Area Breaking News

By Carol A. Gasser Moore   LAKELAND, Lanier County, Georgia – New Bryant Baptist Church (NBBC) is hosting a ‘Back-to-School Bash’ in preparation for the 2024-25 school year.   Get the complete story by clicking the link below: https://www.laniercountynewsonline.com/2024/08/08/new-bryant-bapti…4-25-school-year/ ‎

By Carol A. Gasser Moore   LOWNDES COUNTY, Georgia – Once again raw sewage spills, which originate in the Valdosta area, is making the news!  Following an April 12 raw sewage spill, citizens with the North Central Florida Regional Planning Council (NCFRPC) have begun an effort to reactivate their group.  It was previously known as…

By Carol A. Gasser Moore VALDOSTA, LOWNDES COUNTY, Georgia – The Valdosta Police Department (VPD) has released information about their identification and recovery of a stolen car.  The VPD states that a VPD Officer who was in the vicinity of the 13000 block of Bethune Street identified a reported stolen car from another location.  The…

By Carol A. Gasser Moore LAKELAND, LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – Akshat Vyas took over as branch manager of the Miller-Lakeland Library about a month ago — just in time to finish the Summer Reading Program and help design and implement new library events here in Lakeland. Get the full story by clicking on: https://www.laniercountynewsonline.com/2024/08/01/meet-miller-lake…w-branch-manager/  

by Carol A. Gasser Moore LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – Today, Tuesday, July 30th the Emergency Medical Service was summoned to Roquemore Field at Lanier County High School (LCHS) when a student was seriously injured at football practice before noon today. Initial unofficial reports indicate that the student received a serious head injury and could not…

By Carol A. Gasser Moore   VALDOSTA, LOWNDES COUNTY, Georgia – A 14-year-old male teen was brought to the Valdosta Police Department (VPD) station by his parent on Thursday, July 18th.  Earlier that day, the VPD had contacted the vehicle owner regarding the questionable use of their vehicle.  The vehicle owner confirmed that no one…

By Carol A. Gasser Moore VALDOSTA, LOWNDES COUNTY, Georgia – Darius Kitchen (32) years of age, and Clarence Eady (26) have been arrested for the murder of Martevalous Williams (32).  Eady and Williams are brothers, all three men were from Valdosta.   The full story can be found at:  https://www.laniercountynewsonline.com/2024/07/25/two-valdosta-men…statenville-road/

By Carol A. Gasser Moore   LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – Just after 5:00 p.m., Joshua Randall Lane (29) of Ray City was arrested on Tuesday, July 9 for Driving while license suspended or revoked (misdemeanor), and DUI – driving under the influence of alcohol.  Lane’s presence in the Westwind Farms and Banks Lake Pointe (BLP)…

By Carol A. Gasser Moore   VALDOSTA, LOWNDES COUNTY, Georgia – Valdosta Police Department (VPD) Chief Leslie Manahan warns, “If your children have Smart Phones, please pay attention to the apps that they have on their phones.  If you see the Monkey Cool app, know that it is being used by sexual predators to find…

By Carol A. Gasser Moore LAKELAND,, LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – At the weekly joint meeting of the Lanier County-Lakeland Fire Department meeting,  Lanier County Fire Chief Jack Paulson removed Lanier County Fire Equipment from the Main Street joint Fire Station placing that equipment at the Lanier County Annex Building on West Thigpen Avenue.  This effectively…