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."
In his decades at WTOC, he's covered everything from politics to agriculture to severe weather catastrophes to our local military's service in places like Afghanistan, Kuwait, and humanitarian work in Haiti.
A graduate of Georgia Southern University, Dal has lived in Statesboro since 1985. A father of three grown children, and grandfather of four, Dal is active in his church and is usually at Paulson Stadium on Saturdays in the Fall to cheer on the Eagles.
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A neighborhood on Sinkhole Road saw flash flooding as rain came for hours and hours Wednesday night.
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A family in Bulloch County saw two vehicles and a rental home damaged during Idalia.
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More than 50 roads have reported issues in Bulloch County after Idalia passed through Georgia on Wednesday evening.
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Idalia certainly made an impact, pummeling Bulloch County for hours and hours with wind and rain.
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Bulloch County has declared a state of emergency in anticipation of potential impacts of Hurricane Idalia.
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In Baxley, they’re pumping out water now so they can handle more Wednesday.
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In Baxley, county emergency teams say they’re ready but they need everyone’s help.
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Idalia could bring damage to South Georgia farms.
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Bulloch and other rural counties could see inches of rain and that could bring damage to dirt roads.
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A Bulloch County vineyard will team with dozens of vendors to host an event they hope grows and grows.
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A new physician and a new center inside Statesboro’s hospital could help patients get seen sooner and seen closer to home.
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Two local young men will lace up their shoes this Saturday to walk and advocate for foster kids.
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A longtime sheriff announced Wednesday this term will be his last.
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A bomb threat at a Vidalia store over the weekend has police asking for your help.
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The high cost of textbooks used to be considered as much a part of college life at dorm rooms and dining halls.
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More than 2,000 students begin a new year at Ogeechee Technical College in Statesboro.
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A teenager was shot and killed in Statesboro on Sunday evening.
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Bulloch County’s school board will hold three new hearings regarding their millage rate before they vote.
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A group that helps grow business in Statesboro is changing addresses soon.
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Happening in Statesboro Thursday night, hundreds will bring their appetite to help United Way of Southeast Georgia.
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Educators, employers and others in Bulloch County gathered early Wednesday morning to look for ways to produce better students and a better workforce.
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As Georgia agriculture scientists declare war on this invasive species, one local beekeeper says he’s got more urgent battles to fight.
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A big change comes Friday night in Claxton as the high school and the community open a new football stadium.
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In Toombs County, help from 911 can now be just a text away.
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Fall semester at Georgia Southern means more than 25,000 students return across three campuses.
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Monday means the first day of college for more than 25,000 Georgia Southern University students in Statesboro, Savannah, and Hinesville.
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The final wave of Georgia Southern University students hit Statesboro this weekend.
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A new state-wide report says Georgia Southern University brought about a billion dollars to this region’s economy last year.
District leaders for Bulloch County Schools are taking their case to the community to explain a proposed millage rate increase.
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More than a thousand customers are still without power in Bulloch County right now.
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Communities across the coastal empire recovering Wednesday after being battered by severe storms overnight.
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High temperatures and humidity can lead to heat stress and health problems before you know it.
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Plenty of people in Screven County have limbs, even trees, to clean up after a severe storm passed through the area Monday night.
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Some taxpayers in Bulloch County told county commissioners Monday night that they don’t want the property tax increase that’s proposed.
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Organizers of this literacy council say Georgia’s graduation rates may have risen, but literacy rates have actually fallen and they hope this group can correct the problem.
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The last day of the week is also the first day of school for students in Toombs County.
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Crowds will gather in Statesboro on Friday night to hear some classic rock and roll and help friends and neighbors affected by Alzheimer’s.
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Generations of colleagues gathered in Hinesville to remember long time District Attorney Tom Durden.
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Rain showers this summer have been good news for South Georgia farmers.
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Police in Metter need your help to find the person who broke into a home early Tuesday morning and fired a gun.
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The new school year in Bulloch County brings new students, new numbers, and new rules as well.
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Hospital leaders say this new ICU helps them serve patients and the community in those times when minutes count.
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Dozens of firefighters in Bulloch County will soon be breathing easier, thanks to a federal grant.
Many in Coastal Georgia are remembering a longtime leader in the legal community.
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A new school year will bring changes for Screven County students. For some, it will be as soon as they walk in the door.
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It’s Miracle Treat Day at Dairy Queen, and one of the biggest fundraisers is at the location in Glennville.
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These days, farmers must keep their eyes on Washington, on the market as well as the weather.
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For Candler County students and parents, changes could be visible as soon as you drive up.
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While thousands of new Georgia Southern students will come to town next month, fewer than 100 have already arrived to learn about their new home and how they can give back.
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A retired GBI agent has found a second career as a crime novel writer.
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