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…
Morning News Briefs for 8-3-16
[audio mp3="https://valdostatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/NEWS-AUDIO-8-3-16.mp3"][/audio] The perils of Dawson, Georgia Mayor Christopher Wright continue to mount now that he has been cited for impersonating an officer of the law. While traveling through Albany complaints were lodged against Wright…
Pregnant women warned to avoid travel to Zika…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV Eyewitness News) -- More victims infected with Zika virus are expected in the Miami region. There are currently 388 cases of Zika here in Florida, and now Congress is on recess without…
Morning News Briefs for 8-2-16
In a sweeping round-up of suspects, Bainbridge law enforcement officials along with troopers from the Georgia State Patrol and the Department of Community Supervision enacted raids and drug busts. The result was the arrests of…
GSP: Two local traffic fatalities, 62 injuries in…
VALDOSTA - According to Sergeant First Class Jeromy Roberts, Post #31 Valdosta Troopers investigated 144 traffic crashes, resulting in 62 injuries and 2 fatalities during the month of July 2016. SFC Roberts also said during…
Morning News Briefs for 7-29-16
There has been another attack on law enforcement officers; the latest incident took place in San Diego, California. According to the report from KGTV and CNN one officer is dead and a second officer was…
Local summer program feeds kids in South Georgia
By Noelani Mathews | WCTV Eyewitness News LOWNDES Co. - In South Georgia, 1-in-3 children don't know where their next meal will come from, according to the non-profit Feeding America. During the Summer months, it…
Two men killed in Lowndes County crash
Release from the Georgia State Patrol On 7/28/2016 at approximately 0735 hours, SFC Jeromy Roberts responded to a two vehicle collision on Whitewater Road near Idlewood Drive in Lowndes County. A blue 2002 Dodge Ram,…
Morning News Briefs for 7-28-16
Authorities in Cordele quickly made an arrest in the robbery of a local jewelry store. After responding to the robbery and shots fired call a man was spotted and a chase began. The suspect was…