VALDOSTA – A Valdosta warming and cooling shelter has been renamed in honor of longtime community advocate Jeanette Newbern Coody. Release: On Friday, August 14, 2026, the City of Valdosta officially celebrated the ribbon cutting…
Woman dies in Moultrie wreck
MOULTRIE - Police are investigating a fatal wreck that occurred shortly before noon Wednesday morning in Moultrie. Patricia Cooper, 53, of Norman Park was reportedly killed when a truck struck the driver's side door of…
Four sentenced in Walmart check fraud scheme
MOULTRIE - Four Georgia residents have been sentenced for their roles in a fraudulent check cashing scheme. The Department of Justice reports that Caseita Jenkins, 39, Jennifer Wilson, 38, Tonyal Loud, 38, and Oceana Pace,…
Thomasville High School senior killed in crash on…
THOMASVILLE, Ga. - A car crash rocks Thomasville High School. A senior is killed just one day before graduation. Nineteen-year-old Travis Island's seat was empty in school Thursday. "It was going to already be empty…
Online education proves to be best option for…
VALDOSTA - Caisen-Lynn McClendon, of Valdosta, is a seven-year-old 1st grader at Georgia Cyber Academy (GCA). Caisen-Lynn also has autism, but that doesn’t stop her from doing well in school and competing in sports. Caisen-Lynn…
Timber industry faces severe loss as wildfire burns
ST. GEORGE, Ga. – The West Mims fire has scorched more than 150,000 acres of land since it began in early April, and only about a quarter of it has been contained. Fire officials say…
Man struck by school bus
VALDOSTA - A Lowndes County school bus reportedly struck a man with a bicycle in front of the entrance to Lowndes High School on Norman Drive Wednesday afternoon, according to the Valdosta Police Department. The…
In Other News: Want a Box of “Marshmallow…
Every kid . . . or adult . . . who's ever eaten Lucky Charms has had the same thought: Can't I just have a bowl of the marshmallows without the cereal getting in the…
In Other News: “Roseanne” Is Officially Coming Back…
Earlier this month, a "Roseanne" revival was being shopped to networks, and yesterday ABC revealed that they'd picked it up, after a bidding war with Netflix. It'll premiere sometime early next year . . .…