PHOTO: Dr. Kendal Crawford, Valdosta City Schools director of instructional technology and media, left, accepts a $1,000 grant for the Wildcats on Wheels program from Valdosta Rotary Club Literacy Chair Deanna Smith and President Thressea…
Georgia > Senate Approves “Light” Craft Beer Measure
ATLANTA -- State lawmakers approved a bill that could give craft beer brewers the boost they need to help business. The Senate passed SB 63, which would allow 36 ounces of beer to be consumed…
Jacksonville > 14-year old Girl Shot by Man
JACKSONVILLE -- A teenaged girl was shot in the chest by a young man on Thursday. Leroy K. Bostick, 20 of Jacksonville, was arrested and charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault…
Atlanta > Vortex Shooting Kills 2
ATLANTA — Atlanta police are probing a fatal double shooting in the city's Little Five Points neighborhood. Police told local media that two men were fatally shot early Saturday morning near The Vortex Bar &…
Ocilla > Man Receives 18 Months In Jail…
OCILLA -- On Tuesday, Marcus Boatwright pled guilty to six misdemeanor counts of vehicular homicide. On August 8, 2011 Boatwright hit seven stopped vehicles, yielding for construction on Georgia Highway 32. After Boatwright smashed into…
Savannah > Deal Signs Sunday Liquor Law for…
SAVANNAH -- Folks will be able to turn a bit more green on St. Patrick's Days which fall on Sunday's in Savannah. The Governor has signed into law a bill which allows Savannah bars to…
Georgia > Senate Approve Marijuana Bill
ATLANTA -- A medical marijuana bill has passed the Senate. By a vote of 54-1, the bill would exempt from prosecution parents who bring cannabidiol, a non-psychoactive marijuana derivative, into Georgia to treat their children…
Americus > Overcharge at McDonald’s Turns Violent
[caption id="attachment_21948" align="alignnone" width="629"] WALB Photo[/caption] AMERICUS -- We've all had our orders mixed up at a fast food restaurant, probably. However, we've not punched the cashier because of it. Willis Mann ordered at the…
Valdosta > NBC’s The Voice Star, Bay Brooks…
Allison Ericson, Valdosta Today News Director: VALDOSTA -- Bay Brooks, 17-year-old, Valdosta native and Zacadoo's fanatic returned home Thursday to share her journey on becoming a contestant on NBC's The Voice. Brooks was born and…