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News Articles: Waycross

This combination of photos shows, from left to right, Specialist Kennedy Sanders, of Waycross, Ga, Sgt. William Jerome Rivers  of Carrollton, Ga. and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett of Savannah, Ga.

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Shock, grief and mourning for 3 Georgia-based US soldiers killed in Middle East drone strike

Shock and grief are rippling across Georgia after the U.S. Defense Department announced three Army Reserve soldiers from the state were killed in a weekend drone strike in Jordan. Those killed were identified Monday as Sgt. William Jerome Rivers of Carrollton, Spc. Kennedy Sanders of Waycross and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett of Savannah.

January 30, 2024
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Kenny Ladon Sanders

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3 Georgia soldiers killed in Jordan were based at Fort Moore, Pentagon announces

The soldiers were assigned to the 718th Engineer Company, 926th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade, at Fort Moore, south of Columbus near the Alabama line and had been near the Syrian border as part of Operation Inherent Resolve.

January 29, 2024
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  • Grant Blankenship
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Home manufacturer to build plant in Waycross

A Finnish company that specializes in industrial manufacturing of buildings will construct its first U.S. manufacturing plant in Waycross, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday.

June 01, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
A freight train bearing the logo of CSX Transportation travels through Valdosta, Georgia.

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A Georgia man sues a freight rail company. He says he was fired for reporting safety violations

Chase Highsmith alleges that CSX allowed trains to leave its Waycross hub with inoperable brakes, and that he was fired in part for reporting this to federal regulators.

September 14, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
Alligator in swamp

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Catholic nuns pressure mining company to protect Okefenokee

Felician Sisters are behind a shareholder resolution to reject mining before it begins in the Okefenokee.

November 17, 2021
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  • Mary Landers
An arial view of Waycross, Georgia

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Amid A String Of Rare Cancers In Waycross, Residents Suspect Pollution At The Root

The network of rail lines and canals that gave Waycross its name now act as dividing lines for the community. For a century, the canals carried runoff...

July 11, 2019
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  • Leighton Rowell ,
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • and 2 more

On Second Thought For Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Two weeks. That’s all we have to go until Election Day. All eyes are focused on the battle for the presidency, but you need to look further down the...

October 25, 2016
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  • Adam Ragusea
A high number of childhood cancer diagnoses in the Waycross, Georgia area has prompted some residents to ask if the community is the epicenter of a cancer cluster.

Waycross, Georgia Children At Center Of Possible Cancer Cluster

Within the span of two months in 2015, four children living in or near Waycross, GA were diagnosed with similar types of very rare and aggressive...

October 25, 2016
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  • Adam Ragusea and
  • Amanda Art
A high number of cancer diagnoses in the Waycross, Georgia area has prompted some residents to ask if the community is going through a cancer cluster.

Health Officials Look At Possible 'Cancer Cluster' in Georgia Community

Something horrible is happening in Waycross, Georgia. Four area children were diagnosed with rare forms of cancer last year. Their cases appeared within...

March 22, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers

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