By Carol A. Gasser Moore / * Inglés y español | SAVANNAH — A retired Army staff sergeant who stole a military Humvee and crashed it into the headquarters building of Fort Stewart’s famed 3rd Infantry Division was sentenced Tuesday to nearly three years in federal prison in a case that exposed both military security…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / * Inglés y español | LAKELAND, Ga. — Georgia’s downtown revitalization efforts reached a historic milestone in 2025, with communities across the state reporting more than $1.01 billion in public and private investment through the Georgia Main Street Program. The Georgia Department of Community Affairs announced Wednesday that…
By T.S. Carter / * Inglés y español | VALDOSTA, Ga. – Just days after a fatal shooting outside a newly opened Valdosta truck stop and travel center, family members are remembering Damani Bentley, a 21-year-old man they say was “the kind of person who showed up for everyone.” Family members say Bentley was looking…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / * Inglés y español | LAKELAND, Ga. — A local Girl Scout troop is turning to the community for help after being left with hundreds of unsold cookie boxes near the close of the annual Girl Scout Cookie season. Kristin Stone posted on Facebook this week that the…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / * Inglés y español | LAKELAND, Ga. — A Wednesday afternoon dispute between Lakeland Interim Fire Department Chief Tony Galardo and a local property owner, Tony Davis, escalated into a standoff involving police after allegations of illegal burning were challenged on scene. The incident occurred shortly after 1…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / * Inglés y español | LANIER COUNTY, Ga. — After days on the frontlines battling intense wildfire conditions, members of the Lanier County Fire Department have returned home, bringing with them firsthand accounts of the scale and magnitude of the Pineland Fire—a wildfire blaze that continues to challenge crews…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / * Inglés y español | LANIER COUNTY, Ga. — What’s burning across South Georgia today didn’t start with a spark. It started with silence—the quiet absence of rain. For months, the region dried out inch by inch. Now, that long, invisible drought has erupted into one of the…
By T.S. Carter / * Inglés y español | VALDOSTA, Ga. – Two weeks in, and the Valdosta Citizens Police Academy is already giving participants a closer look at what it takes to serve the community. Week one kicked things off with Police Chief Leslie Manahan, who walked the group through how the department…
By T.S. Carter / * Inglés y español | VALDOSTA, Ga. – A 14-year-old Valdosta boy charged with a second illegal firearm possession is now facing felony-level consequences, underscoring what law enforcement officials say is a growing pattern of younger teens repeatedly encountering the criminal justice system over guns. Under Georgia law, a second…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore / * Inglés y español | LANIER COUNTY, Ga. – A dramatic weather phenomenon tied to an active wildfire drew attention across South Georgia this week, as Lanier County Sheriff Nick Norton shared a striking explanation of what unfolded near a blaze in neighboring Brantley County. According to Norton,…