By Carol A. Gasser Moore ADEL, COOK COUNTY, Georgia – Laura Goins (38) of Collierville, Tennessee is the focus of an arrest due to alleged criminal activity in Cook County. Georgia’s Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King has officially announced Goin’s arrest in connection with a pet insurance fraud investigation in Cook…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore VALDOSTA, LOWNDES COUNTY, Georgia – Valdosta Police Department (VPD) Chief Leslie Manahan is requesting the public’s assistance. About 10:35 a.m. the VPD began responding to numerous citizen’s E911 calls which identified the need for assistance in the 700 block of East Mary Street, Valdosta. One of the callers indicated he…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LAKELAND, LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – At its July Council Meeting, the Lakeland City Council has approved a new ordinance which amends Chapter 50 of The City of Lakeland Code. Specifically, any minor under the age of 18 years cannot “loiter, wander, stroll, or play in or upon the public streets,…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LAKELAND, LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – The 2nd Annual Independence Day brought a parade, food, music and ended with a BIG BANG! The location for the Lakeland Independence Day Event was the old primary school, Lakeland Farmers Market and Miller-Lakeland Library in the heart of downtown Lakeland. Kids bounced to the…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore RAY CITY, BERRIEN and LANIER COUNTIES, Georgia – As long as anyone can remember, the City of Ray City has “done it right” when it comes to our National July 4th Holiday! To see and visit Ray City during the July 4th season, visitors are taken back in time to…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore BERRIEN, LANIER, LOWNDES COUNTIES, Georgia – Walker’s Crossing is now scheduled to become a 4-way stop! The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) crews are scheduled July 15 to begin converting the intersection of State Route (SR) 125 and SR 122 to a four-way stop. Installation of additional signs, flashing…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – There are a number of published statements on the Georgia Department of Revenue’s website which speak to a county’s tax assessor’s office’s responsibility, regardless of the fact that House Bill 581 has only passed both the Georgia Assembly’s House and Senate votes, but will not appear…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore VALDOSTA, LOWNDES COUNTY, Georgia – The details of the arrest of Xavier Bass (27) of Valdosta are slowly coming to light. According to information obtained from the Fort Worth, Texas police, Bass drove about 1,000 miles to Texas to shoot his father Gene Bass (54) on Friday, June 28th. The…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore VALDOSTA, LOWNDES COUNTY, Georgia – The Valdosta Police Department (VPD) have provided details of a Saturday, June 29th death. VPD states that at about 6:00 p.m. (5:49 p.m.) their officers responded to an address in the 100 block of Jackson Drive. A citizen call to E911 indicated that an unresponsive…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LAKELAND, LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – With this week’s Lanier County Jail Report, it appears that with the arrest of Leonard James West (20), a total of six (6) people have been arrested in connection with the murder of Timothy Hunt (27) of Naylor in Lakeland near South Oak…