Second Defendant Pleads Guilty in Bid-Rigging Scheme Involving Moody Air Force Base Projects *
People for Progress of South Georgia Plans Peaceful Demonstration Saturday in Valdosta *
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Vehicle Fires in South Georgia Serve as Reminder of Roadside Dangers *

Teens

Teens 13-16 Wanted for S.A.Y.V.E. Program: STAND AGAINST YOUTH VIOLENCE EDUCTION

May 21, 2024 |

By Carol A. Gasser Moore LOWNDES COUNTY, Georgia – The Valdosta Police Department (VPD) is looking for participants for our S.A.Y.V.E. (Stand Against Youth Violence Education Program). Applications accepted until Friday, May 24th. This program runs from June 10th-14th. It is for teens ages 13-16 years. The Stand Against Youth Violence Education program members will…

Three Convicted in Columbus Shooting that Killed Two Teens, Injured Two Others

November 17, 2023 |

ATLANTA, GA – Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that Rodderick Glanton, Homer Upshaw, and Terrance Upshaw have been convicted in the June 2021 shooting that killed 17-year-old Jesse Ransom and 18-year-old Saiveon Pugh and wounded two others. The Attorney General’s Gang Prosecution Unit presented evidence to a Muscogee County Jury, which returned…