS 4:28 p.m., Tuesday, May 26, 2009 Stand up and give three cheers for Vidalia onions.

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.

CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT Debbie Kines is sworn in as Second Judicial District chairperson by the Hon.

An inmate died over the weekend at a privately run prison in Wheeler County, and the Georgia Department of Corrections is witholding most details while an investigation is under way.

Derrell Sutton Chestley Derrell Sutton, 65, died at Evans Memorial Hospital May 5, 2009.

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 .

Millions have fought cancer or know of someone who has; you can't do it alone. And, that's why one Toombs County woman is doing what she can to help her brother fight the disease.

Chicken of the Sea International plans to return tuna canning to the United States and will spend $20 million to open a domestic canning operation in Lyons, Ga.