"Once I had a bird come in from a race and zoom by me and circle around to come into the loft, and then he flew back by in a big arc with a hawk after him. Pretty amazing birds, that even after flying for 200 miles, they can still outrun a hawk.

Just a few months after a kaolin slurry spill rocked the ecosystem of Reedy Creek, the creek took another heavy blow when more than 100,000 gallons of kaolin whitewash was leaked from a faulty pipe. The leak was first detected around 7 a.m. March 23.

The American Cancer Society is joining Doctors Hospital of Augusta, Georgia Health Sciences Cancer Center and University Hospital in a new research study called the Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3).

Briarwood Academy will have its production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. at Briarwood's Clinton H. Grant Field house. There are 54 students in grades 3 through 12 participating in the musical.

The innaugural Dawg Dash 5K Challenge will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday. The event will be held at Norris Elementary, the location of the old high school, at 511 Main Street in Thomson.

The Thomson Family Y will soon be calling on community members to help make a difference in someone's life. The annual Community Support Campaign has begun.

Savannah Riverkeeper has filed notice that it will sue KaMin, LLC. On Thursday, Jan. 12, the agency filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue KaMin for illegal filling of wetlands and failure to properly permit ongoing cleanup operations.

The Thomson-McDuffie Senior Center will hold a Valentine's Day Talent Show on Tuesday, Feb. 14, from 10:30 a.m. to noon.

Since a kaolin spill was reported Dec. 31, the water in Reedy Creek from the Highway 17 bridge has run a milky white.

Firefighters from McDuffie Fire Rescue and McDuffie EMA responded to a home fire Thursday morning that seemed to be routine. However, some see a miracle emerging from that fire.

Although it has been almost 45 years since the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the message he gave and the things he accomplished are still being celebrated. This year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be on Monday, Jan. 16. According to an article on martinlutherking.org, the national holiday ...

ACT IX will hold auditions for the upcoming production of Annie, on Monday, Jan. 16, from 4-6 p.m. at the Warrenton Cultural Center, 226 S. Gibson St. in Warrenton. The group is searching for actors between the ages of 8 and 19.

The creatively inclined people of Warren County are preparing for the Wonderland Arts Festival.

Growing up in Wrens, Ga., Brandon Davis developed a love for the outdoors that has followed him into his adult life and influenced his career.

Catherine Royal moved to Thomson with her family in 2003. She graduated from Thomson High School in 2008 and then moved to Atlanta to pursue a career as an artist.