The local unemployment rate has fluctuated over the last four months. The rate was down three tenths in November, up half a point in October, down 1.3 percent in September and up seven tenths of a ...

Memorial Satilla Health recently announced their partnership with Called to Care Ware County in their mission to provide support services for fostering and adopting families in area. The hospital’s ...

In the wake of devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, more than 40 agriculture organizations joined forces to establish a relief fund for farmers whose livelihoods were upended by the storm. With ...

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ga. — A Pierce County man has been charged with 48 counts on six charges by the Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office following his Tuesday, April 22 arrest. Jerry Jason Weathersby, 5foot-9, ...

The Blackshear mill got a new name and new owners when West Fraser took over operations in 2017, but the same work ethic and sense of loyalty that has contributed to the local economy for 50 years is ...

An appeal hearing on the county commission’s denial of a permit for a bitcoin mining operation in the Cason/Rehobeth community has been rescheduled. The appeal will be heard at 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 8.

Brantley County had its basketball seasons end on the road in the first round of the Class A Division 1 state tournament. The 18th-seed Lady Herons (17-9), who finished fourth in the Region 1 ...

People gathered at various spots along the MLK Jr. parade route, but as always the crowd was lined up thickest along the front of Wall’s plaza. Photos by Greg O’Driscoll Passing by the historic Pierce ...

Deadline for Community News is 4 p.m. Friday before publication on Wednesday. Email announcements to [email protected] or drop them off between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays at The Journal-Herald ...

Chronicles of Dear Readers, One of my favorite lines from one of my favorite movies, “The Wizard of OZ” occurs at the very end when Dorothy emotionally states: “There’s no place like home!” This is ...

Feb. 18 last day to register for Mar. 18 vote Pierce County voters will go to the polls Tuesday, March 18, to decide on extending the county’s special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST). Polls ...

Barbara Jean “Nanny” Crews, 85, of Blackshear passed away Friday, February 28, 2025, at Bayview Nursing Home in Nahunta, after an extended illness. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas her parents were ...