Area Breaking News
Sapelo Island’s Marsh Landing Dock Gangway Collapses
By Carol A. Gasser Moore MCINTOSH COUNTY, Georgia – Sapelo Island’s Marsh Landing Dock Gangway collapsed on Saturday, October 19 about 4:30 p.m. Multiple agencies responded to the accident. Georgia DNR is working in coordination with local, state, and federal agencies, including Georgia State Patrol (GSP), McIntosh County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), McIntosh County Fire…
Read MoreASU Student Dead 5 Injured in Homecoming Mass Shooting
By Carol A.Gasser Moore ALBANY, Dougherty County, Georgia – De-Morion Tayshawn Daniels (19) of Atlanta has been identified as the student killed on the Albany State University (ASU) east campus on Saturday, October 19. Five (5) others were also shot at the mass shooting as students were gathered to celebrate ASU’s Homecoming. None of…
Read MoreUPDATE: Auto parts shooting quickly leads NPD on search for suspect
UPDATE from the Nashville Police Department: The suspect in this case, Bobby Jermaine Harris, turned himself in to the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office on [Wednesday] October 23rd, 2024. Harris is charged with the following: – Aggravated Assault – Felony – Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of Certain Felonies – Felony – Reckless Conduct…
Read MoreHouse Majority Caucus Whip James Burchett, Rep. John Corbett to Host Consul General of Israel to Aid in Hurricane Helene Relief Today Oct. 10 in Waycross
ATLANTA – House Majority Caucus Whip James Burchett (R-Waycross) and State Representative John Corbett (R-Lake Park) will host Consul General of Israel to the Southeastern United States Anat Sultan-Dadon to aid in Hurricane Helene relief [TODAY] Thursday, October 10, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. in Waycross, Georgia. WHO: House…
Read MoreMcKinnon Arrested for Burglary of Buddy’s Home Furnishings
By Carol A. Gasser Moore VALDOSTA, Lowndes County, Georgia – Janytra McKinnon (24) , a Valdosta resident, has been arrested for the Tuesday, October 8th burglary of a Valdosta Business. The burglary occurred about 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday night. Valdosta Police Department officers received a burglary alarm activation call and responded to Buddy’s Home…
Read MoreGDOT Helping with Hurricane Helene Repairs in Ray City
Increasingly, GDOT employees are seen in our area making necessary repairs after the damage from Hurricane Helene. THANK YOU!!
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Read MoreHell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned: Hurricane Helene and a look around Lanier County
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – “Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scored” is the actual line from William Congreve’s play, The Mourning Bride (1697), and it seems to adequately fit the destruction left by that femininely named hurricane recently…
Read MoreLakeland Fire Department Partnered to Save Franklin Street Apartment Units
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LAKELAND, Lanier County, Georgia – The Lakeland Fire Department (LFD) was called to a structure fire on Franklin Street last Thursday, October 3 in the afternoon. Fire Chief Yeomans has released information which indicates that LFD arrived to find a fire on the second floor of The Live Oak Apartments…
Read MoreFour U.S. Elected Officials Visit Valdosta and Ray City
By Carol A. Gasser Moore RAY CITY & VALDOSTA, Berrien and Lowndes Counties, Georgia – Four U.S. currently or previously elected officials visited this region following the effects of Hurricane Helene. Learn more at: https://www.laniercountynewsonline.com/2024/10/03/four-u-s-elected…a-and-ray-city-2/
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