LOWNDES CO. - A public private partnership worth $39 million will bring fiber internet to 16,000 locations in Lowndes County. Release: About 16,000 locations in Lowndes County, Ga., will be able to get high-speed fiber…
Home Fire Hospitalizes Moultrie Man
[caption id="attachment_1607" align="alignleft" width="300"] shutterstock.com[/caption] Moultrie, GA - Trevor Haynes, 32, is in the hospital after suffering from second and third degree burns sustained in house fire Saturday morning on 5th Avenue North West in Moultrie. Investigators…
Tift County Man Arrested, Charged In October Murder
A Tift County man was arrested over the weekend, charged in an October shooting that killed 35-year old Arlester Jackson of Ty Ty. Tift County Sheriff's Deputies went to a home in Ty Ty on…
Feds: GA In Non-Compliance With Payments To Some…
State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler today acknowledged receiving notification from the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) that Georgia could be out of conformity with federal law for not paying unemployment benefits to certain educational…
3M Pounds Of Pizza, Snacks Recalled From Waycross…
New York-based snack food maker Rich Products is recalling over 3 million pounds of frozen pizza and snacks that came from its Waycross plant. The snacks have best buy dates from Jan. 1 2013 through…
FL Senate Passes Ban On ‘Internet Cafes’
What was thought to be a tough vote to ban so-called Internet cafes in the state of Florida turned out to be anything but, with the Senate voting 36-4 to get rid of the businesses.…
Convicted Moultrie Killer Now Facing Rape Charges
A man who served over two decades behind bars in a 1985 murder is now facing more charges. 46-year old Floyd Coates, Jr. was indicted by a Colquitt County grand jury this week on charges…
Albany Police Bust Marijuana Grow House
[caption id="attachment_1610" align="alignleft" width="300"] shutterstock.com[/caption] A man and a woman are in jail after Albany police discovered a marijuana grow house while investigating another crime. The police were call to investigate a possible home invasion…
LMIG Program Provides Funding to Repave City Streets
[caption id="attachment_1717" align="alignleft" width="300"] shutterstock.com[/caption] The Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant (LMIG) Program has allocated transportation funding from the state to repave streets in the City of Valdosta, beginning Monday, April 8, weather permitting. Click here to…