ATLANTA – Georgia set a new economic development record in FY26 with $35.2 billion in investment and an estimated 25,300 new jobs. Release: ATLANTA – Governor Brian P. Kemp, in conjunction with the Georgia Department…
Brooks County State Court Judge arrested for DUI…
VALDOSTA - A Brooks County State Court Judge has been arrested for driving under the influence, the Georgia State Patrol confirms. Judge William Folsom, 68, was arrested on Monday just after 6:30 p.m. after being…
Morning News Briefs for 12-15-16
Valdosta Announces Holiday Sanitation Schedule...The City of Valdosta will be closed for the Christmas Day and New Year’s Day holidays.No sanitation services will be offered for the Christmas and New Year’s holiday, which this year…
Funeral for 2nd slain Georgia officer to be…
AMERICUS, Ga. (WCTV Eyewitness News) - A funeral for the second of two south Georgia police officers killed last week will be held Wednesday. Jodi Smith (left) and Nicholas Smarr The funeral home handling the…
Brooks County State Court Judge arrested for DUI…
VALDOSTA - A Brooks County State Court Judge has been arrested for driving under the influence, the Georgia State Patrol confirms. Judge William Folsom, 68, was arrested on Monday just after 6:30 p.m. after…
Morning News Briefs for 12-14-16
The Valdosta Board of Education unanimously approved the trip for the Valdosta Wildcats to appear in the GEICO State Champions Bowl Series. No tickets will be sold locally. Valdosta's game against the Chandler Wolves from…
Bank teller sentenced for check cashing fraud
WASHINGTON – A Columbus, Georgia resident was sentenced to 37 months in prison today for her role in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of…
Six law officers shot in Georgia in less…
LAVONIA, Ga. - In less than a week, six Georgia law enforcement officers have been shot in the line of duty, including four on Monday. The latest happened Monday evening in Lavonia in Northeast Georgia where…
Body found along train tracks
DOUGLAS, Ga. (WCTV Eyewitness News) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into the death of a man whose body was found along railroad tracks in south Georgia. The GBI said in a statement…