ATLANTA – Georgia health officials confirm measles in an unvaccinated metro Atlanta resident with no known travel or exposure history. Release: ATLANTA—The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed measles in an unvaccinated resident…
Waycross Man convicted in Seminole County Murders
ALBANY -- A Waycross man is headed to prison for the rest of his life after being convicted of killing two people in Seminole County. DanTony Swinson received the sentence Wednesday evening after a jury…
Officers take control of Man attempting to Harm…
VALDOSTA -- Thursday morning, around 9:00, an adult male was observed walking in the parking lot of the South Georgia Medical Center Outpatient Center making threats to harm himself. The hospital security staff was immediately…
Police search for Teen Robbery Suspect
VALDOSTA -- Valdosta police are on the hunt for an armed robbery suspect. A woman told police that she was walking into her home when two male suspects pointed a handgun at her and demanded…
More Drug Busts Reported
CAIRO -- As Grady County deputies and Cairo Police officers were serving outstanding arrest warrants just after midnight Wednesday morning, they ended up making new Meth arrests as well. The officers went to Old Egg Road…
Woman Arrested related to Husband’s Death
FITZGERALD -- Melissa Kay Stuckert is in the Ben Hill County jail, in connection with the death of her husband, who died in December of 2013. Robert Stuckert, was 71 when he died at his home on West Chattahoochee Street in Fitzgerald.…
Housing, Heroism, Hypocrisy: David Simon’s Latest Drama Will…
“Show me a hero and I'll write you a tragedy,” F. Scott Fitzgerald. Nick Rudnik, Valdosta Today Opinion Contributor Political scientists, myself included, are concerned with how people and societies best govern themselves. By understanding…
VSU’s Barnas Writes Battle of Wanat Script, Wins…
On July 13, 2008, at a remote outpost near the village of Wanat, in the Waygal District of Nuristan Province in Afghanistan, 49 American soldiers and 24 Afghan National Army soldiers were attacked by some…
Canned Food Drive, Last Chance for Splash Island…
VALDOSTA – An End-of-Summer Fireworks Show will fill the air Saturday night at Wild Adventures Theme Park as part of a special three-day Labor Day Weekend. In support of Second Harvest of South Georgia, the…