He was a son of the late Russell Alvin and Olive Jones Yeomans. He was also preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Sherwood ...

Isaiah Nathaniel Washington, lovingly known as Ike, 71, of Patterson, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2026, in Patterson. He was born January 16, 1955 in Patterson. He received his education through ...

“Every October for the past 12 years Wainwright has been giving away free pork sausage at our blood drives, which makes the October drive probably our best drive of the year, production-wise,” said ...

ATLANTA—The Georgia Department of Public Health has confirmed measles in an unvaccinated Macon County resident, bringing Georgia’s 2026 total to 22 cases, compared to 10 in 2025.

Waycross resident Greg Smith (far left) tailgates with family and friends at one of the 600 straight University of Georgia ...

The Blackshear Times, Waycross Journal-Herald and The Brantley Beacon ...

The state was approaching more than a million early votes last weekend, totaling about 815,00 ballots cast in the first four ...

Ernest Goodman, 44, of Waycross, and Herlindo Perez-Barajas, a/k/a “Jose Flores Garcia,” a/k/a “Primo,” 50, an illegal alien living in Waycross, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood ...

Commissioner Burse was presented the certificate during the Monday, October 12 County Commission Work Session. The framed ...

On education, Jackson highlighted literacy as a priority. Noting that twothirds of Georgia third-graders are not reading ...

DOUGLAS — Mr. Johnny Wayne Jowers, age 86, of Douglas, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at Coffee Regional ...

NAHUNTA — Brantley County’s Board of Education approved to accept the rollback of the tax millage during a called meeting Friday morning. Board members had previously approved to accept a rollback of ...