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…
Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter reach 70th wedding anniversary
ATLANTA (AP) - Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are marking their 70th wedding anniversary. The former U.S. president and first lady married on July 7, 1946, in their small hometown of Plains, Georgia. Jimmy Carter, who's…
Community remembers Colquitt County murder victims
MOULTRIE (WCTV Eyewitness News) – We're closing in on the two month anniversary of the Colquitt County house fire where five young adults were found shot and killed. The person accused of pulling the trigger…
Charges dropped against trucking company involved in 1-16…
BRYAN Co. - Bryan County's district attorney will not prosecute the trucking company involved in the crash that killed five Georgia Southern nursing students, last spring. The DA dropped the charges against Mississippi-based Total Transportation on Wednesday, after…
Woman fires shot during heated argument
SUMTER Co. - A fight between two women in Sumter County escalated to the point of gunfire over the weekend. Rebecca Hancock and Kolbee Taylor reportedly got into a fight near a home on Tommy…
Teen charged with selling alcohol on Facebook
PELHAM, Ga. - A Mitchell County teenager was arrested Friday for allegedly trying to sell alcohol on Facebook. Laka Pilgrim, 18, was charged with underage possession of alcohol, illegal sale of alcohol and a…
Morning News Briefs for 7-6-16
Dekito Champ is charged with the murder of his girlfriend Jana Watson last March and police reported that Champ then attempted to take his own life. His arraignment is set to take place today and…
Gang activity puts Ga. prisons on lockdown
CALHOUN CO. - Several Georgia prisons have been placed on lockdown because of rising tensions between gangs. State officials said they decided to restrict the movement of inmates and cancel visitation after a June 11…
GBI and sheriff’s officials investigate two Coffee Co.…
COFFEE CO. - Officials are investigating the deaths of two individuals found inside their home Friday in Coffee County. The bodies of the married couple, Donald Morris, 75, and Linda Morris, 68, were taken to the Georgia…