By Carol A. Gasser Moore MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Lowndes County, Georgia – Excitement mounted amidst a group assembled at Moody Air Force Base last week. After six months overseas, a set of Moody airmen returned home. Family and friends had come together to receive airmen deployed to the Middle East, and were…
By T.S. Carter LAKELAND, Lanier County, Georgia – Extensive damage from water that got into the Lakeland USPS (United States Post Office) during Hurricane Helene appears to be why the facility is still closed nearly seven months after the storm. The statement on water intrusion by U.S. Representative Austin Scott’s office bolsters a…
By T.S. Carter LAKELAND, Lanier County, Georgia – As Lakeland heads into its seventh (7th) month without a main post office, the U.S. Postal Service has gone silent about any specific progress that has been made to reopen the Hurricane Helene-damaged building. If any repair work has occurred, it has been done without…
Fetus from miscarriage designated as ‘dead body’ in Tifton police charging of woman By T.S. Carter TIFTON, Tift County, Georgia – In arresting a 24-year-old woman who put the remains of her miscarriage in the trash, Tifton police have deemed the 19-week-old fetus a human body. Whether Selena Maria Chandler-Scott is prosecuted…
By Airman 1st Class Savannah Carpenter, 23rd Wing MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Lowndes County, Georgia – An HH-60W Jolly Green II sustained engine damage after ingesting a mylar blanket, leading to a precautionary landing at Landing Zone 42 at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, March 7, 2025. An Airman assigned to the 41st…
By Staff Writer GEORGIA – The wait is almost over! The highly anticipated Vidalia onion season is set to begin as the Georgia Agriculture Commissioner and the Vidalia Onion Committee officially announce the 2025 pack date. Vidalia onion enthusiasts nationwide can mark their calendars for April 15, when these beloved sweet onions will start shipping to…
By T.S. Carter Southeast Georgia – Savannah’s Memorial Health plans to a five-story patient bed tower to meet the growing needs of Savannah and southeast Georgia, parent HCA Healthcare said in a March 27 announcement. The $265 million structure will be adjacent to the main hospital tower on the hospital’s Waters Avenue campus in…
SAVANNAH, Chatham County, Georgia – One in eight jobs across Georgia is related to Savannah, Brunswick ports, according to the latest study by the Selig Center for Economic Growth at UGA’s Terry College of Business. Georgia ports now help sustain 12 percent of total state employment, based on Fiscal Year 2023 figures. The number of Georgia jobs…
By Staff Writer VALDOSTA, Lowndes County, Georgia – The Valdosta Fire Department (VFD) celebrated a time-honored fire service tradition on March 25, 2025, with a push-in ceremony for its new Engine 1. The event, held at VFD’s Station 1, marked the official transition of the department’s older Engine 1 into reserve status and welcomed the…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore GEORGIA – Richard Woods, Georgia State School Superintendent has announced ten (10) finalists for 2026 Georgia Teacher of the Year. Berrien County Elementary School’s Laura Ray, a fifth (5th) grade teacher, is one of the final ten outstanding teachers. As the month of March has advanced, Superintendent Woods…