By T.S. Carter / *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles LAKELAND, Ga. – The Lanier County Advocate’s mishandling of a legal notice for a public hearing means Lakeland will start the new year without an officially adopted budget. Serving as the city’s legal organ, the Homerville-based weekly newspaper put the notice…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles LAKELAND, Ga. — Lanier County Sheriff Nick Norton announced this week that his department has entered into what he calls a cross-training partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a move he describes as necessary to offset…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles RAY CITY, Ga. — Newly uncovered information reveals that two top Ray City officials withheld prior knowledge of a land-grading plan at 505 Pauline Street—even as a councilman used a public meeting to question the legality, safety, and intentions…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles U.S. Attorney’s Office — Middle District of Georgia ALBANY, Ga. – Two Southwest Georgia men with prior felony records were convicted in federal court earlier this month after separate investigations into drug trafficking and illegal firearm possession. Moultrie Man…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles VALDOSTA, GA. — St. Barnabas Episcopal Church held its annual Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) service on Sunday, November 16, 2025, drawing a large gathering for a solemn memorial honoring transgender individuals who lost their lives to violence over…
By T.S. Carter / *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles LANIER COUNTY, Ga. – A retired Air Force chief master sergeant and former Valdosta city manager is the top choice of the Lanier County Commission to replace Neil Ginty as county administrator. Richard Hardy oversaw 10 city departments and more…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles LANIER COUNTY, GA. — For retired Lanier County Schools Family and Consumer Science teacher Marina Ortiz, the legacy of civil-rights icon John Lewis is not just a chapter in history books — it is personal. Through her national involvement…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles VALDOSTA, GA. — On Friday, November 14 at 6:00 p.m., New Hope Baptist Church (709 W. Gordon Street, Valdosta) will host a special screening of the documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble, which chronicles the life and legacy of civil-rights…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles LAKELAND, Ga. — In a decisive move reinforcing continuity in county leadership, the Lanier County Board of Commissioners (BOC) has renewed the appointment of several senior officials: Neil Ginty will continue as County Administrator; Kirstie Durrance remains County Clerk;…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles BERRIEN AND LANIER COUNTIES, GA. – Multiple Ray City resident’s 911 calls last month exposed an eight-year-old governmental oversight that has left residents in parts of Lanier County uncertain which agency would answer in an emergency. The incident has…