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Locals continue to feel the impacts of a winter storm that moved through Southeast Georgia and North Florida on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning as they grapple with unsafe driving conditions, road closures, and power outages.
Freezing rain is expected to begin in Southeast Georgia on Tuesday afternoon, which poses a significant risk of dangerous ice accumulation.
A severe winter storm brings cold temperatures to Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia, with wind chills expected to drop into the teens and 20s. Residents without adequate heat or shelter are encouraged to seek out warming centers in their area.
Freezing temperatures could create dangerous icy conditions on the roads, and Southeast Georgia counties are preparing for the worst.
As temperatures drop and winter weather looms, North Florida communities are gearing up for what could be a historic event.
The second round of the Georgia High School Association football state playoffs arrive on Friday night. Only three area teams remain in the postseason — Brunswick, Pierce County and Ware County.
All schools in Ware County will be closed on Friday due to a “logistical challenge” created from the high school football team making playoffs.
Residents of the Georgia counties affected by Tropical Storm Debby or Hurricane Helene who were provided displacement assistance may be eligible for rental assistance.
Live updates for the Presidential race, U.S. Senate, Congress, Florida Legislature and Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia-area races
Early voting in Georgia begins on Tuesday for the upcoming presidential election.
Citing the widespread damage from Hurricane Helene, the Georgia High School Association on Tuesday pushed back the start of the football playoffs by a week.
Ware County was among the worst hit in Southeast Georgia by Hurricane Helene. Residents were still digging out from the devastation on Monday as schools, libraries, government offices and more remained closed.
Thousands of people are still without power in Waycross as trees and power lines lie across roadways.
Officials announced that all Ware County Schools and the Central Office will remain closed at least through Tuesday, Oct. 1 due to Hurricane Helene.
Due to sustained winds reaching 45 mph and higher, first responders for Glynn County and the City of Brunswick – Police, Fire and Public Works – are unable to safely respond to emergency calls.
The Ware County Emergency Operations Center was officially activated Thursday as Hurricane Helene is forecast to start impacting the area in the evening, according to county officials.
The Ware County Sheriff’s Office said Ware County High School was put on lockdown on Monday after reports of a shot fired.
The high school football regular season is off and rolling. News4JAX Varsity 4 Super 10 is here. It will be published on Tuesday through the end of the regular season. Think we’ve got a team ranked too high or a program not ranked at all? Send us a message on Instagram (@Sports4Jax) or sports@wjxt.com.
The high school football regular season is off and running in Georgia. Here’s a look at the team-by-team and week-by-week schedules and results for our Georgia programs.
More than 100 new laws went into effect in Georgia, a key battleground in the November election.
The polls have closed in Georgia’s primary elections - find results in statewide races and races across southeast Georgia here, as the votes are tallied.
Voters in 18 south Georgia counties face a question this May about whether or not to extend a one-cent sales tax to pay for transportation projects across the region.
While the race for president is getting much of the attention in the 2024 election cycle, Georgia voters will also be electing officials for local, state, and federal office this year. Some of those races will be on the ballot for the state’s primary on May 21.
While the race for president is getting much of the attention in the 2024 election cycle, Georgia voters will also be electing officials for local, state, and federal office this year. Some of those races will be on the ballot for the state’s primary on May 21.
Due to the threat of severe weather, all Ware County Schools will be closed to staff and students on Tuesday, the school district announced on Monday.
Agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Ware County Sheriff’s Office investigators never gave up hope that a “Baby Jane Doe” found in 1988 would one day have her name back.
Lewis Jenkins doesn’t remember exactly where they found the girl who came to be known as "Baby Jane Doe" for the next 35 years, but he does remember she was wearing white.
The second round of the Georgia High School Association state playoffs are this week. A look at the matchups for area teams. All games are Friday at 7:30 p.m.
It was the tip that made a difference, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigators.
Nearly 35 years after a 3-year-old’s remains were found dumped in a rural area of Ware County, the “Baby Jane Doe” has her name back. Authorities say Kenyatta Odom died sometime in 1988 at the hands of her mother and stepfather.
Four South Georgia programs moved on in their high school football openers, including defending Class 5A state champ Ware County.
Brunswick, Camden County, Charlton County, Glynn Academy, Pierce County and defending state champion Ware County open the state playoffs this week.
A Ware County firefighter was charged with DUI manslaughter for a crash in June that killed another firefighter, according to a booking report.
Elections were held for 11 local offices across northeast Florida and southeast Georgia.
