By Carol A. Gasser Moore | LAKELAND, Lanier County, Ga. — The spirit of community and creativity takes center stage this Saturday, August 30, 2025 as the Flatlanders Too! Arts and Crafts Show fills the Lanier County Courthouse Square from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. In the event of inclement weather, the show will be…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore | Jekyll Island, Glynn County, Georgia – At the Georgia Association of Conservation Districts (GACD) Annual Meeting—held August 17–19 at Jekyll Island—Jake Ford was officially sworn in as Immediate Past President of GACD. In this advisory role, he’ll leverage his experience to guide the organization’s collaboration with the USDA, state…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore | Shipping Company Fined $2 Million for Maritime Pollution — No Impact on Georgia or Florida Shores A major international shipping company has been fined $2 million for illegally discharging oily waste into the Atlantic Ocean, federal officials announced this week. The penalty comes after investigators determined that the company…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore | LAKELAND, Lanier Count, Georgia – As nearly 26 million children across the United States prepare to return to school this fall, safety advocates are urging parents, drivers and students to take extra precautions when it comes to riding and driving around school buses. For Candace Lightner, CEO and founder…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore | LAKELAND, Lanier County, Georgia – A Houston-based software developer has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for deploying malicious “kill switch” code that crippled his former employer’s computer systems — a case federal authorities say underscores the growing risk of insider cyber sabotage against U.S. companies. Federal…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore | Greensboro, N.C., — A Florida man already serving decades in federal prison for leading a violent, multi-state home invasion ring targeting cryptocurrency holders was sentenced Thursday to nearly seven more years for attacking a witness — in a case with ties to Georgia. Remy Ra St. Felix, 25, of…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore | MOULTRIE, Colquitt County, Ga. — In a troubling twist of irony, a woman was arrested on Saturday, August 23, after allegedly arriving intoxicated to a court-ordered Victim Impact Panel (VIP) at the Colquitt County Justice Center. The panel was organized by the Georgia Children’s Safety Team (GCST), a nonprofit…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore | ATLANTA — As thousands of Georgians prepare for one final summer send-off, the Georgia Department of Public Safety is intensifying enforcement on roadways this Labor Day weekend. Georgia State Patrol (GSP) troopers and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) officers — the division formerly known as the Motor Carrier Compliance Division…
Readers, As a journalist, my duty is to report truthfully on the actions and qualifications of those entrusted with public authority. Recent reporting regarding the Lanier Emergency Management Agency director has been based on official records and public proceedings. Under Georgia law: The Georgia Constitution protects the right of a free press to inform the…
By T.S. Carter | LAKELAND, Lanier County, Georgia – A criminal past concealed from federal, state and county officials caught up with Anthony “Tony” Galardo III on Aug. 19, with his firing as Lanier County Emergency Management Agency Director over long-ago felony convictions in South Carolina. The removal came from Georgia Emergency Management Agency/Homeland Security…