Area Breaking News

By Airman 1st Class Savannah Carpenter, 23rd Wing Public Affairs DOUGLAS, Coffee County, Georgia – Airmen assigned to Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, participated in a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony for the Cadet Park and Maj. Charles J. Loring Jr. Memorial at the 63rd Army Air Force Flight Training Base in Douglas, Georgia, Nov. 22, 2024.…

By Carol A. Gasser Moore LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – A late afternoon fire tore through a house on Shiner Pond Road late Tuesday afternoon, December 3. The newly formed Lanier County Fire Department (LCFD) responded to the fire near South Valdosta-Lakeland Highway and Shiner Pond Road.   Get the full story at: https://www.laniercountynewsonline.com/2024/12/04/fire-tears-throu…home-leveling-it/ ‎

By Carol A. Gasser Moore   LAKELAND, LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – December 2, Monday, was the day that the city and county fire department became officially separated by the State of Georgia. The full story may be read at the following link: https://www.laniercountynewsonline.com/2024/12/05/city-of-lakeland…ts-are-separated/ ‎Edit

  By Carol A. Gasser Moore LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – Qwamaine Lewis of Lanier County was one of three people arrested by the Valdosta Police Department (VPD) on Monday, December 2 about noon.  VPD received information that a stolen vehicle was in the 1700 block of Largo Circle.  A detailed vehicle description, including the license…

By Airman 1st Class Savannah Carpenter, 23rd Wing Public Affairs MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Lowndes County, Georgia – For many individuals in the Air Force, being an Airman is their foremost identity. Airmen work hard every day to meet the demands of their military careers and successfully carry out each mission. The full story can…

By Carol A. Gasser Moore LANBIER COUNTY, Georgia – Over a dozen area burglaries – homes and vehicles – have prompted caution from Lanier County Sheriff Nick Norton.  The area burglary problem has been occurring within Lanier County for over a week. Arrests have been made, but more are expected. Read the full story: https://www.laniercountynewsonline.com/2024/11/28/follow-burglary-…-county-citizens/ ‎…

By Carol A. Gasser Moore   LAKELAND, LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – As of Monday, December 2, the Lakeland City and Lanier County Fire Department Services will be separated by the State of Georgia.  This fact has been confirmed by the Georgia Fire Safety Training Council (GFSTC) which supervises all fire department’s abilities to meet fire safety…

By Carol A. Gasser Moore LAKELAND, Lanier County, Georgia – Anyone in the vicinity of South Oak Street and Park Avenue learned that the Lakeland Fire Department quickly responded to a fire event on Peeler Street, Monday, November 25. More information available at: https://www.laniercountynewsonline.com/2024/11/27/peeler-street-le…ommon-fire-event/

  By Carol A. Gasser Moore LAKELAND, Lanier County, Georgia – FMB Bancshares, Inc. and all of its locations (Conyers, Homerville, Lakeland, Nashville, and Valdosta) has been fully acquired by the Lowndes Bancshares as of October 11.  The announcement has been made by the new Lowndes Bancshares, Inc.  The Lowndes Bancshares, Inc.  is comprised of…

By Carol A. Gasser Moore   TIFTON, Tift County, Georgia – Tifton Police Department (TPD) has released information connected to the discovery of a Tifton mother’s death on Tuesday, November 19.  According to information released by the TPD, officers were following their protocol to notify a parent that her 14-year-old daughter had been injured in…