Area Breaking News

By Carol A. Gasser Moore VALDOSTA, LOWNDES COUNTY, Georgia – The details of the arrest of Xavier Bass (27) of Valdosta are slowly coming to light.  According to information obtained from the Fort Worth, Texas police, Bass drove about 1,000 miles to Texas to shoot his father Gene Bass (54) on Friday, June 28th. The…

By Carol A. Gasser Moore   LAKELAND, LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – With this week’s Lanier County Jail Report, it appears that with the arrest of Leonard James West (20), a total of six (6) people have been arrested in connection with the murder of Timothy Hunt (27) of Naylor in Lakeland near South Oak Street…

By Carol A. Gasser Moore   LAKELAND,, LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – Four Lakeland teens now charged as adults – Tommy Manning (17), I’mari Gates (16), Keamon Grant (16) and Kavion Brown (16) have been arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) in connection to the homicide of Timothy Hunt.  The GBI has confirmed the…

By Carol A. Gasser Moore   LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – Lanier County Chief Tax Appraiser, Jessica Holbrook, has apparently resigned.  Details of her resignation have not been released.   Read more by clicking link below: https://www.laniercountynewsonline.com/2024/06/27/lanier-county-ch…y-high-tax-hikes

  By Carol A. Gasser Moore LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – While there has been no public statement from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), the Lanier County Jail records indicate that Tommy Rodriguez Manning (17) and charged as an adul, was arrested on Thursday, June 20th just after 3:00 p.m.  The Lanier County News suspects…

  By Carol A. Gasser Moore   LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – Monika Yvette Bradley (41) of Valdosta has just been arrested and charged with three (3) counts of kidnapping, according to information now released by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). After Lanier County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) requested GBI’s assistance about 7:30 p.m. on Saturday,…

By Carol A. Gasser Moore   COOK COUNTY, Georgia – An I-75 vehicle crash involving two (2) semi-trucks brought traffic to standstill for about an hour on Sunday, June 23.  The accident in Cook County occurred near 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Sunday, June 23. Learn more about the event by going clicking: https://www.laniercountynewsonline.com/2024/06/27/watermelons-on-i…n-in-cook-county/ ‎

By Carol A. Gasser Moore LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – Lanier County Sheriff Nick Norton is reminding citizens that “Gun theft is a HUGE problem everywhere including Lanier County and Lakeland.” Get the complete story below: https://www.laniercountynewsonline.com/2024/06/27/lcso-reminds-us-…om-your-vehicles/

By Carol A. Gasser Moore   LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – Monika Yvette Bradley (41) of Valdosta has just been arrested and charged with three (3) counts of kidnapping, according to information now released by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). After Lanier County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) requested GBI’s assistance about 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, the…

By Carol A. Gasser Moore   LANIER COUNTY, Georgia  – Lanier County Sheriff Nick Norton is sending a huge “SHOUT OUT” to the Lanier County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO), the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) and the Valdosta Police Department (VPD) after they teamed up and located three (3) missing Lakeland children.  The children were reported…