Dal Cannady
Bureau Chief
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Dal Cannady has been WTOC's bureau chief since 1996. But he's been a reporter in southeast Georgia since 1990. Before coming to the Southeast News Leader, Dal served as anchor/news director for the CNN/Headline News affiliate in Statesboro.
"But my first job in television was at the age of nine or ten at high school football games, carrying around film reels (who remembers those?) for my uncle who was a TV news director in Albany, Georgia," he recalls. "I was paid with a bag of popcorn, a Coke and some M&Ms."
A graduate of Georgia Southern University, Dal has lived in Statesboro since 1985. A father of three children, ranging in age from toddler to teenager, Dal is active in his church and is a struggling "do-it-yourselfer" around the house.
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A hearing for a murder suspect in Bulloch County has the judge tossing a lawyer out of the courtroom while the lawyer says the judge should be removed from the case.
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It has been more than a year since a judge denied bond for the man charged with murder in a roadway shooting in Statesboro that killed 17-year-old Haley Hutcheson.
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Investigators in Screven County have a suspect in custody after they say a woman was beaten to death. It happened at a motel on U.S. Highway 301 in Screven County just north of the Bulloch County line.
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A group of veterans in one Chatham County neighborhood wants to help spouses of today’s service members get their education. They’re teaming up with Georgia Southern University to do it.
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Loved ones of a man shot and killed by a Georgia State trooper last year continue their calls for justice in his death.
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A COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Statesboro offers shots and more on Saturday.
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Many Georgia Southern University faculty in Statesboro and Savannah want the Board of Regents to require masks on campus and other steps to limit the spread of COVID.
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A recent trend in COVID-19 case numbers has some leaders cautiously hopeful.
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The pandemic has many parents wanting more safety measures from their student’s schools. In Bulloch County, issues like mask mandates have plenty of people divided about what’s best.
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Faculty at universities across Georgia rallied Monday to put pressure on state higher education leaders to make changes.
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Communities all across the nation found ways to remember the tragedy of September 11. In Statesboro, a large monument pays tribute to the fallen first responders.
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One South Georgia hospital celebrated an anniversary Thursday. They’ve served generations in their community.
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A club at East Georgia College in Swainsboro offers the chance to hang out with an insect some people try to avoid.
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A charity race in Statesboro returns after going virtual last year.
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Help is on the way for people who need affordable housing in Statesboro. Federal grant money, combined with a new long-term plan, could help generations to come.
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A truck driver is hospitalized and a state trooper is injured after a strange incident on Interstate 16 early Tuesday morning in Candler County.
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The resurgence in COVID-19 cases has some communities questioning whether they can hold Fall events and how they can get more people to get the vaccine.
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Big changes have started along one of the Statesboro’s marquis streets. Four years ago, the community won one million dollars and started planning the work to make walking from campus to downtown easier.
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Georgia Southern University students can get money in their accounts for getting vaccinated. The university is offering incentives for them to get the shot.
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A vaccine clinic in Statesboro brought out people and protestors.
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A teenager has been charged with the murder of three people in Bulloch County on the Fourth of July.
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Organizers of one South Georgia festival say they’re cancelling again this year.
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As storm victims continue to count the losses, communities like Statesboro organize to lend a hand.
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Statesboro hospital leaders say they’re seeing patient numbers like they’ve never seen or ever imagined they would see.
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Many in Statesboro are mourning the death of a longtime educator who passed over the weekend.
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Two communities in our region lost beloved firefighters this week to COVID.
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People in Statesboro will come together Thursday night to help many less-fortunate in the community.
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Many across the country are trying a veterinary medicine instead of a vaccine to fight COVID.
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Three people have been arrested in connection with the killing of Glennville historian Bobby Kicklighter on Saturday, January 30, 2021.
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Many in Statesboro are mourning for two of the most recent COVID-related deaths over the weekend.
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An event Thursday night in Statesboro helps many of the groups that help others in the community.
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The City of Statesboro is offering incentives to get vaccinated. On Tuesday, city leaders outlined a plan that would allow vaccine recipients to win cash and prizes with their vaccination card.
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At Ogeechee Tech, they’re anticipating growth for the semester and for the year, while still trying to keep students and faculty safe.
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Statesboro Police are still looking for one suspect and have arrested eight after an investigation into the distribution of cocaine at bars near the campus of Georgia Southern University, according to a release from the department.
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If you’re looking for a job, one Coastal Empire company might have something for you.
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Bowling teams in Statesboro are lining up to help stop child abuse Thursday night.
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A clinic in Statesboro this weekend hopes to help vaccinate people in a neighborhood and an age group that hasn’t gotten their shots.
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The number of EMS calls in Bulloch County has gone through the roof during COVID.
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In Bulloch County, more and more people are lining up to get tested for COVID-19. More than a thousand people used the drive-thru location last week.
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As schools close due to the spread of COVID-19, local daycare centers find themselves in a quandary - how many children do they take in when some might be asymptomatic and risk exposing others?
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As storms target the Gulf Coast and west of us, most people in our area breathe a sigh of relief to see them miss us. But plenty of local farmers are happy to see the rain after a dry stretch.
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The Screven County School System is closing schools through Labor Day due to rising COVID-19 cases in the region.
In Bulloch County, a surge in the number of new COVID cases has some parents asking the district to put more protocols in place, and some keeping their students at home.
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Hospitals of all sizes are asking some potential patients to stay away to avoid getting or passing COVID-19.
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In Candler County, folks had the chance to meet some of the people who help keep them safe.
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The announcement of Bulloch County plant’s upcoming closure saddened many in this community, but they say it’s not surprising.
Georgia Southern University students are back on campus in Statesboro, Savannah and Hinesville.
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Emergency leaders in Bulloch County say the rate of new COVID-19 cases continues to rise. They say they anticipate it will continue as the community jumps back up for the new school year.
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Emergency leaders in Bulloch County say the rate of new COVID-19 cases continues to rise and they say they anticipate it will continue as the local population jumps back up for a new school year.
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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp met educators and others in Jesup on Monday afternoon.