Georgia Towns Gazette

Community Events

• Women's Day in Vidalia: Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church at 515 East Jenkins Street invites ladies to its Women's Day Program...

Local women are invited to Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church's Women's Day Program on August 16 at 2:30 PM. The event features guest speaker First...

• Friday: Mid-90s temps with heat indices above 100, peaking near 105
• Storm risk: Afternoon/evening showers possible, marginal severe threat in...

Crime and Safety

• 🔥 Former Lyons Daycare Worker Sentenced: A former Lyons daycare worker received a 40-year sentence on 9 counts of cruelty to...

Former Lyons daycare worker Nicole Cabrera received a 40-year sentence Thursday for 9 counts of cruelty to children and 2 counts of aggravated battery...

• Vidalia onions reached international fans at Georgia World Congress Center events, part of efforts to promote Georgia Grown products to 70,000...

Vidalia Police Department and nearby agencies reported multiple arrests this week.

• Vidalia residents faced charges including simple battery, felony...

The Georgia-Grown program strengthens Vidalia onion farmers by linking their unique 20-county south Georgia crops to metro Atlanta markets, sustaining family farms and rural jobs. This matters for our agricultural heritage as onion season begins.

Vidalia mourns Edna Rose Moseley O'Neal, 72, a lifelong Toombs County resident who grew up in Lyons, raised her family here, and was known as the...

Healthcare Openings in Lyons

• RN Supervisor – PRN: Oxley Park Health & Rehab in Lyons is hiring an RN Supervisor for PRN weekend shifts to...

Local hiring is active across logistics and healthcare, offering residents fresh opportunities to join growing teams.

• Coca Cola in Vidalia has...

Vidalia’s retail employers are actively hiring for customer-facing roles.

• Lowe’s: Full-time Merchandising Associate with health benefits, tuition...

Georgia Towns Gazette · Jul 11, 2026 Daily Digest

Business Updates

• Big Lots Vidalia Location: Big Lots continues to operate its Vidalia store...

Vidalia's Big Lots at 2305 East 1st St is still operating as one of Georgia's 13 active locations after the chain's bankruptcy and rescue by Variety Wholesalers. No stores are listed in Lyons, Oak Park, or Soperton.

Recent rainfall has improved conditions across Georgia after 98% of the state faced high drought levels this spring, aiding the agriculture industry...

John David Anderson, 50, owner of CAAA Security which provided private security for Vidalia City Schools, was arrested July 10 by the GBI on charges...

Georgia Power households could face fuel cost adjustments after the PSC investigates whether data centers shift nearly $1 billion in expenses onto...

Extreme heat continues across southeast central Georgia with a heat advisory in effect, bringing lows in the 100s and possible upper 100s during dry...

Heat advisories cover southern Georgia with heat indices of 95-105 degrees expected through the weekend, fueled by a jet stream shift creating a heat...

Vidalia onion season reveals the supply chain keeping family farms and rural towns working in south Georgia.

• Grown across a 20-county region, the...