By Carol A. Gasser Moore HAHIRA, Lowndes County, Georgia – Jacobs Ladder Therapeutic Riding Center lost a large barn and 500 bails of hay. Learn more about the center’s work and how you can help, in particular, in this difficult time of moving past hurricane damges. More information about the riding center can be read…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore RAY CITY, Berrien/Lanier Counties, Georgia – As President Joe Biden flew into Moody Air Force Base then toured the Shiloh Pecan Farms, just outside Ray City, the U.S. National Guard set up food and water assistance for citizens. Thank you for your help!
By Carol A. Gasser Moore VALDOSTA, Lowndes County, Georgia – As the old Woodrow Wilson Drive main library building has recently come down for the expansion of the South Georgia Medical Center (SGMC), the newer SGRL (South Georgia Regional Library) main library on Julia Drive is getting an unexpected renovation courtesy of Hurricane Helene!…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – The Alapaha River rose to flood stage, but did not follow the hurricane damage trend of setting new jaw-dropping records!
GEORGIA – Georgia recently added two listings to the National Register of Historic Places, continuing to highlight the diversity and breadth of Georgia’s historic heritage. These nominations include: Power-Hyde Farm Historic District, Marietta, Cobb County Community House, Richmond Hill, Bryan County The addition of these properties is in line with the Department of Community Affairs…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore SOUTH GEORGIA – Ahead of Hurricane Milton’s predicted landfall on Wednesday night, October 9 through Thursday, October 10, I-75 traffic headed north out of Florida has been has been bumper-to-bumper. The I-75 traffic on Alligator Alley near Tampa is particularly challenging since that is the area which is predicted…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LAKELAND, Lanier County, Georgia – The Lakeland Fire Department (LFD) was called to a structure fire on Franklin Street last Thursday, October 3 in the afternoon. Fire Chief Yeomans has released information which indicates that LFD arrived to find a fire on the second floor of The Live Oak…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – “Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scored” is the actual line from William Congreve’s play, The Mourning Bride (1697), and it seems to adequately fit the destruction left by that femininely named hurricane recently experienced…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore VALDOSTA, Lowndes County, Georgia – Janytra McKinnon (24) , a Valdosta resident, has been arrested for the Tuesday, October 8th burglary of a Valdosta Business. The burglary occurred about 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday night. Valdosta Police Department officers received a burglary alarm activation call and responded to Buddy’s Home…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LANIER COUNTY, Georgia –Life in Lanier County changed dramatically at about 12:30 a.m. on Friday, September 27th when Hurricane Helene’s eye passed over Lanier County and Lakeland! With this event many people in various first responder capacities have been pre-prepared and stepped up to provide more assistance than those…