VALDOSTA - The Valdosta Police Department arrests a 62-year-old Valdosta man for aggravated assault after an investigation into a shooting. Release: Arrested: Harviere Tarpley, African American male, 62 years of age, Valdosta resident On Sunday,…
Braves Shut Out Nationals, Improve To 11-1
When GM Frank Wren acquired starter Paul Maholm from the Cubs last July, he was meant to anchor the back end of the Braves' rotation. Someone forgot to tell the left-hander that he wasn't supposed…
Masters’ Green Jacket Heading Down Under
For the first time in Masters history, the famous green jacket will be heading to the Land Down Under after Aussie Adam Scott defeated Argentina's Angel Cabrera in a two-hole playoff. Scott thought he had…
Adel Kidnapping Suspect Caught, Arrested In Macon
A man wanted in a Ray City kidnapping and rape case has been found near Macon. 42-year old Charles Heard was stopped on I-75 in Monroe County over the weekend after a brief chase. Heard…
Valdosta Receives Water Treatment Plant of the Year…
Valdosta, GA- The City of Valdosta Water Treatment Plant has been recognized as the 2013 Water Treatment Plant of the Year by the Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP). The plant was recently evaluated by GAWP…
Rape, Shooting Suspect Wanted In Adel Kidnapping
WALB is reporting that investigators with the Adel PD and Berrien County Sheriff's Office are looking into a possible kidnapping that began last night in Ray City. Investigators are looking for 42-year old Charles Heard.…
Fire Damaged Moultrie Youth Center Demolished
The Moultrie Youth Center is nothing more than a vacant slab at the moment. After a fire ripped through the building on March 18th, city officials said from the onset that the building was likely…
U.S. Poet Laureate Philip Levine to Speak April…
[caption id="attachment_1899" align="alignleft" width="300"] Philip Levinephoto by David Skankbone[/caption] As part of National Poetry Month, Valdosta State University’s Department of English is sponsoring the contemporary writers series. Pulitzer Prize winner and 2011-2012 U.S. Poet Laureate,…
Valdosta Celebrates Georgia Cities Week, April 20-27
The City of Valdosta will join other cities across Georgia in celebrating Georgia Cities Week, April 20-27, to recognize the many services city governments provide and their contribution to a better quality of life in…