By Carol A. Gasser Moore LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – A person visiting a family grave at the Empire Church Cemetery on Wednesday, January 29 made a difficult discovery. The person spotted a dead man hanging from a tree in the corner of the cemetery. A call about the discovery was made to Tri-county E911…
Hurricane Helene’s record-breaking rainfall and wind gusts created problems for local postal service
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LAKELAND, Lanier County, Georgia – Wind gusts and record breaking rainfall made some significant changes in the small town of Lakeland and for residents within Lanier County. The horrific hurricane created unstable postal operations. The Lakeland Post Office located at 15 South Valdosta Road experienced significant building damage to…
Lanier County News was present at the DNR (Department of Natural Resources) press conference last Friday. Details of the CWD information will post this week. You may read ahead by going on-line to: https://gadnr.org/cwd UPDATE: Lanier County identifies first confirmed Chronic Wasting Disease case in Georgia By Carol A. Gasser Moore TIFTON,…
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By Carol A. Gasser Moore LAKELAND, Georgia – Roughly two years after the State of Georgia rolled out its plan to use federal cash to help create Georgia’s EV (Electric Vehicle) charging network, the Lanier County Board of Commissioners has helped Lanier County citizens have access to its first EV charging station. The new charging…
National Passenger Safety Week January 20-27, 2025 Taylor and Meredith London Two beloved sisters were tragically killed that morning when the vehicle they were in left the road, struck an embankment and then a tree. The sisters who were passengers, died at the scene. The driver was 18 years old intoxicated, high on marijuana and…
Happening next week! Gold Dome legislative preview and reporters’ roundtable Join our conversation with lawmakers about how Georgia legislators’ decisions could have an impact on government transparency, free speech, social media use and more. Then hear from statehouse journalists about the big issues emerging in this year’s General Assembly session. The Georgia First Amendment…