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Alligator Creek Solar Project on Its Way
COUNTY SIGNS MOU — Wheeler County Commissioners met March 21 to sign a memorandum of understanding launching a solar energy project off U.S. Highway 280. Alligator Creek Solar Farm is being installed by Heelstone Renewal Energy. The MOU was also signed by the Wheeler County Development Authority. Shown, from left, Wheeler County Clerk and Finance Officer Elaine Clark, County Commission Chair Keith Mc-Neal, Commissioner Danny Clark, and Commissioner Rochelle Culver.Photo by Deborah Clark
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Alligator Creek Solar Project on Its Way

Wheeler County officials have signed a memorandum of understanding with Heelstone Renewal Energy...

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Tillery Makes Case for Elimination of State Income Tax
Senator Blake Tillery
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Tillery Makes Case for Elimination of State Income Tax

Georgia Senate Appropriations Chairman Blake Tillery ended his presentation fiscal year 2026 b...

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Vidalia Onions to Hit the Shelves on April 15

mrandolphadvance@gmail.com Vidalia Onions will be ready in time for the 48th Annual Vidalia Onion Festival, as Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper announced April 15 as the official onion pack date. “I'm excited to announce, in coordination with the Vidalia Onion Committee, that April 15, 2025, is the official pack date for this year's Vidalia onion season,” re...

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State Issues Emergency Closure for Lyons Daycare

The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) Bright from the Start ordered the emergency closure of Step by Step Child Care and Learning Center on March 27 due to significant ongoing health and safety violations. In the order for closure, DECAL explained that the daycare, which is located at 117 E. Wesley Avenue in Lyons, is currently operating under conditions that place th...

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BYTES

News Sensory-Friendly Easter Party The Altamaha Down Syndrome Society will be hosting a sensoryfriendly Easter Party for individuals with Special Needs and their families from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 6, at the Mount Vernon Community House, located at 511 College Street. This event is free. For more information, call or text (912) 253-1447. ...

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Hankerson Elected State FCCLA President
LEADING THE STATE – Vidalia High School Junior Hillaree Hankerson (right) is elected the State President of the Georgia Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) at the State Leadership Conference in Columbus on March 26.
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Hankerson Elected State FCCLA President

mrandolphadvance@gmail.com Vidalia High School Junior Hillaree Hankerson has solidified her r...

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