Georgia is the #1 forestry state in the nation.

State legislators are taking a hard look at Georgia’s forest industry challenges. A new report details the impacts of recent mill closures to the state’s economy and to affected Georgians. Georgia Tech estimates those closures will strike a $2.9 billion loss to the state, with nearly seven thousand jobs eliminated. At Governor Brian Kemp’s direction, … Continue Reading →

A Toombs County man has been jailed on felony arson charges. Forty-nine-year-old Phillip Jones of Vidalia was arrested by Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) law enforcement officers and the Emanuel County Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. Jones is accused of deliberately setting a 1.5-acre wildfire on Sunday, January 11 in a wooded area near … Continue Reading →