By Carol A. Gasser Moore LAKELAND,, LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – Four Lakeland teens now charged as adults – Tommy Manning (17), I’mari Gates (16), Keamon Grant (16) and Kavion Brown (16) have been arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) in connection to the homicide of Timothy Hunt. The GBI has confirmed the…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – While there has been no public statement from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), the Lanier County Jail records indicate that Tommy Rodriguez Manning (17) and charged as an adul, was arrested on Thursday, June 20th just after 3:00 p.m. The Lanier County News suspects…
Lanier County Chief Appraiser resigns Amidst Questions about Appraisals and Unusually High Tax Hikes
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – Lanier County Chief Tax Appraiser, Jessica Holbrook, has apparently resigned. Details of her resignation have not been released. Recently the Lanier County Tax Assessor’s Office has come to the attention of Lanier County property owners when the office assessed and billed a 30+% for…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – Lanier County Sheriff Nick Norton is reminding citizens that “Gun theft is a HUGE problem everywhere including Lanier County and Lakeland.” Sheriff Norton states that the photos of the LCSO red files are only the reported cases from our county, not the city. This statement echoes…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – Monika Yvette Bradley (41) of Valdosta has just been arrested and charged with three (3) counts of kidnapping, according to information now released by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). After Lanier County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) requested GBI’s assistance about 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, the…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – Within the recent weeks as new tax assessments were mailed from the Lanier County Tax Assessor’s Office, Lanier County citizens have been in a “catch-up” mode! It’s one of the outgrowths of electing local officials, who may not be as community minded as they want…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LOWNDES COUNTY, Georgia – A Naylor 100% disabled U.S. Army Veteran needs community help and Vet Team Six, a nonprofit organization, is working to lead the way. Vet Team Six is working to bring community citizen’s awareness that their support is needed. Vet Team Six is raising much needed…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LOWNDES COUNTY, Georgia – Valdosta Police Chief Leslie Manahan has released information about the aggressive Valdosta Police Department’s (VPD) response to numerous citizen concerns. According to Manahan, over the past month the Valdosta Police Department has received numerous complaints regarding traffic concerns throughout the city. These complaints have included…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LAKELAND, Georgia – At the encouragement of local citizen Justin Studstill, Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones stopped briefly in Lakeland and met with area citizens at City Hall. Jones visited Lakeland on Monday, June 10th for about an hour. There was not a lot of advanced notice of Jones’ effort…
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – Some people stayed and some went home frustrated on Monday’s (June 10) Lanier County Board of Commissioner’s Meeting. This was the response to high attendance to one of the critical meetings affecting property owner’s pocketbook. I suspect that there were easily 100 or more…