LOWNDES CO. – Fire Rescue shares lithium-ion battery safety tips ahead of Fire Prevention Week, October 4–10. Release: Lowndes County Fire Rescue Urges Residents to Power Up Their Devices with Fire Safety in Mind The…
Valdosta > ESPLOST 5 to Kick Off
VALDOSTA -- Supporters of the next Educational Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, or ESPLOST, are preparing to kick off their campaign with an event on Tuesday. ESPLOST V will be launched at an event…
Douglas > Escaped Inmate Captured
DOUGLAS -- Coffee County authorities are reporting the capture of an escaped Coffee County Jail inmate. Troy Wilson Lambert was being transported to the Coffee County Jail. At the entrance to the jail, he managed to…
Stevens > The Common Core Debate
Tom Stevens, Valdosta Today Opinion Contributor: The Common Core debate for the most part addresses the content and or utility of the program and occasionally the context or constitutionality of the program. My former boss…
Thomasville > Apartment Complex Catches Fire
THOMASVILLE -- Multiple apartments in the Wood Valley Apartment complex caught on fire yesterday, Feb. 19 in Thomasville. According to Thomasville firefighters, an 8-year-old boy ignited the fire by playing with a lighter. The boy…
Ashburn > One Dead After Semi Truck Collision
ASHBURN -- One person died this morning in a semi truck collision on I-75. The accident occurred around 3:30 a.m. Friday morning near mile marker 88. The GDOT closed down one lane of traffic near…
Hahira > Man Caught Stealing From Hahira Residence
HAHIRA -- A man was arrested in Hahira while attempting to steal items from a local resident's garage. Lowndes County Sheriff's deputies arrested 32-year-old Johnathan Clint Boyd at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14 on the…
Sylvester > Log Truck Flipped Over On Highway…
[caption id="attachment_21251" align="alignleft" width="630"] Photo credit: WALB/SPD[/caption] SYLVESTER -- A log truck rolled onto it's side this morning on Monroe Street near Mullis Street. Police officials reported that a van pulled in front of…
Lowndes > Lowndes County Receives Hard Freeze Warning
LOWNDES -- The National Weather Service in Tallahassee Fla. has released a hard freeze warning for Lowndes County. The hard freeze warning remains in effect from 10 p.m. tonight to 9 a.m. on Friday. A hard…