No! It’s our own Lakeland City Councilman J.D. Walden and his wife, Sara and some of their children! Thank you, Waldens! You made up for our rained out festivities!! ¡No! Son nuestro propio concejal de la Ciudad de Lakeland, J.D. Walden, y su esposa, Sara, junto con algunos de sus hijos. ¡Gracias, familia Walden! ¡Ustedes…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles * ATLANTA — Georgia homeowners struggling with mortgage costs have until the end of March to apply for help through the Georgia Mortgage Assistance program, state officials announced. The program, administered by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles VALDOSTA, Ga. — The Valdosta Police Department is urging residents to take extra precautions following a recent increase in thefts from vehicles reported across several areas of the city. According to police, officers have responded to multiple incidents…
*La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles Recent Sentences and Charges Prashant M. Jenkins Jr. — Pensacola A 24-year-old man was sentenced to four years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of an unregistered machinegun conversion device. Law enforcement found the device along with a Glock pistol, loaded magazines…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles PENSACOLA, Fla. — A 19-year-old Pensacola man pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges including possession of a machinegun and an unregistered firearm, ending months of legal proceedings that began with a grand jury indictment this fall. …
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles LAKELAND, Ga. — Lakeland celebrated the Christmas season Saturday, Dec. 20, with a festive lineup of community events, including the city’s first-ever Christmas golf cart parade and the December Farm to Table Market. The inaugural golf cart parade…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A 40-year-old Apopka woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in an alleged scheme that targeted an elderly victim through phone calls and email, federal…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles LANIER COUNTY – A South Georgia advocacy group is reminding residents to allow extra time when mailing time-sensitive documents after a change in how the U.S. Postal Service applies postmarks. People for Progress of South Georgia posted a…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles ATLANTA — Two men, including a Georgia resident who once worked in cybersecurity, have pleaded guilty in federal court to participating in ransomware attacks that targeted U.S. businesses and netted about $1.2 million, the Justice Department announced. Ryan…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles LANIER COUNTY — For generations of South Georgians, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution arrived long before sunrise, thumping onto porches and driveways as reliably as the morning alarm clock. Soon, that familiar sound will be gone. The…