Headlines this week delivered a gut-punch that has become tragically familiar: A prominent pastor and supposed “devout servant of God,” arrested for solicitation of a minor on a dating site. Details; ...

Each year, I put on my big boy shorts, suck it up, and go shopping with my wife, Amy, for our children. It is one day out of the year that brings such joy, fun, and excitement… for Amy! (Not really, ...

During the month of December, the Pine Forest Garden Club goes out at night to look for homes and businesses that are beautifully decorated for the Christmas holidays. There are so many beautifully ...

Those who traveled past 391 Bay Street on Thursday may have seen a rather unorthodox potluck taking place as the Chamber hosted a Ribbon-Cutting for HMS To Go. Beneath the tent and drizzle of cold ...

Appling Healthcare hosted its annual Christmas breakfast banquet on Thursday, December 4. Revolving tours were presented of the facility and its different areas and departments. The Radiology ...

The Appling County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday, December 2, at the Courthouse Annex. The invocation was given by Jonathan Mann, and the pledge was led by Chad Kent. The minutes from the ...

It’s the day after Thanksgiving; the official, time-honored start of the holiday shopping season in the US. Or is it? As we emerge from our turkey-induced stupor and brace for the Black Friday/Cyber ...

I have been in the newspaper business since I was a little boy. The first job I ever had was cleaning up waxed paper off the floor. In return, my Dad, Max Gardner, would pay me with a shiny 50-cent ...

and to whom it may concern: DEBRA LEE SANNUTTI has petitioned for DEBRA LEE SANNUTTI to be appointed Administrator of the estate of JOSEPH HOWARD SANNUTTI deceased, of said County. (The Petitioner has ...

Mrs. Gwenell Roland Gay, 80, born on June 22, 1945, of Alma, passed away peacefully at home on December 2, 2025, after an extended illness. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother ...

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the Appling County Public Library. The ladies of Crocheted with Love have been working on a special surprise for library patrons: a four-foot stable and ...

Mrs. Sara Jo Thomas, 89, of Hazlehurst, passed away Sunday, November 30, 2025, at Community Hospice in Vidalia. Mrs. Thomas was born October 27, 1936, in Jeff Davis County. She was known for her warm, ...