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Dedicated Animal Control Worker Seriously Injured in 3rd Pit Bull Attack; Finger Successfully Reattached
By T.S. Carter / *Ingles y española | LANIER COUNTY, Ga. – When a pit bull just off rabies quarantine bit off the ring finger of Lanier County animal control worker Cassidy Dahlgren on January 26, her mother and supervisor at Animal Control, Jessica Ganas, felt enormous distress. Jessica Ganas and Cassidy Dahlgren at Richard…
Read MoreOne Ride Too Far: The 1958 Lakeland School Bus Incident That Put Lanier County in the National Spotlight *
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *Ingles y española | Black History Month Feature LANIER COUNTY, Ga. – In the winter of 1958, a quiet decision on a rural school bus route in Lakeland placed Lanier County in the national conversation about race, education and the rigid realities of segregation. At the center of the…
Read MoreFrom Fabric to Freedom: Lakeland Quilt Display Brings Black History to Life
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *Ingles y española | LAKELAND, Ga. – History doesn’t always live in textbooks—sometimes it’s sewn together with needle and thread. That idea will be front and center during the Black History Quilt Display hosted by the Child Resource Center in Lakeland, where quilts will be showcased not just…
Read MoreFormer Valdosta Bookkeeper Gets Extra Year in Federal Prison After Skipping Surrender, Found in Las Vegas *
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *Ingles y española LOUISIANA – A former Valdosta resident convicted of stealing more than $1.6 million from her employer will spend additional time behind bars after failing to report to prison as ordered and later being arrested at a Las Vegas casino. Thanh Hoa Thi Bui, also known…
Read MoreStitched in History: Quilts Tell Stories of Warmth, Wisdom, and the Road to Freedom*
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *Ingles y española | LAKELAND, Ga. – Colorful fabrics, bold patterns, and powerful stories will come together in Lakeland this February as the Child Resource Center hosts a Black History Quilt Display celebrating African American heritage through sewing and storytelling. Alaysia Ward (ten years old) showing her completed carpenter’s…
Read MoreA Big Day for Ray City: Bank of Alapaha Breaks Ground on New Branch*
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *Ingles y española | RAY CITY, Ga. – Ray City marked an exciting milestone Tuesday, February 3, as the Bank of Alapaha officially broke ground on its new Ray City Branch, bringing long-awaited in-person banking services back to the community. A large crowd of supporters gathered along the sidewalks…
Read MoreLowndes 911 lauded after helping rescue kidnapped sisters*
By T.S. Carter / *Ingles y española| LOWNDES COUNTY, Ga. – A pair of teenage sisters kidnapped from Martin County, Florida are home safe with their parents after a multi-jurisdictional effort that included the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office 911 staff and coordination with law enforcement in both Florida and Georgia. Alerted that siblings kidnapped…
Read MoreFrom Footsteps to Floats: How Valdosta’s Black History Became a Moving Celebration*
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *Ingles y española | VALDOSTA – When the drums began to roll and the first banners turned the corner downtown, Valdosta’s 2nd Annual Black History Month Parade parade goers learned that the event was about more than color, music, and motion. It was history—finally visible, proudly public, and…
Read MoreA Mission of Faith and Education: Remembering Lakeland’s Black Catholic School*
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *Ingles y española Black History Month LAKELAND, Ga. – During the segregation era, when educational opportunities for Black children in South Georgia were limited by law and custom, a small Catholic mission in Lakeland quietly provided schooling, stability, and faith for Black families in Lanier County. The school, part…
Read MoreLanier County News Seeks Public Help Documenting History of Lakeland’s MLK Memorial*
By Carol A. Gasser Moore | *Ingles y española | LAKELAND, Ga. — Lanier County News is asking for the public’s help in documenting the history of the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial located at MLK Park in Lakeland. The memorial, dedicated in 1988, features a relief of Dr. King and a plaque listing…
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