Laurens County, GA

LAURENS COUNTY, Ga. — Laurens County and other Central Georgia communities are coming together to support Emmi Ruth Savage. She is a little-but-strong 3-year-old girl who is about to start her third round of chemotherapy. Emmi Ruth is just like any other 3-year-old girl. She loves playing with sand and...

LAURENS COUNTY, Ga.-- The family of a Laurens County teenager has been devastated since his tragic passing over the weekend. A.J. McCullars was in a fatal accident on Sportsman Club Road in Laurens County while riding with a family friend in a Polaris. The teen and driver were ejected from the vehicle when it hit a tree.

Georgia State Patrol reports 17-year-old Austin “AJ” McCullars was a passenger in an EZ-Go Slingshot vehicle. The incident report states the vehicle was traveling east on Sportsman Club Road around 7:20 Sunday evening. The vehicle ran off the road and hit a tree, causing both McCullars and the driver to be ejected.

LAURENS COUNTY, Ga. — Through a job program at East Laurens High School, 17-year-old AJ McCullars became not only a team member, but a family member at Company Supply. Chip Fleming is an adaptive learning teacher at East Laurens High School. He says for the last few months, he had...

DUBLIN, Ga. — A teenager is dead and a man is in critical condition after a wreck in Laurens County Sunday night. According to Georgia State Patrol, the single-vehicle wreck happened just before 7:30 p.m. on Sportsman Club Road. GSP says 55-year-old Thomas Tyler was driving a Polaris Slingshot vehicle...

LAURENS COUNTY, Ga. -- A 17-year-old East Laurens High School student lost their life in a single-vehicle accident involving a Polaris over the weekend while another is listed in critical condition. Georgia State Patrol(GSP) reports that around 7:21 p.m. on May 30, the accident happened on Sportsman Club Road in...

LAURENS COUNTY, Ga. — West Laurens High School construction teacher Jeff Johnson and his students are putting the finishing touches on their latest project. "We built from the bottom up on the boat. We made what they call relief cuts where it makes the wood bend easier, so that it can make it bend more like a boat," sophomore Tucker Burney said.

Rentz Collection Center and Nathaniel Collection Center will be closed on Monday, May 31, 2021 for Memorial Day. They will be open on Tuesday, June 1, 2021.

MACON, Ga. — 1. 'A progressive, growing community': New businesses continue to open in Laurens County despite the coronavirus pandemic. Businesses are open and the Emerald City is continuing to grow. 2. 'Everything's just blossomed': Houston County celebrates 200th anniversary. Tuesday's event included prayer, singing, laughter, and smiles. County leaders...

LAURENS COUNTY (WFXG) - South Carolina Law Enforcement agents arrested two Laurens County women on Wednesday. The arrest is in connection to an incident where a resident at the Whitten Regional Center in Clinton was strapped to a toilet with a toilet pelvic position device for nearly eight hours without authorization.

DUBLIN, Ga. — With the number of coronavirus cases dropping and the state of Georgia lifting restrictions, a lot of Central Georgians are getting back to business. One place where that's happening is in Dublin, seeing a wave of new businesses. After spending 14 years as an educator in Laurens...

DUBLIN, Ga. — After a Central Georgia student missed prom last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, she decided to dress up, have a photoshoot, and post the photos to Facebook. Some people on social media started leaving critical comments under Aaliyah Thomas' Facebook page. In 2020, West Laurens High...

LAURENS COUNTY, Ga. -- Investigators in Laurens County are looking for a theft suspect. Deputies with the Laurens County Sheriff's Office said 22-year-old Daniel Peyton Brinson faces multiple counts of theft by taking (felony). The sheriff's office added that there's a reward for information that leads to Brinson's arrest. Anyone...

LAURENS COUNTY, Ga. — Laurens County school bus drivers surprised their former colleague Grady Mimbs with a check to show their appreciation for his morning devotional over the radio. "7 every morning, I give them the weather report, I give them the temperature and especially a devotion from God's precious...

DUDLEY, Ga. — A man wanted in a Dudley homicide has been arrested. According to the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office, 23-year-old Quantavauis Darrisaw is now in their custody. Darrisaw was wanted in connection with the murder of 41-year-old Doug Darrisaw after he was found shot to death in a car...

LAURENS COUNTY, Ga. -- Quantavius Darrisaw is now in police custody. The Laurens County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest Saturday morning, April 10. Darrisaw was the only suspect in the murder of 41-year-old William Darrisaw. One week ago, William Darrisaw was found lying next to his car behind a convenience...

LAURENS COUNTY, Ga. -- With each passing day, the chances of the Laurens County Sheriff's Office finding a killer goes down. "If we don't get any hot leads as to where he's at, then it gets tougher and tougher," Lieutenant Robbie Toney said. Toney is investigating the murder of 41-year-old...

The Vidalia Indians Track and Field wins the "No Fooling Around Invitational” at West Laurens High School. The boys and girls teams both won by defeating Baldwin County, West Laurens, Dublin, Hawkinsville, and Wilcox County. The results of our top 3 finishers in each event were as follows:. 100- 1st...