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Immediate Press Release: Toombs County School System plans to re-open its schools to resume a traditional school model on Friday August 7, 2020. Our system will continue to receive guidance from the Georgia Department of Education, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and our local health department to make plans for safe reopening for staff and students. Toombs County School System will offer two models of instruction for our…

Over the years Chase Musselman has become a household name within the realm of Toombs County athletics for his outstanding pitching and his overall athletic ability. During his junior season with the Toombs County Bulldog Baseball team he was the first string pitcher for the team and has excellent location and a variety of pitches that easily caught batters off guard. He is a big asset to the team and…

The Toombs County High School Football team began practicing together on June 15 and that week was the first week for the team. Although the current practice style is not exactly the norm for this time of the year it is much more than what has been happening since COVID-19 struck. The team is divided up into three groups.   The Toombs County Bulldog Sports Report on Y-101 has been…

Back in April, Lyons Recreation Department and Georgia Recreation and Parks Association (GRPA) members cancelled their 2020 Allstar Baseball/Softball Season due to the COVID-19 pandemic but most local leagues including LRD were holding out hope for the possibility of a local recreation season sometime during the summer if regulations allowed. On Monday, May 18 Lyons Recreation Department along with the Lyons City Council released a statement cancelling all 2020 Baseball/Softball…

  From red, white, and navy to white, blue, and navy – former Toombs County head baseball Coach Brian Fitzgerald is a head coach once again but not at Toombs County. Coach Fitzgerald is actually wrapping up his final year as a member of the faculty and staff at Toombs County High School. Coach Fitzgerald will become a part of the staff of Robert Toombs Christian Academy in the Fall…

If you have ever been to a Toombs County sporting event, you have probably seen “the guy on the radio.” If you have ever played for a Toombs County sports team, you have probably been interviewed by “the guy on the radio.” Some people even tell Toombs County folks that “the guy on the radio” is very good, like ESPN good, and often ask what that guy in the unfolding…

  D.R. Meadows and his Columbus State Cougars were playing their best ball of the season. They had won 11 games in a row and were leading the Peach Belt Conference with an 11-1 record and were 18-3 overall. Meadows- the team’s starting third baseman- was on a seven-game hitting streak and had made only one error all season. Suddenly, the world changed when the NCAA announced that all spring…

Despite working at WLYU Radio, calling Toombs County Bulldog baseball games all by himself, leading the Redcoat Marching Band as the drum major and playing keyboards in two rock bands, senior Bryce Braddy found enough time in his busy 24-hour day to also be named the valedictorian of the Toombs County class of 2020. “To be the valedictorian, is one of the highest honors you can receive for the four…