Area Breaking News
GDOT continues to urge caution due to icy road conditions
TIFTON, Tift County, Georgia – Georgia Department of Transportation continues to treat ice on state roads in Southwest Georgia and encourages motorists to avoid travel if possible and use caution as the slush that is on the road will refreeze overnight. Drivers need to be particularly aware of the potential for black ice, a thin,…
Read MoreLiving the SNOW DAY dream in South Georgia!
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Read MoreGeorgia Power boosts Lakeland’s ability to charge electric vehicles
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LAKELAND, Georgia – Roughly two years after the State of Georgia rolled out its plan to use federal cash to help create Georgia’s EV (Electric Vehicle) charging network, the Lanier County Board of Commissioners has helped Lanier County citizens have access to its first EV charging station. The new charging…
Read MoreAs winter warnings post, GDOT to begin brine operations in SWGA Sunday ahead of winter weather event
By Carol A. Gasser Moore TIFTON, Tift County, Georgia – Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) crews will begin brine operations in Southwest Georgia on Sunday morning ahead of what is expected to be an unusual statewide winter weather event. The notification came as Hyper Reach issues an alert from Lanier County. According to Hyper Reach,…
Read MoreLCS Board Announces a January 7 cybersecurity incident
By Carol A.Gasser Moore Lakeland, LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – A January 14th letter to Lanier County School (LCS) District staff and families informs the public that Lanier County Schools has indirectly been a cybersecurity event. That event is said to have occurred on Tuesday, January 7. While the cybersecurity event did not directly target the…
Read MoreFitzgerald’s Blue and Gray Museum is a Must-See
By Carol A. Gasser Moore FITZGERALD, Ben Hill County, Georgia – A recent visit to Fitzgerald’s Blue and Gray Museum by a group of Lanier and Lowndes County citizens has identified and labeled the museum as a “must see” museum! Located in a historical railroad depot, the entire space of the Blue &…
Read MoreTROUBLING: LCFD announces it will be evaluated and earn its state ISO rating in February
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – On Monday, January 13, the Lanier County Board of Commissioners (BOC held their regular monthly meeting. One small portion of their larger agenda related to the progress that the newly formed Lanier County Fire Department (LCFD) has made since it officially separated from the combined…
Read More347th Operational Support Squadron conducts airdrop training
By Airman 1st Class Iain Stanley, 23rd Wing MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Lowndes County, Georgia – U.S Air Force Airmen from the 347th Operational Support Squadron and the 71st Rescue Squadron conducted an airdrop and reconstitution training at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Dec. 18, 2024. The training is essential for equipping aerial delivery Airmen…
Read MoreARREST UPDATE: VPD seeking location of Damirie Washington in connection to murder
By Carol A. Gasser Moore VALDOSTA, Lowndes County, Georgia – Damirie Washington (16) of Valdosta was arrested on Tuesday, January 14. According to information from the Valdosta Police Department (VPD) Riverdale Police Department (RPD) officers responded to a shoplifting call at a Wal-Mart store. When RPD officers arrived at the store, they contacted Damirie…
Read MoreVPD completes November Traffic Investigation leading to DUI arrest
By Carol A. Gasser Moore VALDOSTA, Lowndes County, Georgia – Valdosta Police Department (VPD) has taken Jonathan Bernard Marshall (23) of Homerville into custody after receiving the results of a Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) laboratory analysis. The results were received on Friday, January 3. They confirmed that Marshall was driving under the influence (DUI). …
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