Sarah Smith

6 days ago | wsav.com | Kris Hummer |Natasha Young |Sarah Smith

LIBERTY COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) — A Liberty County High School teacher and coach has been charged with three counts of simple battery. Keith Alan McGee, 62, was booked into the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, April 16. He was released on bond Thursday. WSAV News 3 has reached out to the Liberty County School Board for a statement. Here’s what they sent WSAV:“The Liberty County School System is aware of the ongoing investigation of one of our employees by the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office.

1 week ago | wsav.com | Sarah Smith

TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WSAV) — For the first time in 35 years, Orange Crush is permitted on Tybee. Officials and organizers said they are working together to keep the event safe and clean. The event has caused some headaches for residents in the past with many of them worried for safety. This year, event promoters are working with city officials. “This year, instead of having to deal with this, we are actually getting to work with it,” Mayor Brian West said.

1 week ago | wsav.com | Sarah Smith

GLENNVILLE, Ga. (WSAV) — Vidalia Sweet Onions are officially packaged and on the way to grocery stores all over the nation and parts of the world. April 15 marked packaging day for all growers of the unique crop. This day is determined by crop and weather conditions. WSAV visited G&R Farms in Glennville on packaging day. Cliff Riner, Vice President of Ag Production and Grower Relations, walked us through their process of clipping, cleaning, sorting and packaging.

1 week ago | wsav.com | Dylan James |Sarah Smith

BRYAN COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) — The Bryan County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) has revealed the identity of the Interstate 95 construction worker missing since last Monday. A BCSO report said that the missing worker is Jose Tilo Hernandez Garcia, 55. Garcia reportedly fell into the Ogeechee River from the southbound side of the I-95 bridge on Monday, April 7, and a search and recovery effort has been underway ever since.

2 weeks ago | wsav.com | Sarah Smith

BRYAN COUNTY (WSAV) — Multiple agencies were out on the water and in the air on Wednesday, looking for a construction worker who fell in the Ogeechee River on Monday. News 3 learned he was a contracted employee for the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). According to the Bryan County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), he was painting the bottom of the I-95 bridge when he fell in the water. Crews are focusing their search between the Highway 17 bridge and the I-95 bridge, a one-mile search area.