By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles FOLKSTON, Ga. — The southernmost Georgia community in a new round of state-designated “Rural Zones” is Folkston, where downtown property owners, entrepreneurs and investors will be able to pursue state income tax credits tied to job creation and redevelopment…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles LAKELAND, Ga. – What bad weather took away, Lakeland is bringing back in twinkling lights and tinsel-covered golf carts. After storms forced the cancellation of the Annual Lighting of Lakeland earlier this month, the community is rallying around…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles LAKELAND, Ga. — A Facebook post by retired Valdosta State University geography professor Michael Noll is renewing a long-running argument over whether the United States should elect presidents by national popular vote rather than through the Electoral College. …
Raffensperger Warns Georgians to Watch for Holiday Scams as New SPEAR Act Reports Show Rising Fraud*
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles ATLANTA — With holiday shopping and year-end charitable giving in full swing, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is urging residents to be on guard against seasonal scams, citing new reporting that shows attempted fraud targeting seniors remains…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles LAKELAND, Ga. — After bad weather dimmed Lakeland’s Annual Lighting of Lakeland earlier this month, city leaders and local vendors are rolling out a new way to keep the Christmas spirit shining — this time on wheels. Lakeland’s Golf…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles LAKELAND, Ga. — A downtown Lakeland building containing one of the historic Milltown Murals has fallen into severe disrepair only weeks after the city accepted the deteriorating structure as a donation, with no public plan in place for its…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles LANIER COUNTY, GA. – As December hunting activity ramps up across South Georgia, Lanier County Sheriff Nick Norton is putting would-be trespassers and illegal “night hunters” on notice: if you’re caught on someone else’s property after dark without written…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles LAKELAND, Ga. – Tri-County 911 has confirmed that a Lanier County school bus and a Georgia State Patrol (GSP) patrol vehicle were involved in a traffic incident on Monday, December 8, in Lanier County. The crash was dispatched through…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles LAKELAND, Ga. — City Hall traded clipboards for carving utensils Friday, Nov. 21, as the City of Lakeland welcomed 94 guests to its annual Thanksgiving dinner — a midday tradition that turns municipal business into a family-style gathering. Mayor…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles LANIER COUNTY, GA. – If you listen closely this time of year, you can hear it: the soft rustle of pine needles, the faint crackle of lights testing their will to live, and the unmistakable sound of someone, somewhere,…