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…
Prine Attends Georgia Sheriffs Training Conference
VALDOSTA -- Sheriffs’ Offices in Georgia have many responsibilities such as providing courthouse security, operating jails, transporting inmates and mental patients, performing traffic and law enforcement functions, registering sex offenders and many more. Sheriffs are…
A Conversation with Kevin Kinney of Drivin’ &…
John Clark, Georgia News Network ATLANTA -- In association with their Georgia Music Hall of Fame award, Georgia News Network sat down with Kevin Kinney, lead singer of the Atlanta band Drivin’ & Cryin’. The…
Girlfriends’ Knife Fight leads to Arrest
THOMASVILLE -- An argument between the girlfriends a a Thomasville man resulted in a knife fight and ultimate arrest. Heather Renee Folsom, 26, was arrested Tuesday for aggravated assault, according to reprots from the…
Wolford Indicted in Poppell Murder
THOMASVILLE -- A Thomas County Grand Jury has indicted Jamey Wolford in the murder of James Eric Poppell. Deputies found Poppell, 31, shot to death at the Azalea Trailer Park, on North Pinetree Blvd. in…
Obama Clean Power Plan could impact Georgia Jobs
ATLANTA -- This week the Obama Administration released a final version of the Clean Power Plan, giving unprecedented power to the EPA with aim to cut carbon emissions by 32% by 2030. The plan could…
Sinkhole Opens near the Shiloh forcing Detours
LOWNDES COUNTY -- Residents in north Lowndes County were notified Tuesday night that a large sinkhole had formed near the Shiloh community. The sinkhole consumed a pond and forced the closing of a busy county…
Stanton Issues Statement on VSU Budget Issues
VALDOSTA -- Dr. Cecil P. Staton, interim president of Valdosta State University, issued the following update to faculty, staff, alumni, stakeholders, and friends of the university: In October, Valdosta State University will present its proposed…
Deadly Brooks County Accident claims Life
[caption id="attachment_26373" align="alignnone" width="630"] GSP Photo[/caption] BROOKS COUNTY -- The Georgia State Patrol is reporting a deadly accident which took one life. Tuesday afternoon, Georgia State Trooper TFC Jeremy Swain was dispatched to a three vehicle collision…