Landowners in Georgia may have a chance to cut their income taxes in half.   Read More

Four days before the new Long County Commission members were sworn in, the outgoing commission members on May 9 held their final meeting. At that meeting, Board of Elections Chairwoman Vanessa Cunningham discussed the terms of office for the new commissioners. Read More

Presidential Kuts hosted a grand-opening ribbon cutting May 10 at 9754 E. Oglethorpe Highway in Midway in conjunction with the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce.   Read More

Island Vybez hosted a ribbon cutting and grand opening of its restaurant and The Ivy Lounge on May 3 in conjunction with the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce in Hinesville.   Read More

Midway Middle School placed second in its bracket for the PepsiCo Dream Machine Recycle Rally, a victory that comes a $10,000 for green improvements. “Our students, faculty and the community worked so hard this year,” teacher and coordinator Joy Kennedy said. “I am so excited -- second place in the nation.” Read More

The Department of Defense announced Friday the death of a Fort Stewart soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Read More

The Heritage Bank in Midway was robbed during the lunch hour Friday. Midway Police Chief Kelli Morningstar only could confirm the bank was robbed at 12:39 p.m. before deferring all questions to the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office. Read More

The Liberty County Board of Education decided Wednesday to interview seven superintendent candidates for the seat that becomes vacant June 1. Read More

The death of a man found Wednesday morning in Wayne County is under investigation, and two people were arrested around 5 a.m. Thursday in Ludowici’s Pecan Park in connection with the fatal shooting, according to Wayne County Sheriff John Carter and Ludowici Police Department Chief James Rogers. Read More

The new Long County Board of Education on Monday held its first meeting, electing District 4 representative Janet Watford as its new chairwoman as the first order of business.   Read More

A mobile-home fire Wednesday night in Long County has displaced a family of three. Read More

Four more eastern redbud trees have been planted at Fort Stewart’s Warriors Walk, bringing the total number of living monuments to 457. The newly planted trees memorialize the service of four 3rd Infantry Division soldiers, who were honored in a formal ceremony Thursday morning. Read More

Gov. Nathan Deal has signed a bill creating a state task force to investigate how the state can coordinate services to better assist servicemembers discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. Read More

The Liberty County Commission has postponed its mid-month meeting from today to next Thursday. Read More

The death of a man found Wednesday morning in Wayne County is under investigation, and two people — a juvenile female and a man — have been arrested in Long County in connection with the fatal shooting. Read More

Members of the North Bryan Chamber of Commerce learned a little of what is going on in the Georgia Department of Transportation when Georgia’s 1st Congressional District State Transportation Board Member Ann Purcell paid the group a visit May 8. Read More

After two elections, multiple court dates and a lot of stress on the winners and the community, Long County on Monday swore in its newly elected officials. Read More

A request for specific intelligence software that was later rescinded by the requestor, Maj. Gen. Robert “Abe” Abrams, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division and Regional Command-South in Afghanistan, received an official explanation Thursday from an Army spokesman at the Pentagon. Read More

A May 14 Department of Defense news release announced Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s directive that furloughs will begin for DoD civilians after July 8. Fort Stewart Public Affairs Officer Kevin Larson confirmed that civilian personnel managers at Stewart are preparing for the furloughs but noted that details had to be worked out locally. Read More

The Long County Board of Elections on Thursday held a meeting to address issues that, according to Chairwoman Vanessa Cunningham, were not addressed by the court when a new election and a redrawing of the district lines were ordered. Read More