GEORGIA – On Wednesday, September 25, 2024, Governor Brian P. Kemp requested a federal pre-landfall Emergency Declaration for the State of Georgia in anticipation of Hurricane Helene. Governor Kemp’s request asked for immediate assistance to save lives, protect property and public health and safety, and lessen the threat of a catastrophe. This morning, the White…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore SOUTH GEORGIA – Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has announced that less than a week after Hurricane Helene moved through Southwest Georgia, a handful of intersections need repair and debris removal is about to get underway. GDOT states that state routes are passable. Scott Chambers, Georgia Department of Transportation…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore RAY CITY & VALDOSTA, Berrien and Lowndes Counties, Georgia – Four U.S. currently or previously elected officials visited this region following the effects of Hurricane Helene. U.S. President Joe Biden, former U.S. President Donald Trump, Governor Brian Kemp, and U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff all toured the area learning first-hand about…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency GEORGIA – According to the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HSA), advance warning is the most powerful preparedness tool for severe weather. The GEMA/HAS states that “every family should have multiple methods for receiving severe weather alerts.” GEMA/HSA asserts…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore HOMERVILLE, Clinch County, Georgia – GBI (Georgia Bureau of Investigation) has arrested a Clinch County man in a death investigation. This week the GBI released information that Tyler Hendrix (21) of Homerville was arrested and charged with Malice Murder, Felony Murder, Aggravated Battery (2 counts), Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Battery…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore WAYCROSS, Ware County, Georgia – The Georgia Bureau f Investigation (GBI) has released information about their investigation of a shooting at Ware County High School. Ware County School (WCS) Police requested GBI investigation assistance shortly after reports of a shooting became known. GBI information indicates that on Monday,…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore VALDOSTA, Lowndes County, Georgia – The Valdosta Police Department (VPD) has released information about a Friday, September 20 discovery. According to VPD, Valdosta Police Officers responded to a residence in the 1800 block of Englewood Drive about 9:00 a.m. A citizen had called E911 to report that a one-year-old child…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LAKELAND, Georgia – Over the week, Lanier County High School (LCHS) students have been uncertain how the Tropical Storm Helene, and its successor, Hurricane Helene, would affect their 2024 Homecoming activities. While Lanier County Schools moved its scheduled Thursday Homecoming Parade to Wednesday, cancelled school for Thursday, September 26…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore TIFTON, Tift County, Georgia – One student was stabbed and another Tift County High School (TCHS) student is in custody today, Wednesday, September 25. A formal statement by the Tift County School system states, “We can confirm that a suspect, also a student at Tift County High School is in…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore Valdosta, LOWNDES COUNTY, Georgia – The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has announced that the Exit 11 bridge span removal over I-75 North has been rescheduled. Exit 11 is the I-75 Exit for State Route 11, Madison Highway in Lowndes County. Wednesday, October 2 is the new date for…