Southeast Georgia Today

5 days ago | southeastgeorgiatoday.com | Kathy Hilt

Governor Brian P. Kemp and the Georgia Department of Revenue (DOR) announced Monday that the state will begin issuing one-time, special tax refunds this week. The third round of such refunds under Governor Kemp's leadership, these measures were made possible by the passage of House Bill 112 during the 2025 legislative session and are a direct result of conservative budget practices and a strong state economy.

5 days ago | southeastgeorgiatoday.com | Kathy Hilt

Mrs. Sherry “Pennie” Poole, age 77, of the Center Community, died Monday, June 2, 2025, at The Oaks Bethany in Vidalia following an extended illness. She was a native of Toombs County, living in Center most of her life, and she was a 1966 graduate of Vidalia High School. She is preceded in death by her husband, Donald Calvin “Donnie” Poole; and parents, Lamar Clyde Corbin and Frances Suzie Wells Corbin.

5 days ago | southeastgeorgiatoday.com | Jeff Raiford

Brewton-Parker College (BPC) is proud to announce that the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) has officially approved the launch of a new Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Teaching and Learning. The program will begin in Fall 2025 and represents the college’s first graduate degree in education.

5 days ago | southeastgeorgiatoday.com | Kathy Hilt

“Though she be but little, she is fierce” William Shakespeare Mrs. Mildred Smith Quinn was born on March 12, 1926 in Villa Rica, GA. She was the daughter of the late Della Helton McMichael and Willie Smith. She passed away on May 31, 2025 at the age of 99. Mrs. Quinn lived a life full of love and heartache. She was a strong-willed woman who loved her family. She was always in her garden growing vegetables, in the kitchen canning those vegetables or making crafts.

5 days ago | southeastgeorgiatoday.com | Jeff Raiford

HUCKABEE DENIES REPORTS THAT IDF OPENED FIRE ON PALESTINIANS TRYING TO ACCESS AIDIn a statement posted on Monday, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Huckabee pushed back on reports that IDF troops fired on Palestinian civilians attempting to access humanitarian aim—claiming American news outlets are “contributing to the antisemitic climate” that led to the murders of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgram in Washington, D.C. last month and the attack in Boulder, Colorado over the weekend.