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For Sale: Lanier taking bids on old Health Department building
By T.S. Carter | LAKELAND, Lanier County, Georgia – Lanier County is accepting sealed bids for the sale of the former Lakeland Health Department building on West Murrell Avenue. The effort to sell the property comes nine months after the Health Department moved to a new home in Lakeland at 114 South Oak Street. The…
Read MoreBerrien County proposal for 10 homes causing stir: Planning Com Public Hearing TODAY, 5:30 p.m.
Berrien County Planning Commission Public Hearing set for today at 5:30 p.m. in Nashville By T.S. Carter | BERRIEN COUNTY, Georgia – A small residential project on Bradford Road in southern Berrien County is getting tagged by opponents of the development as a potential source of river pollution and a disrupter of the neighborhood’s agricultural…
Read MoreGinty out as Lanier Administrator, search for replacement is on
By T.S. Carter | LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – Neil Ginty’s more than decade-long run as Lanier County’s chief administrator has ended. No press release or announcement of Ginty’s departure appears on the county’s official website. But a want ad for the job of county administrator is there, posted under Public Notices. Neither Chairman Alex Lee…
Read MoreVaccines Save Lives: South Health District Urges Protection for Every Stage of Life
By Carol A. Gasser Moore | VALDOSTA, Lowndes County, Georgia – With school back in session and fall approaching, the Georgia Department of Public Health’s South Health District is urging residents to ensure they are up to date on vaccinations during National Immunization Awareness Month. “Vaccinations are one of the safest and most effective…
Read MoreFur and Fender: A Lanier County Tale of Caution and Conservation
By Carol A. Gasser Moore| LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – A Lanier County sheriff’s deputy struck an adult black bear with his patrol vehicle late July 30, Wednesday evening on State Route 129 South, authorities reported. The deputy was traveling at approximately 25 mph, the bear was heading east, and neither the vehicle nor the deputy…
Read MoreEDITORIAL: Lanier County School Board Silences Public
Does BOE Betray Georgia’s Transparency Mandate? LAKELAND, Lanier County, Georgia — In a troubling display of closed-door governance, the Lanier County School Board has once again drawn the ire of parents, taxpayers, and concerned residents. For the second month in a row known to the Lanier County News (LCN), the Board of Education (BOE) has…
Read MoreGeorgia Clerk Indicted in Alleged Cover-Up of Public Records: Clerk Held Accountable for Open Records Violations
By Carol A. Gasser Moore | ATLANTA — Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced that Cobb County Superior Court Clerk Connie Taylor has been indicted on two counts of destruction of public records and two counts of violating her oath of office. Prosecutors allege Taylor instructed an employee in October 2022 to delete government emails…
Read MoreJason Webrand Now Juggles Tax Assessor and County Planner Duties
By T.S. Carter | LAKELAND, Lanier County, Georgia – Jason Webrand might need a larger rack for all the hats he wears. He is Lanier County’s tax assessor as well as chief appraiser. And now he’s also the head of development services, a job more commonly known as county planner. The tasks will not be…
Read MoreBurchett Pledges More ‘South Georgia Common Sense’ in Re-Election Bid for District 176
By Carol A. Gasser Moore | ATLANTA – Georgia House Majority Whip James Burchett formally announced his bid for re-election to represent House District 176, pledging to continue delivering “South Georgia common sense to Atlanta.” Burchett, a Republican representing Atkinson and Lanier counties and parts of Coffee, Lowndes and Ware, has served in the state…
Read MoreABAC’s Martinez Hernandez Turns Childhood Dreams into National Recognition
By Carol A. Gasser Moore | TIFTON, Tift County, Georgia – Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College senior Oscar Martinez Hernandez has been selected as one of 11 collegiate assistants for the Career and Leadership Development portion of the 98th National FFA Convention & Expo. The annual gathering will be held Octob 29–November 1 at the Indiana Convention Center…
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