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Georgia Supreme Court turns down 2 local killers’ appeals
ATLANTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Georgia Supreme Court on Wednesday denied the appeals of two CSRA killers – a woman who admitted to a murder at an Augusta hotel and a suspect who gunned down his victim at a Thomson car wash. The Augusta case of Leslie Harris. Leslie...
As City of Thomson grows, emphasis on downtown development increases
THOMSON, Ga (WFXG) - Downtown Thomson is the heartbeat of the community and city leaders say they're placing an increased focus on developing it to meet the needs of the growing population. It's a combination of renovating building that have existed for 100 years, while also providing new things to...
Thomson sees new developments as growth continues
THOMSON, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The city of Thomson finished its first-ever project using federal tax credits to bring a historic building back to life. Built in 1914, the Thomson Fire Hall is now changed but still preserved. The city of Thomson you know now is looking different and will only...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM *WATCH* UNTIL 2 PM MONDAY
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington and Wilkes Counties until 2:00 PM Monday. Be prepared to take shelter indoors, secure loose outdoor items that could blow away or cause damage or injury.
Town of McCormick honors graduating seniors with banners
Graduation season is in full swing, and the town of McCormick is celebrating this year’s graduating class in a special way. If you drive through the town this week, you will see 38 banners, honoring the 38 graduating seniors from McCormick High School's Class of 2024.
Commercial Bank hires Brubaker
The Commercial Bank has hired Oglethorpe County native Dan Brubaker as a lender in its Crawford branch. Brubaker serves as the vice president of the Oglethorpe County Farm Bureau, is a member of Comer Baptist Church and owns and operates DLB Farms, a poultry, cattle and hay farm. “I am...
Spring graduate’s fascination with the brain, helping others with communication disorders, offers a bright future
The science behind communication disorders fascinates Alayna Cassidy, and employing skills to help those who suffer from them moves her. With excitement, Cassidy earned a bachelor’s in communication sciences and disorders and a minor in human development and family science from Georgia Southern University last week. A 20-year-old graduate from Oglethorpe County, Georgia, who earned a year’s worth of college credits through her high school’s dual enrollment program, Cassidy wasn’t initially sure what she wanted to study. However, she did know how she wanted to feel in her chosen profession. “I wanted to work with people, and I wanted to be able to love my job, and...
One person dead following motorcycle crash in McDuffie County
MCDUFFIE COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) — One person is dead following a motorcycle crash in McDuffie County. According to McDuffie County Coroner Paul Johnson, the victim is identified as Edward Hyde, 73, from Montgomery, Alabama. The incident happened Saturday, May 25 at 6:33 a.m. on I-20 at the 176 mile marker. Hyde was driving east on […]
More than 2,000 homes, businesses without power in McDuffie Co.
McDUFFIE COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – More than 2,000 homes and businesses are without power according to the Georgia Power Outage map. This comes after after storms swept through the area, damaging the graduation stage for Thomson High School Seniors set up at the Brickyard Football Stadium along Main Street in Thomson and requiring graduation ceremonies […]
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