Wilcox County News

Five Wilcox County teens, attending a camp at the Church of God Campground, were injured Monday morning when the SUV they were riding in flipped into the yard of a residence off Union Road.

An Abbeville man is behind bars facing murder charges. Assistant Special Agent Todd Lowrey of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation tells FOX 24 News, 21-year old Anthony Womack is under arrest charged with murder and aggravated assault.

At the age of 12, the young Wilcox County farmer Melvin Everson made his first big-league speech at a Future Farmers of America gathering at Atlanta's Sheraton Biltmore hotel.

In observance of National Volunteer Week, United Hospice of Cordele is spotlighting its volunteers in the Crisp and Wilcox County areas.

Some people hopped on the tracks for an old-fashioned weekend tour of Central Georgia.

No one disputes the presence of tornadoes in the tri-county area Friday night. Crisp, Dooly and Wilcox were hit.

Severe storms ripped through parts of Wilcox County Friday night, and leveled one mobile home and damaged a two-story house.

Crisp County Sheriff Donnie Haralson issued a flood warning Thursday morning. It extends until 12:15 p.m. today.

Caleb Studstill, a sophomore at Wilcox County High School, has been selected to attend the 2009 Governor's Honor Program.

Students and their parents are encouraged to attend the Career Expo in the Wilcox County High School Cafeteria, in Rochelle Tuesday, March 31 from 5 to 7 p.m. Carla Parks, event coordinator, said the career expo is primarily for high school juniors and seniors and their parents.

Whitefield Academy opened the fourth quarter on an 8-0 run to pull away from Wilcox County for an 87-63 win on Wednesday in the GHSA Class A boys semifinals at the Macon Coliseum.

A former police chief here will never wear a badge again after pleading guilty to violation of his oath of office.

Members of the Wilcox County Board of Education heard a number of reports from principals during their regular meeting Tuesday.

Herman Greene, Rochelle fire chief, urges more caution in burning leaves and debris after Wilcox County fire and rescue crews worked several fire scenes on Sunday.

The former police chief of Pineview, who was charged last April with child molestation, has pleaded guilty to violating his oath of office in connection with a 2007 incident involving "inappropriate contact" ...

Heavy rains poured through the midstate today with tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings, said weather officials, reporting places with penny-size hail and some storm damage and injury.

For several hours Saturday, it was touch and go as far as the weather was concerned, but in the end, the only damage reported was a couple of downed trees.

A storm system packing tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings rolled through the Central Georgia area Saturday morning and early afternoon.

Three area high school seniors have been recognized this week for their outstanding academic achievements in Crisp and Wilcox counties.

Taking the two top spots in the 24th annual Wilcox County Market Hog Show Tuesday, was the brother and sister team of Jordan and Meredith McGlamory, children of Chuck and Celia McGlamory of Abbeville.