Vidalia News

Nearly one out of five of the more than 300 banks made a list of troubled institutions at the end of the third quarter.

The most international vegetable I can think of has neither cache nor sophistication but is likely the most widely used globally: the onion.

I don't know about you, but I certainly noticed the crowds around Statesboro swell when the Georgia Special Olympics Fall Games came here two weekends ago.

The 26-year-old taught seventh and eighth grade English. In only his first year teaching at PCA, Joshua was popular with students, staff, and faculty.

For hundreds, maybe thousands of years, forms of paganism reigned over human spirituality.

Martha Price Thompson of Vidalia was recognized by the Governor's Council on Aging as the 2009 Outstanding Older Worker of the Year for the state of Georgia.

Kerry King, regional manager for Blue Bell Creameries, Inc., scoops ice cream during the ribbon-cutting for Blue Bell's new transfer facility in Interstate Centre industrial park in Bryan County.

Juli Routon, left, Adriana Aponte, center, and Paige McDuffie, right, are involved in the Pagan Pride Day festival coming up in October.

Vidalia police believe even the drug dealers are adapting to the troubled economy.

2. Florida Hospitals Find Wealth of Talent Among People Over 50 For the second year running, two hospitals near Orlando have been named by AARP as among the country's best 50 employers of workers over 50.

Judges in the Sweet Times with Vidalias contest chose savory stuffed Vidalia onions with creamy marsala sauce as the grand prize winner.

Sellers include Honeywell, Lexmark, P&G, Delphi, The Trane Company, The Boeing Co.

Most of Georgia remains under a flood watch as forecasters predict more rain on top of heavy rains that have soaked the state this week.

The Atlanta Humane Society rescued more than 20 Pit Bulls from a southeast Georgia breeder charged with raising dogs for the purpose dogfighting.

MONTGOMERY CO., Ga. -- Authorities in Montgomery County, Georgia, were busy seizing animals in one raid on a suspected dog fighting operation, when they got a tip about another one.

Sometimes eating at the bar or in a restaurant's lounge is the perfect repast for a fast bite and sophisticated nibble.

Name: John Collins Title/Occupation: Artistic Director Organization/Company: Elevator Repair Service URL: www.elevator.org 1. Where did you grow up and how did you end up where you are now? I grew up in Vidalia, Georgia.

A Georgia couple were killed when their single-engine plane crashed near an airport in western North Carolina.

A Georgia couple were killed when their single-engine plane crashed near an airport in western North Carolina.

With a scoop of red dirt, a vision became a reality for neighbors in the heart of sweet onion country.