Valdosta, GA- The Morehouse (College) chapter of the NAACP is calling on the Department of Justice to conduct an ‘immediate investigation’ into the death of 17-year old Kendrick Johnson after uncovering what they call conflicting reports. According to a release from the Morehouse chapter, an EMT report stated that Johnson was found “exposed from mid torso [...]
Back on March 10, police in Moultrie were called to the 800 block of 12th Street NW in response to a shooting that occurred outside of a nightclub. Two men were shot in that incident, although both eventually recovered from their injuries. Three weeks after the shooting, Moultrie Police identified 25-year old Darryl Burks as [...]
Valdosta, GA- The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that metro Valdosta’s unemployment rate declined to 7.3 percent in April, down four-tenths of a percentage point from 7.7 percent in March. The rate was 8.1 percent in April a year ago. The rate declined as the number of jobs in metro Valdosta increased by 1,000 to [...]
Valdosta, GA- A 22-year old Valdosta man is recovering after police say he was found shot inside an apartment at The Grove on Baytree Road. Police were called to the complex in the 2200 block shortly before 1:30 Wednesday morning after receiving reports of residents hearing shots fired from building F. Aric Simmons suffered a single [...]
Valdosta, GA- AAA Travel projects 34.8 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Memorial Day holiday weekend, a 0.9 percent decrease from the 35.1 million people who traveled last year. The Memorial Day holiday travel period is defined as Thursday, May 23 to Monday, May 27. AAA projects just over 1 million [...]
Valdosta, GA- The Morehouse (College) chapter of the NAACP is calling on the Department of Justice to conduct an ‘immediate investigation’ into the death of 17-year old Kendrick Johnson after uncovering what they call conflicting reports. According to a release from the Morehouse chapter, an EMT report stated that Johnson was found “exposed from mid torso [...]
Valdosta, GA- The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that metro Valdosta’s unemployment rate declined to 7.3 percent in April, down four-tenths of a percentage point from 7.7 percent in March. The rate was 8.1 percent in April a year ago. The rate declined as the number of jobs in metro Valdosta increased by 1,000 to [...]
Atlanta, GA- National Hurricane Preparedness Week is May 26 through June 1, and Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens wants to remind Georgians that they should check their insurance policies to be sure they have adequate coverage. Besides high winds, hurricanes can cause flooding, storm surges in coastal areas, and tornadoes, all potentially devastating to life and property. “Our [...]
Back on March 10, police in Moultrie were called to the 800 block of 12th Street NW in response to a shooting that occurred outside of a nightclub. Two men were shot in that incident, although both eventually recovered from their injuries. Three weeks after the shooting, Moultrie Police identified 25-year old Darryl Burks as [...]
Black Crow Media has teamed up with the local chapter of the American Red Cross to raise money to benefit the victims of the recent tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. On Thursday, May 23rd from 4pm-6pm, you can join us at the following locations… • The Valdosta Mall • Winn Dixie (at 5 points) • Supersuds [...]
Valdosta, GA- On Wednesday, May 22, Second Harvest of South Georgia and volunteers from Wild Adventures Theme Park packed 1,400 disaster relief boxes geared specially toward feeding children and the elderly, two groups which suffer the most in a disaster situation. These relief packs, made possible through a partnership with Abbott and Feeding America, will be strategically pre-positioned [...]
Valdosta, GA- VSU’s softball team has taken one step closer to repeating as Division II Champions, as they dispatched of GSC rival Alabama-Huntsville in three games on Saturday. After VSU knocked off UAH 5-3 on Friday afternoon, Huntsville came back to take game two by a 5-4 margin. The third and deciding game, however, proved to [...]
Tampa, FL- A somewhat surprising run through the Gulf South tournament and into the NCAAs ended in rather short order for Valdosta State’s baseball team in Tampa. After falling to Delta State on Thursday, VSU stayed alive in the double-elimination tournament by defeating Stillman 6-2 Friday morning. That set up a rematch with DSU in a [...]
Quitman, GA – One positive case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) has been confirmed by the Georgia Department of Agriculture in a horse found in Brooks County. This is the first positive case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in a horse in South Georgia this year. About EEE EEE is the inflammation or swelling of [...]
Washington, DC- U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson Tuesday demanded answers from former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioners Steven Miller and Douglas Shulman at a Senate Finance Committee hearing examining the IRS targeting conservative political groups. Isakson stated that he has heard from many constituents who have lost all confidence in the IRS and in the government as [...]
Valdosta, GA- More than two dozen trucks packed with supplies and volunteers left south Georgia bound for Oklahoma on Tuesday morning. Over two dozen people died in the wake of Monday’s EF-5 tornado that cut a nearly 2-mile swath through the OKC suburb of Moore, OK. The Red Cross is also sending in kitchen support trailers to support [...]
