Berrien County Planning Commission Public Hearing set for today at 5:30 p.m. in Nashville By T.S. Carter | BERRIEN COUNTY, Georgia – A small residential project on Bradford Road in southern Berrien County is getting tagged by opponents of the development as a potential source of river pollution and a disrupter of the neighborhood’s agricultural…
By T.S. Carter | LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – Neil Ginty’s more than decade-long run as Lanier County’s chief administrator has ended. No press release or announcement of Ginty’s departure appears on the county’s official website. But a want ad for the job of county administrator is there, posted under Public Notices. Neither Chairman Alex Lee…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore | VALDOSTA, Lowndes County, Georgia – With school back in session and fall approaching, the Georgia Department of Public Health’s South Health District is urging residents to ensure they are up to date on vaccinations during National Immunization Awareness Month. “Vaccinations are one of the safest and most effective…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore | ATLANTA — Federal authorities on August 11, 2025, announced a major disruption operation that dismantled BlackSuit (formerly Royal) ransomware infrastructure — seizing four servers, nine domains and roughly $1.09 million in virtual currency through coordinated efforts by the Justice Department, DHS, FBI, IRS-CI and international partners. Critical Georgia connections…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore | MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Lowndes County, Georgia – The 23rd Wing welcomed Col. Sean “Shark” Hall as its new commander and bid farewell to Col. Paul “Gyro” Sheets during a change of command ceremony Thursday at Moody Air Force Base. Maj. Gen. David B. Lyons, 15th Air Force commander,…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore| LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – A Lanier County sheriff’s deputy struck an adult black bear with his patrol vehicle late July 30, Wednesday evening on State Route 129 South, authorities reported. The deputy was traveling at approximately 25 mph, the bear was heading east, and neither the vehicle nor the deputy…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore | FORT STEWART, Liberty County, Georgia — A federal grand jury has indicted Brandon M. Kelley, 29, and Stacey D. Kelley, 26, on felony murder and two counts of second-degree murder in the starvation death of their daughter, Vyolet Kelley, while living at Fort Stewart Military Reservation. Prosecutors allege the…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore | ATLANTA — Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced that Cobb County Superior Court Clerk Connie Taylor has been indicted on two counts of destruction of public records and two counts of violating her oath of office. Prosecutors allege Taylor instructed an employee in October 2022 to delete government emails…
By T.S. Carter | LAKELAND, Lanier County, Georgia – Jason Webrand might need a larger rack for all the hats he wears. He is Lanier County’s tax assessor as well as chief appraiser. And now he’s also the head of development services, a job more commonly known as county planner. The tasks will not be…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore | MIAMI / WAYCROSS, WARE COUNTY, Georgia – A grim echo of exploitation that stretches from coast to coast has surfaced in two parallel smuggling cases — one unfolding off the shores of Florida, the other deep in Georgia’s agricultural and industrial heartland. Floridians Plead Guilty in High-Seas Smuggling Ring…