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 5-13-16
The Georgia Department of Transportation issues regular warnings to motorists traveling the state’s roadways to drive cautiously through construction work sites to secure the safety of road crew workers. A Randolph County was airlifted to…
South Georgia ‘Stamps Out Hunger’
Photo courtesy of WCTV LOWNDES Co. - Second Harvest Food Bank is teaming up with postal carriers to Stamp Out Hunger on Saturday. Every mailbox in 30 counties across South Georgia will receive blue donation…
Valdosta Firefighters Collect Donations for Burn Victims in…
Photo courtesy of WCTV VALDOSTA - The Valdosta Fire Department will kick off the annual “Give Burns the Boot” drive on Thursday, May 5, joining more than 100 other fire departments throughout the state of…
Morning News Briefs for 5-12-16
On Saturday, May 14 at 10 a.m., Valdosta citizens will gather for a ceremony to officially rename Laurel Avenue, which runs from the entrance to the west end of Sunset Hill Cemetery, to "Melvin Nelson…
Woman charged with murdering grandson out on bond
ALBANY - A woman charged with murder in the death of her grandson has been released on bond. Symanthia Price posted a $50,000 bond Tuesday Price was recently indicted for murder and felony child cruelty following the…
GBI: Fight might have led to Colquitt man’s…
Image courtesy of WCTV COLQUITT CO. - A man was found dead behind a shed in Colquitt County on Monday night, and investigators are investigating a possible homicide. GBI Agent Jamy Steinberg says the victim…
Work Zone Crash Injures GDOT Worker; Georgia DOT…
GEORGIA — In less than a week, two work zone crashes have killed a driver, seriously injured a Georgia DOT worker and proved to be traumatic near misses for other employees. On Monday, May 9,…
Morning News Briefs for 5-11-16
Officials in Colquitt County report that the death of a man whose body was discovered inside a shed on Sardis Church Road property may have been caused by a fight. Though autopsy results are still…