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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Road crews across Georgia are keeping a close eye on the weather.
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Sheriff Homer Bell served Candler County for 34 years and many remember him as an “old school” sheriff who governed as much from the heart as from the lawbook.
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Heavy rains last week into South Fork Ogeechee Creek brought more water than the pipes could handle and washed away tons of dirt just as it’s done before.
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One Statesboro organization will mark a milestone Thursday night.
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Hospitals have been limiting visitors during the pandemic.
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In Statesboro, testing sites have gotten busier as more people have gotten COVID while others worry whether or not they’ve been exposed.
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We’ve been keeping you updated on a deadly shooting in Vidalia one week ago that left two women dead and a suspect on the run. The search ended Wednesday with an arrest on the other side of the country in Flagstaff, Arizona.
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The GBI confirms an arrest has been made in connection to the deaths of a woman and her daughter in Vidalia.
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Courts in Camden County must decide if commissioners can move forward with a planned spaceport. County administrators say it would attract aeronautics companies and have rockets launch from the Georgia coast. But some citizens want more say in what could be coming.
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Some big changes at two colleges in Statesboro - they’re trading locations.
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As the Savannah Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade Committee decided to postpone their celebration, other communities move forward with theirs.
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Pfizer has started distribution of a pill intended to treat COVID patients.
One person is dead and another was wounded in a shooting in Vidalia, according to the city manager.
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Statesboro town leaders hope a virtual town hall will help residents understand the broader picture of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Authorities in Bacon County need your help to find who’s poisoning family dogs in one neighborhood.
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A grand jury in Bacon County added more indictments against a woman accused of animal cruelty.
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Parents at one Bulloch County school will see major changes Wednesday as far as getting in and out of school.
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Leaders in Statesboro started the new year, and for some, it’s a new four years after winning reelection last November.
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The Vidalia Fire Department shared these photos of damage to Fire Station 1 during severe weather Sunday evening.
Some hospitals have once again decreased the number of visitors patients can have due to the pandemic.
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We are expecting more than a 20 degree drop in temperatures over the weekend and into the beginning of next week. That means you’ll probably have to turn your heater on.
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College communities like Statesboro could see a rise in COVID cases when students return over the next week or so.
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Statesboro’s public library added new document in its section devoted to local religious history.
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A post-holiday rise in COVID cases has many people getting tested or getting a vaccine booster.
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Five teenagers and one adult face charges in Statesboro after the armed robbery of a pizza delivery driver.
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People who work at the Candler County Courthouse say the renovations not only help them, but also the people they serve.
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These days, the hottest commodity in the cotton business is not the cotton or the cotton seed, it’s the space to hold either one.
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A Christmas tradition in Bulloch County helps local families for much of the entire year.
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Folks in one Bulloch County community use the morning of Christmas Eve to raise money and celebrate the season.
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An Evans County family rocked by tragedy is now feeling the love of friends, neighbors, and even strangers.
A new strain of the COVID virus and a heavy travel season have many people worried of a potential rise in cases on the horizon.
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If you live in Candler County and are traveling for the holidays, deputies can ride by and check your home to make sure everything is safe and sound.
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Many drivers that cross a busy intersection in Bulloch County hoped to see a traffic light this year after the state widened the road to four lanes.
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The skies over Vidalia will once again be busy for a weekend this spring.
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A Bulloch County family who lost their son last year paid tribute to his memory Tuesday morning.
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Citrus farms in South Georgia only started about a decade ago. But now, a handful are really growing.
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Many in Statesboro gathered Monday afternoon to honor a man who’s helped the community soar to new heights.
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Two higher education campuses in Statesboro will swap locations for at least part of their schools.
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Citrus farms in South Georgia only started about a decade ago. But now, a handful are really growing.
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If moving from one house to another sounds hectic, imagine moving students, faculty, and a whole campus.
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Separate threats involving two Bulloch County schools have suspects in custody.
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If you live in Statesboro, you have a chance Saturday to speak directly with the mayor and other city leaders about things happening now or projects on the drawing board.
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Families in Candler County have a chance Saturday to get a helping hand for their Christmas dinner.
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Dozens and dozens of youngsters in Metter will have new bicycles as part of their Christmas, thanks to a large community effort.
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People gathered in Statesboro Tuesday afternoon to help establish rules for how businesses will be able to sell liquor by container.
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Some of the artillery troops at Fort Stewart will be among the first to train with one of the Army’s newest artilleries.
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Thousands of more students have now graduated from Georgia Southern University.
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One person is dead after a plane crashed Tuesday night in Statesboro.
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More and more Georgia high schools added flag football this year to give young women another sports outlet.
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Police in Statesboro want you to get a jump start on holiday crime prevention. They’re once again offering a place for you to drop off those expensive - and tell-tale gift boxes.