Southeast Georgia Civic Pulse

Waycross is searching for a new finance director after Greg Smith's resignation effective August 5.

• Smith plans to stay in town and work as an...

One person was fatally shot in Pierce County, with Pierce County Sheriff's Office deputies responding to reports near Charlton Lake on Wednesday night.

Georgia's new bipartisan task force targets county-level election administration with direct input from local directors.

• Key focus areas: Voter...

Georgia lawmakers are pushing to expand medical training in rural spots like Brunswick and offer full-ride scholarships to draw physicians to...

Ruskin Elementary School recognized Micah Harrell and Patricia Salgado with Golden Achievement Awards at the August 2026 Board Meeting for their...

Nearly half of Georgia counties are maternity care deserts, a stark rural-urban divide that hits areas like Ware, Brantley, and Pierce counties...

Waycross and Ware County are advancing parallel tax changes to grow revenue without labeling them increases.

• Property taxes: Rollback rates for...

A coalition plan now targets 56,000 acres of open land in Georgia for salt-marsh migration, letting grasses move inland as seas rise one to two meters...

A man connected to the 2017 Ware County stabbing death of Margaret Steverson was arrested last week for murdering Kristen Parker in Watertown, N.Y.....

Brantley County Family Connection received an $85,000 grant from the Georgia Forestry Foundation to help more than 30 families repair wells, septic...

Camden County High School students returned Tuesday to extra counselors after a 16-year-old died in a Saturday crash.

• A roadside memorial grew with...

Georgia's historic drought ended August 6, 2026, after nearly 11 months, with recent wet weather expected to continue replenishing soil moisture, streams, and reservoirs through the rest of August.

Georgia's data center expansion brings billions in investment but faces growing organized opposition over water, electricity, noise, pollution and...

Yellow-legged hornets threaten Southeast Georgia's honeybees and pollinators as they spread along the coast. UGA researchers urge residents to report any sightings immediately using state tools to aid monitoring.

A Patterson woman was sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty in U.S. District Court to producing sexually explicit images of a child.

A 16-year-old died and another was seriously injured in a Camden County pickup rollover after an improper pass and left turn collision on Union...

Georgia students in grades 10-12 have until September 4, 2026, to apply for Superintendent Richard Woods' Student Advisory Council. Selected...

Brantley County families rebuilding after the Highway 82 wildfire are receiving vital support from an $85,000 grant by the Georgia Forestry...

Pierce County Manager Thomas Sauls explains the jurisdictional split stems from the City of Blackshear's March 10, 2026 resolution and notice assuming...

The Ware County Board of Education will hold its monthly meetings August 10-11, 2026. Residents and parents can mark their calendars for these upcoming sessions.