The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a flood watch for portions of east central Georgia and central South Carolina.

Congrats go out to Billy Caldwell…he’s our CSRASportsman.com photo contest winner.

A Thomson High School teacher is named McDuffie County Teacher of the Year. Kathy Neal is an 8 year teaching veteran.

It started as just a way to decorate Thomson’s Main Street, but it wasn’t long before business owners realized a simple scare crow contest would do a lot more than anyone could have imagined. WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop has more.

A company that produces and sells medical equipment is getting ready to open up in Thomson. Reliant Medical is based out of Florida. Company officials have built a warehouse at the Thomson Industrial Park. Workers at the warehouse will build refurbished MRI equipment for doctors and hospitals.

A woman’s body has been found in Thomson, Georgia at the intersection of White Oak Road and Lincoln Drive. That’s in McDuffie County. Someone walking to work spotted the body, Wednesday morning, and called the GBI and McDuffie County Sheriff’s Office. The body, which was found in a ditch, is identified as Vicki Lynn Gunby. UPDATE: At this time, investigators do not believe Gunby died as a result of foul play.

According to the National Weather Service, a Frost Advisory is in effect from 5:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. Tuesday for some CSRA counties

McDuffie County Schools have 3 confirmed cases of the H1N1 (swine flu) among their student population. Officials say the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the McDuffie County Board of Health and local physicians are working together to ensure the safest measures are followed for all citizens.

McDuffie County has a new school superintendent. The McDuffie County Board Of Education voted to hire Jim Lebrun, who had been serving as the superintendent of Jones County Schools, in Georgia.

One of McDduffie County’s most popular restaurants was severely damaged by fire. Our news partner, “The McDuffie Mirror” shares this report with WJBF News Channel 6. It’s the Raysville Bait and Tackle and Bob’s Cafe on Lincolnton Highway. According to Donna Branch, News Director for WTHO-FM, the fire has been ruled accidental.

The National Weather Service has issued several weather advisories ahead of storm systems making their way toward the CSRA.

In Thomson, along Moose Club Road, more damage reported. Neighbors were out helping this family, earlier Saturday. A tree fell on their car and part of their house. Although many of their belongings were destroyed, they say they’ll be able to pick up and move on.

According to the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center, several counties in the CSRA are under a Tornado Watch until 1:00 a.m.

A Thomson man says his dogs died of Parvo, and were not abused. A local bottle hunter found them stuffed in shopping carts behind Wal-Mart, earlier this month. WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker reports.

According to Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Special Agent in Charge Gary Nicholson, the GBI Region 7 Office is currently conducting an investigation involving an alleged sexual assault committed by a McDuffie County Employee, on Friday March 6th, between 1:00 p.m. and 1:30 pm, in McDuffie County.