Area News

By Carol A. Gasser Moore LAKELAND, Georgia – The Lanier County Schools (LCS) “All Call” Phone Notification System unexpectedly called all students and thier parents that the planned Traditional Open House planned for Thursday, August 20th has been cancelled.  The call came on Tuesday evening, August 18th. No other information was provided by Superintendent Anita…

By Carol A. Gasser Moore RAY CITY, Georgia – This week, the City of Ray City held the first of its required public meetings to gain citizen input about Mayor Exum on the mayor’s proposed millage rate increase for citizens within Ray City limits.  Ray City limits include residents, who live in both Berrien County…

  By Carol A. Gasser Moore LAKELAND, Georgia – As Emory University infectious disease experts raise strong concerns about fall sports being played in areas, such as Georgia, particularly where there are high levels of COVID-19 cases the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) has cancelled all preseason football scrimmages across the state.   When the GHSA…

ATLANTA, Georgia  – On July 23, Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King’s Fire Investigations Unit took out warrants on Nilesh Patel, 41, and Bhavinkumar Joshi, 34, both of Lakeland, for Arson in the 1st Degree and Insurance Fraud. Patel and Joshi were later arrested by the Lanier County Sheriff’s Office on July 31.…

  By Carol A. Gasser Moore LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – This week in Georgia brought the largest single-day rise in deaths since 78 were reported May 21.  In Lanier County, the Georgia of Department of Public Health (DPH) has not added the two known Lanier County citizens deaths last week into its count, but they…

  2012 LCHS Graduate’s Life Cut Short By Carol A. Gasser Moore   LAKELAND, Georgia – Anyone who knew Ashley Badillo can vouch to his honesty.  He tended towards a slightly reserved nature, until he got to know you.  Badillo could be cautious, honorable and strong-willed.  Ashley’s qualities were evident just as much in his…

By Carol A. Gasser Moore LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – This week in Georgia brought the largest single-day rise in deaths since 78 were reported May 21.  In Lanier County, the Georgia of Department of Public Health (DPH) has not added the two known Lanier County citizens deaths last week into its count, but they were…

By Carol A. Gasser Moore LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – Wednesday, July 22nd was a typical hot Lanier County summer day, until a lone gunman, traveling north through Lanier County, decided to enter two homes near Unity Church Rd. just after 12:00 p.m., noon.  An unknown armed white male, who some have described as ‘crazed’, entered…

By Carol A. Gasser Moore   LAKELAND, Georgia – In her short life, Ashley Diane Dahlgren touched the lives of countless people.  She was a girl who was lively, social, friendly, appreciated and she would “light up a room when she walked in.”  Classmates have described her as happy and boisterous with a ready smile. …