While the first primaries and caucuses in the 2024 presidential nominating cycle are still several months away, some northeast Florida and southeast Georgia voters will be heading to the polls for Election Day on Nov. 7.
High school football weekly schedules for the 2023 season. A handful of area teams have yet to finalize their full schedules. Those will be updated as they become available.
The leader of a deadly fentanyl trafficking operation in Southeast Georgia will spend the next 22 years in federal prison.
A newly-unsealed indictment names 76 people as part of a plan to move large amounts of drugs into Southeast Georgia, and much of the conspiracy operated from inside Georgia state prisons, the U.S. Department of Justice for the Southern District of Georgia announced Wednesday.
For the last two years, GBI has been utilizing advanced DNA testing in hopes of finding the relatives of a 3-year-old girl whose body was dumped in Ware County in 1988.
The Christians faced off with Clearwater Central Catholic in the Class 1M state semifinals and treated fans to a classic in a 34-29 loss. Photographer Kevin Nguyen captured the game in photos. Click through the gallery above to check out those pictures.
Ware County was the lone area state semifinal survivor on a miserable night of football for local programs. All five Florida-area programs bowed out one win shy of championship game appearances, some in blowout fashion and others in agonizing misses that will be talked about for some time.
A Ware County mother on Monday spoke with News4JAX for the first time following the death of her 16-year-old daughter, who in August was found fatally shot in a crashed car.
Early voting is now underway statewide in Georgia ahead of next month’s Senate runoff election between Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker.
Ware County is among the more than 20 Georgia counties allowing residents to vote as early as Saturday. It is the only Southeast Georgia county that started early voting this weekend.
The night started with a dozen area teams in the state playoffs and only six of those remain.
Early voting will begin Saturday in several Georgia counties for the runoff between Senator Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker.
The high school football regular season is in the books and the playoffs are on tap. Who’s in, who’s out and who’s going where? That will be finalized on Sunday morning when the FHSAA releases its first brackets for its new Suburban and Metro state playoffs.
You've likely heard of Brian Kemp, David Perdue, Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker. But there are scores of other names on the ballot for dozens of state and local offices. A look at all the candidates who want your vote on Tuesday.
The much-covered governor and U.S. Senate races are on the ballot across Georgia, along with several other statewide offices you can learn about here. Ware County voters and surrounding counties settled every state Senate, state House and several local offices during the primary in May, although the elected office holders’ names will appear on the November ballot.
Seven weeks of the high school football season are nearly in the books — the Northwest Classic is up on Saturday — and things are coming more and more into focus.
Two days after a man and woman were found dead in their home in the Waycross area, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Wednesday that the son of the woman and the son’s wife were arrested and each charged with two counts of felony murder.
You've likely heard of Brian Kemp, David Perdue, Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker. But there are scores of other names on the ballot for dozens of state and local offices. A look at all the candidates who want your vote on Tuesday.
Severe winds, storms, even a few tornadoes continue to roll across the Deep South. The worst seems to have taken place late Wednesday in Mississippi, where numerous tornadoes were reported and wind damage from fallen power lines and trees were numerous.
A tornado watch was in effect until 4 p.m. Thursday for Baker and Columbia counties in Florida and Brantley, Charlton, Pierce and Ware counties in Georgia.
The impact of weather expected to hit Ware County on Wednesday afternoon has caused the school district to cancel all athletic and extracurricular practices and events, as well as Gator All-Star Academy.
Only six area teams survived the second round — Baker County, Bolles, Nease, Pierce County, Trinity Christian and Union County.
The first Tuesday of November is traditionally Election Day and there are high-profile races like the Virginia governor’s race that are getting a lot of attention. In odd number years, many cities and some counties also fill their elective offices.
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Georgia’s top epidemiologist said Tuesday that 60% of COVID-19 outbreaks in the state over the last several weeks have occurred in K-12 schools.
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The Ware County School System will adopt a hybrid instructional model from Sept. 7 through Oct. 7 due to the number of COVID-19 cases in the county and the surrounding area, the school system said.
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After just over a week in session, Ware County Schools made the decision Friday to put the school year on hold following a “sharp increase” in the number of positive COVID-19 cases reported among students and staff.
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All public schools in Ware County will follow their early release schedules on Friday so they can close for deep cleaning the district announced Wednesday.
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All Ware County Schools offices and campuses will be closed Wednesday because of the threat of Tropical Storm Elsa, the district announced Tuesday.
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A battle over whether to allow mining near the vast wildlife refuge in the Okefenokee Swamp rests with Georgia state regulators after federal agencies declared they no longer have oversight
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