Area Breaking News

By Carol A. Gasser Moore   LANIER COUNTY, Georgia –Life in Lanier County changed dramatically at about 12:30 a.m. on Friday, September 27th when Hurricane Helene’s eye passed over Lanier County and Lakeland!  With this event many people in various first responder capacities have been pre-prepared and stepped up to provide more assistance than those…

By Carol A. Gasser Moore   SOUTH GEORGIA – Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has announced that less than a week after Hurricane Helene moved through Southwest Georgia, a handful of intersections need repair and debris removal is about to get underway.  GDOT states that state routes are passable. The full story can be read…

Shari Parris reminds us that Lanier County is Bulldog STRONG!  Shari pieced together the remains of our local stadium Bulldog signs to emphasize that Hurricane Helene is but a small bump in the road for those of us who live and work in Lanier County!

Hurricane Helene’s weather disrupted vital utilities needed to write and produce this week’s edition.  Periodic loss of those utilities has disrupted the Lanier County News’ (LCN) normal publishing at midnight of Thursday, October 3.   We are sorry for the unfortunate delay.  Thank you for your patience.

By Carol A. Gasser Moore   Valdosta, LOWNDES COUNTY, Georgia – The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has announced that the Exit 11 bridge span removal over I-75 North has been rescheduled.  Exit 11 is the I-75 Exit for State Route 11, Madison Highway in Lowndes County.  Wednesday, October 2 is the new date for…

By Carol A. Gasser Moore   LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – Officially, Hurricane Helene will go from a Category 1 to a Category 4 hurricane about 8:00 a.m. in the morning, September 26.  It is believe to become a Category 3 hurricane when it makes landfall in Florida and starts north towards Lanier County and surrounding…

By Carol A. Gasser Moore TIFTON, Tift County, Georgia – One student was stabbed and another Tift County High School (TCHS) student is in custody today, Wednesday, September 25.   Find out more at:  https://www.laniercountynewsonline.com/2024/09/25/stabbing-in-tchs…o-student-arrest/ ‎

By Carol A. Gasser Moore   LAKELAND, Georgia – Over the week, Lanier County High School (LCHS) students have been uncertain how the Tropical Storm Helene, and its successor, Hurricane Helene, would affect their 2024 Homecoming activities.  While Lanier County Schools moved its scheduled Thursday Homecoming Parade to Wednesday, cancelled school for Thursday, September 26…

  By Carol A. Gasser Moore Nahunta, BRANTLEY COUNTY, Georgia – Angela Dawn McCarty was last seen alive in Waycross on Wednesday, September 23, 2009.  The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has requested the public’s help in obtaining any information which might help them bring their investigation to a close.  They would like information in…

Committee to look at whether systems abide by same rules as public ones. by Dave Williams/Capitol [email protected] 14th, 2024 Why you can trust The Current ATLANTA – The role private water systems can and should play in meeting the demands of Georgia’s growing population will be the focus of a legislative study committee that will begin meeting…