SOUTH CAROLINA – GulfSAR is continuously monitoring weather conditions and the projected rainfall in South Carolina and Georgia. GulfSAR member sare deploying from several states to assist the South Carolina and Georgia Coastline as Debby’s impacts are felt.Out of state members will be arriving as early as tomorrow morning. GulfSAR has two boat teams and…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LAKELAND, LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – A Lanier County High School (LCHS) senior, who plays for the LCHS Bulldog Football team, has been unofficially identified as Keshavios Tumbling. He was injured at Roquemore Stadium yesterday (Tuesday, July 30) seriously by accounts of some of those present at a regular LCHS…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore VALDOSTA, LOWNDES COUNTY, Georgia VALDOSTA, Georgia – As communities and states increasingly hold both elected, appointed and hired government officials accountable, likewise has the Valdosta Ethics Board. The board received a formal complaint from Anetra Riley, the Neighborhood Development and Community Protections Manager regarding Councilwoman Vivian Miller-Cody. Subsequently, the Valdosta…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LOWNDES COUNTY, Georgia – Once again raw sewage spills, which originate in the Valdosta area, is making the news! Following an April 12 raw sewage spill, citizens with the North Central Florida Regional Planning Council (NCFRPC) have begun an effort to reactivate their group. It was previously known as…
QUITMAN, Georgia — Contractors have completed all major construction tasks on the TIA-funded bridge replacement project on Devane Road and plan to reopen the roadway to traffic on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2024. The Scruggs Company closed Devane Road for construction from its intersection with US 221/US 84/SR 38/Thomasville Road to SR 76 on Jan. 3,…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore GEORGIA – The nonprofit OneBlood blood, which supplies blood donations to over 300 hospitals in four states – North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida and Georgia, has released information about a ransom ware attack on its blood donation center. The cyber attack was caused by hackers, who broke into One Blood’s…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LAKELAND, LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – Akshat Vyas took over as branch manager of the Miller-Lakeland Library about a month ago — just in time to finish the Summer Reading Program and help design and implement new library events here in Lakeland. With the stabilization of the Miller-Lakeland Library’s management, the…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore VALDOSTA, LOWNDES COUNTY, Georgia – The Valdosta Police Department (VPD) has released information about their identification and recovery of a stolen car. The VPD states that a VPD Officer who was in the vicinity of the 13000 block of Bethune Street identified a reported stolen car from another location. The…
VALDOSTA, LOWNDES COUNTY, Georgia – This year, the Greater Valdosta United Way (GVUW) is investing $600,000 into the community thanks to Bruce Williams, a local banker and philanthropist who left an endowment to the organization. Through the creation of the Bruce Williams Legacy Grant, the GVUW is funding the projects of 18 partner nonprofits to assist in…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – Just after 5:00 p.m., Joshua Randall Lane (29) of Ray City was arrested on Tuesday, July 9 for Driving while license suspended or revoked (misdemeanor), and DUI – driving under the influence of alcohol. Lane’s presence in the Westwind Farms and Banks Lake Pointe (BLP)…