By T.S. Carter | LAKELAND, Lanier County, Ga. – Lanier County’s Board of Assessors wants to know whether Lanier’s residential market is repeating the first two years of this decade during which homes sold for well above county appraised values. Imbalances seem to come and go. So the Georgia Legislature wants to know how things…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore | WASHINGTON D.C. -The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has secured a landmark victory in its antitrust battle against Google, with remedies aimed at restoring competition in online search and advertising. While the case has national implications, the ruling could carry particular weight for South Georgia’s businesses, schools, and consumers…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore | SOUTH GEORGIA — South Georgia homeowners are among the thousands across the state who will see immediate relief after Attorney General Chris Carr secured a sweeping court order against MV Realty, a Florida-based real estate brokerage accused of trapping residents in predatory long-term contracts. The order, finalized on August…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore | LAKELAND, Lanier County, Ga. — Monday, September 15, was no ordinary school day at Lanier County Elementary. Instead of starting the week with math drills or spelling tests, students were treated to a special surprise—uniformed officers from the Lanier County Sheriff’s Office spent the entire day reading aloud to…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore | SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. — Game Warden First Class Hunter Rush, assigned to Murray County and Fort Mountain State Park, has been named the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Law Enforcement Division’s 2025 Game Warden of the Year. Corporal Zach Griffis of Glynn County earned the James R. Darnell…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore | VALDOSTA, Lowndes County, Ga. – For more than three decades, the Valdosta Symphony Orchestra has been one of South Georgia’s cultural treasures, blending professional musicians, faculty, and students into performances that rival those of much larger cities. At the center of it all is Conductor Howard Hsu, whose passion…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore | LAKELAND, Lanier County, Ga. – As students across Lanier County settle into the new school year, state and local officials are reminding drivers that protecting children around school buses starts with every motorist behind the wheel. School buses remain one of the safest ways for children to get to…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore | LANIER COUNTY, Ga. – The Lanier County Board of Health has voted unanimously to adopt Georgia’s new statewide body art regulation, a measure that sets uniform standards for tattooing, piercing, and related practices across the state. The motion was introduced by Mayor Bill Darcy, a member of the board,…
By Carol A. Moore | LANIER COUNTY, Ga. – On September 11, 2025, communities across South Georgia paused to remember one of the darkest days in American history — the terrorist attacks that claimed nearly 3,000 lives 24 years ago. Church bells rang, flags flew at half-staff, and residents gathered in schools, parks, and town…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore | LOWNDES COUNTY, Ga. – Long before Google Maps or Amazon, a Lowndes County resident was quietly charting the digital frontier that would change the world. John S. Quarterman, now tending okra fields on the same South Georgia farm his grandfather purchased in 1921, earned international recognition as the “Internet…