News Atkinson County’s Oscar Martinez Hernandez, ABAC student, selected for national FFA conventionBy SubmittedJuly 16, 2025336 Views Oscar Martinez Hernandez, a senior majoring in Agricultural Education at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC), has been selected to serve…
News Atkinson County Schools announce ban on personal electronic devices at all schools for upcoming school yearBy Staff ReportsJuly 9, 2025611 Views The Atkinson County School System is implementing a personal electronic device ban at all schools for the 2025-2026 school year.…
News Pearson city council member arrested, jailed for allegedly breaking into Pearson PDBy Staff ReportsJune 2, 20257,834 Views The news isn’t getting any better for the City of Pearson. Earlier this year, Mayor Robert Johnson was arrested on…
News Atkinson County SR 31 detour starts Sunday, May 25, 2025By SubmittedMay 25, 20252,183 Views US 221/State Route 31 non-local traffic in Atkinson County isscheduled to begin detouring Sunday, May 25, so that a Georgia…
News Embattled Pearson mayor hit with $163K judgment as a result of failed restaurant ventureBy SubmittedApril 26, 202510,091 Views The troubles keep piling up for embattled Pearson Mayor Robert Johnson. Earlier this week, a judge in Atkinson County awarded…
News Embattled Pearson Mayor Robert Johnson granted $75,000 bond, must wear ankle monitorBy Staff ReportsMarch 10, 20253,866 Views Pearson Mayor Robert “Buster” Johnson, who was arrested by agents from the GBI on February 6, 2025, on a variety…
News GBI arrests Pearson mayor: Violation of Oath of Office, Theft among chargesBy SubmittedFebruary 6, 202511,064 Views The GBI has arrested and charged Pearson Mayor Robert “Buster” Johnson, age 49, of Pearson, Atkinson County, GA, with the…
News Triple murderer Johnathan Vann killed in prison following altercation with another inmateBy Staff ReportsNovember 21, 202412,108 Views Johnathan Vann, who was serving a life sentence after pleading guilty to killing three people in 2019 in Atkinson and…
News Atkinson County native RVSHVD drops new video for single ‘Drowning Man’ off debut albumBy SubmittedNovember 11, 20241,381 Views South Georgia country artist RVSHVD (pronounced RA-SHAD), releases the official music video for “Drowning Man” from his debut album, It’s Rashad (out…
News RVSHVD drops new single, will release album on September 20By SubmittedAugust 23, 2024339 Views South Georgia’s RVSHVD (pronounced RA-SHAD) drops despondent single “Couldn’t Be Me,” available now on all platforms. Continuing to showcase his…
