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 7-14-16
Valdosta’s Georgia State Patrol post has reported that, during the Independence Day Holiday Period from July 1st to July 4th, troopers investigated 19 crashes with 9 injuries and 0 fatalities. Statewide, Georgia State Patrol investigated…
Morning News Briefs for 7-13-16
The man who ambushed and shot a Valdosta Police officer outside an apartment complex Friday has been transported to South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta yesterday. Stephen Beck has been receiving medical care since he was…
Lockdowns partially lifted at 6 Georgia prisons
FORSYTH, Ga. (WCTV Eyewitness News) - Corrections officials in Georgia have partially lifted lockdown conditions in six of eight prisons that faced the restrictions after numerous instances of violence related to gang tensions. The Georgia…
SCLC sponsors rally against police shootings
VALDOSTA - A group gathered at the old Valdosta Courthouse to rally behind shooting victims. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference spear-headed the rally. They said they wanted to stand in support with protesters across the country, speaking…
Postal Service Encourages Voters to Mail Early
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — With millions of return ballots expected to be mailed during the election season this fall, the U.S. Postal Service is encouraging voters to mail early. Voters are asked to mail completed absentee ballots…
New I-75 Brighton Road Overpass Scheduled to Open…
TIFTON – The new Brighton Road interchange set to open Tuesday provides safer exit and entry to Interstate 75 with relocated, longer ramps and a wider overpass that gives drivers an unobstructed view of oncoming…
GDOT Resurfacing I-75 Inside Lane and Shoulder in…
TIFT CO. - Contractor Reames and Son Construction Co. Inc. of Valdosta will begin milling and paving the inside (left) lane and shoulder of Interstate 75 North. Milling is the removal of the top layer of…
Police: 5 officers dead, 6 hurt in Dallas…
DALLAS (AP) - A memorial group says the slaying of five police officers in Dallas in an attack blamed on snipers was the deadliest day in U.S. law enforcement history since the Sept. 11, 2001,…