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Georgia receives $6.5M in grants for Law Enforcement Training program (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.) Copyright 2003 The Associated Press and last updated 2021-05-26 13:43:54-04 ATLANTA, Ga. (WTXL) — During the 2020 legislative session, Governor Brian Kemp recommended and lawmakers approved the creation of a law enforcement training grant program through the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for state and local law enforcement agencies. On Wednesday it came to fruition. Kemp announ...

Evans Co. School System begins week with new COVID-19 guidelines Evans Co. School System begins week with new COVID-19 guidelines By Dal Cannady | May 4, 2021 at 4:29 PM EDT - Updated May 4 at 5:51 PM EVANS COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - Students and teachers in Evans County saw some subtle changes this week when they started the final month of the school year. School officials said they studied the COVID-19 numbers and protocols and these changes for weeks before they pulled the trigger on Monday. Students walked down the hall of Claxton High between classes. Some wore masks, some did not. Monday...

Group wants to restore 1920′s auditorium in Claxton Group wants to restore 1920′s auditorium in Claxton By Dal Cannady | April 30, 2021 at 6:07 PM EDT - Updated April 30 at 6:52 PM EVANS COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - One group in Evans County wants to bring new meaning to “Old School”. They want to bring life back to an auditorium that opened a century ago. This landmark schoolhouse turns 100 next year. Supporters of this renovation project say they want to hold onto this piece of local history to serve the community. The schoolhouse was Evans County’s first brick buildin...

Evans Co. schools tracking data to consider protocol changes (Source: WTOC) By Dal Cannady | April 19, 2021 at 4:11 PM EDT - Updated April 19 at 4:22 PM EVANS COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - In the face of this pandemic, some communities have seen numbers improve and they’re looking to transition away from some protocols. Two weeks from now, Evans County schools could look and feel different if the district does adjust some of the protocols put in place during the pandemic. “Within the last three weeks, we’ve had no instances in the school system- no employees no students. We have ...

Evans County man begins bike ride for a good cause Evans County man begins bike ride for a good cause By Dal Cannady | April 15, 2021 at 11:28 AM EDT - Updated April 15 at 11:46 AM EVANS COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - An Evans County man started a bicycle journey Wednesday morning that will take him up the East Coast, all for a good cause. A bike ride around the block would be enough to tire out some people. Imagine riding from Evans County, Ga to Bar Harbor, Maine. Jerry Smith and his friends did their last-minute checks Wednesday morning before they started their East Coast adventure.