Morning News Briefs for 8-4-17

Congratulations go out to Jalen Denton the winner of the Young Entrepreneurs Academy Valdosta chapter of a free tuition contest at mellow Mushroom. The rising sixth grader attends Valdosta Middle School and is part of…

Morning News Briefs for 7-13-17

The debate over the establishment of a veteran’s memorial in Lake Park has ended. The Toms Pond site was approved by a 3 to 1 vote of the city council. The leadership also approved the…

Morning News Briefs for 7-6-17

Making a false statement to law enforcement brings serious consequences, as 47 year old Lamar Knight Jr. found out. He has been indicted by a grand jury in Lowndes County for making false statements against…

Morning News Briefs for 6-28-17

In response to the recent gun violence that is plaguing the Ponderosa Drive area the Coordinator of the Citizens Against Violence organization says that residents have come together in a campaign to thwart the rise…

Morning News Briefs for 5-26-17

Lowndes County Sheriff Ashley Paulk and County officials are touting the benefits of the work program initiated to help jail inmates transition back into society. Inmates can actually work off a portion of their sentences…

Morning News Briefs for 3-21-17

25-year-old Rashun Daniels has been arrested by officers with the Valdosta Police department and charged with the weekend armed robbery of a Madison Highway business. Daniels was taken to the Lowndes County Jail. Police credit…

Morning News Briefs for 3-15-17

The man responsible for the robbery of the Southwest Georgia Bank branch in Valdosta has been identified. Valdosta Police report that Charlie Smith was captured just minutes after the Friday afternoon holdup. Agents with the…

Morning News Briefs for 3-6-17

A neighbor witnessed 44 year old Cornelius Burnley shoot and kill another male and then drag the body into his home in Jonesboro, Georgia. Burnley has been arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault.…