The Georgia Virtue is an online news organization covering all things Georgia in every corner of the state. Founded in 2021, TGV launched in an effort to provide the objective regional and statewide news readers can’t find anywhere else.
The Georgia Virtue is based in southeast Georgia and is owned under the parent company JustSun, LLC. Operations are funded by advertising dollars to maintain editorial independence. Our organization is free of outside interests, investments, and business relationships that could compromise the credibility of our news reporting. As a result, we do fundraise. The Sunlight Fund accepts donations to assist with direct legal and records-related costs.
Not long ago, a Georgia Department of Corrections inmate who built bombs inside his cell at a Tattnall County prison and mailed them to a number of government offices in hopes of getting the attention of state prison officials was sentenced by a federal judge. But why did an inmate want the attention of higher …
Last week, Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Tyrone Oliver announced the promotion of Tarmarshe Smith, Assistant Director for the Southeast Region, to Southeast Regional Director, effective October 1, 2025, following the retirement of his predecessor, Annettia Toby. As Southeast Regional Director, Smith will oversee the management of 16 state prison facilities throughout the Southeast …