THOMSON - A Thomson man was sentenced Friday to life in prison for the 2010 fatal shooting of his uncle.

THOMSON - McDuffie Regional Medical Center will lay off 21 employees to reduce losses that have drained more than $900,000 from hospital reserves since October.

Quarterback Josh Jones, Thomson High School's 2011 football MVP, accepted an academic scholarship to Mercer University.

THOMSON -- Two members of the Thomson High School Bulldogs signed their names to college letters today.

THOMSON - McDuffie County Commissioners voted Tuesday to allow the sheriff's department to set up a firearms training range in a rural area northwest of Thomson.

Mike Carrington, the Thomson High School football announcer and McDuffie County development director, died Saturday at age 51.

THOMSON - The McDuffie County Planning Commission failed to reach a consensus Tuesday on a proposed law enforcement firearms training range.

THOMSON - A woman was killed about 4:45 a.m. Friday in a head-on collision about seven miles south of Thomson on Wrens Highway.

THOMSON -- A Georgia judge has rejected a challenge to the result of the Thomson mayoral election. The decision affirms incumbent Mayor Kenneth Usry's 18-vote victory over challenger Delmar ...

THOMSON -- Warren County Coroner Paul Lowe says more tests are needed in the death investigation of Jennifer Wells.

THOMSON - The board that governs McDuffie County Regional Medical Center voted Tuesday to sell the hospital to University Health Care System.

The woman who was shot and then dragged more than a mile Thursday night had previously sought protection from the man being held in her death, according to court documents.

THOMSON, Ga. - Two McDuffie County residents were charged with murder Friday in the death of a Glascock County woman believed to have been shot then dragged by vehicle.

A band with strong ties to Thomson will be in the spotlight this weekend with a return engagement at Somewhere in Augusta.

THOMSON -- The McDuffie County Commission heard an initial report Tuesday on a Sunday accident that damaged the Fire/EMS station at Raysville.

Thomson athletic boosters decided against an immediate move to rename the football field at The Brickyard in honor of former coach Luther Welsh.

Luther Welsh, the legendary high school football coach who led Thomson to three state championships, remained in grave condition Wednesday after being airlifted to University Hospital.

DEARING -- Mayor Sean Kelley said Monday he opposes a resident's call for a Dearing contingent to attend the Thomson City Council meeting this week.