By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *Ingles y española LAKELAND, Ga. — Love is in the air this February, and at Lanier County High School, it smells a lot like fresh potting soil. As Valentine’s candy disappears from store shelves, LCHS FFA students are showing their own kind of devotion — tending thousands of…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *Ingles y española | LAKELAND, Ga. – History doesn’t always live in textbooks—sometimes it’s sewn together with needle and thread. That idea will be front and center during the Black History Quilt Display hosted by the Child Resource Center in Lakeland, where quilts will be showcased not just…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *Ingles y española LOUISIANA – A former Valdosta resident convicted of stealing more than $1.6 million from her employer will spend additional time behind bars after failing to report to prison as ordered and later being arrested at a Las Vegas casino. Thanh Hoa Thi Bui, also known…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *Ingles y española TIFTON, Ga. — Eliza Jane May of Lake Park will take the stage as one of 24 contestants competing in Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College’s 56th annual Ms. ABAC Pageant on Thursday, Feb. 26. May, sponsored by Alpha Sigma Alpha, is among a diverse group of…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *Ingles y española | LAKELAND, Ga. – Colorful fabrics, bold patterns, and powerful stories will come together in Lakeland this February as the Child Resource Center hosts a Black History Quilt Display celebrating African American heritage through sewing and storytelling. Alaysia Ward (ten years old) showing her completed carpenter’s…
By John Crowley PhD / *Ingles y española | Frederick Douglass called the freedmen of 1865 as “A nation born at once.” African Americans had been in this country for some 249 years, but with the statutory establishment of perpetual inheritable chattel slavery in Virginia in the 1660s, most Americans of African descent became subsumed…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *Ingles y española | RAY CITY, Ga. – Ray City marked an exciting milestone Tuesday, February 3, as the Bank of Alapaha officially broke ground on its new Ray City Branch, bringing long-awaited in-person banking services back to the community. A large crowd of supporters gathered along the sidewalks…
By T.S. Carter / *Ingles y española | VALDOSTA – It’s never too early too early to get children thinking about serving their communities and protecting the people who live in them. To that end, the Valdosta Police Department, represented by Officer Randall Hancock, was on hand for Career Day at Sally Mahone Elementary…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *Ingles y española | VALDOSTA – When the drums began to roll and the first banners turned the corner downtown, Valdosta’s 2nd Annual Black History Month Parade parade goers learned that the event was about more than color, music, and motion. It was history—finally visible, proudly public, and…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore | *Ingles y española | LAKELAND, Ga. — Lanier County News is asking for the public’s help in documenting the history of the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial located at MLK Park in Lakeland. The memorial, dedicated in 1988, features a relief of Dr. King and a plaque listing…