VALDOSTA – Valdosta State University generated $412.5 million in economic impact during Fiscal Year 2025 while supporting 3,472 jobs across the region. Release: VALDOSTA — Valdosta State University generated an estimated $412.5 million in total…
Cook Co. > One Dead and Two Injured…
COOK CO. -- A Cook County teen died in a car crash this Sunday, March 29, on Roundtree-McCraney Road. The teen, 16-year-old Gage Raper was ejected from the back window of a Ford Mustang. The…
Cordele > Semi-Truck Overturned on I-75
CORDELE -- A semi-truck flipped over on I-75 this morning, Monday, March 30. The driver, Joseph Wayne Stewart lost control of the semi-truck and ran into the front of a Mitsubishi Galant. The truck then flipped…
Americus > Police Search for Americus Man
AMERICUS – Americus Police officials are searching for a man after he ran a stop sign and fled the scene. The man, 27-year-old Travis Cook fled the scene by foot and ran into the woods.…
Brooks Co. > Bicyclist Killed on Highway 84…
BROOKS CO. – Police identified the bicyclist killed on Highway 84 as 27-year-old Karl Mitchell Thompson. On Thursday, Thompson was hit by a semi truck while riding his bike on the edge of Highway 84.…
Valdosta > Two Men Arrested For Trading Stolen…
VALDOSTA -- Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men for trading stolen firearms with an undercover agent. The two men, 21-year-old, Dexter Antonio Swift and 26-year-old Thomas Sheppard Jr. approached an undercover investigator about trading firearms…
Brooks Co. > Man Killed Riding Bicycle on…
BROOKS CO. -- A man was hit and killed yesterday by a semi-truck while riding his bicycle. The man was riding his bicycle on Highway 84 when he was struck by the truck. Brooks County…
Valdosta > Police Make Second Arrest In Car…
VALDOSTA -- Valdosta Police arrested another man for driving into the home at 920 E. Brookwood Place. On Thursday, 33-year-old Hayward Nash was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, aggravated battery, reckless conduct, and criminal damage…
Albany > Albany Man Arrested For Kidnapping
ALBANY -- An Albany man was caught kidnapping two children on Tuesday. Horrell H. White was arrested and charged with kidnapping and sexual battery. A concerned neighbor reported the kidnapping to the Albany police. The neighbor…