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Five million vaccines administered in Georgia

Regional NewsApril 16, 2021

Release: Atlanta, GA - Today, the Georgia Department of Public Health vaccine dashboard reported over 5 million vaccines have been administered in the state of Georgia. Over 3.2 million Georgians have received at least one…

GBI Arrests former Sheriff’s Deputy in Officer Involved…

Regional NewsApril 16, 2021

Release: On April 15, 2021, the GBI arrested former Oglethorpe County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Norton Davis, 35, of Colbert, and charged him with two counts of Aggravated Assault. Davis turned himself into the Clarke County…

Nursing home workers steal and resell patient medicines

Regional NewsApril 16, 2021

Release: Second of two defendants sentenced in scheme to steal, sell drugs from nursing home patients Ex-employees admitted participation in conspiracy BRUNSWICK, GA: Two former employees of a nursing and personal care facility have been…

GDOL announces continued increase in Georgia jobs

BusinessApril 16, 2021

Release: Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Drops in March While Jobs Increase Atlanta, GA – The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced recently that Georgia’s unemployment rate dropped 0.3 percentage points to reach 4.5 percent in March while the state saw…

Resurfacing project starting next week in Tifton

Local NewsApril 16, 2021

Release: TIFTON – Contractors are scheduled to begin work Monday, April 19, on improvements to Second Street in Tifton.The construction zone will extend from the intersection of US 82 to Virginia Avenue. Drivers should expect temporary…

Georgia man indicted for owing over $10 Million…

Regional NewsApril 16, 2021

Release: Businessman Charged with Failure to Pay Employment Taxes and Attempt to Obstruct the IRS Allegedly Caused Tax Loss in Excess of $10 million A federal grand jury in Atlanta, Georgia, returned an indictment yesterday…

Decatur Co. SR 253 Spring Creek bridge traffic…

Regional NewsApril 16, 2021

Release: BAINBRIDGE – The contractor replacing the State Route (SR) 253 bridge at Spring Creek in Decatur County has scheduled a traffic shift Monday, April 19, onto new lanes. Operators of wide vehicles or pieces of…

Quitman man arrested for rape, child molestation

Local NewsApril 16, 2021

Release: GBI Arrests Brooks County Man on Rape, Incest, and Child Molestation Charges Quitman, GA (April 14, 2021) – On Monday, April 12, 2021, a Brooks County Grand Jury indicted Will Cope, age 44, of Quitman,…

Raymond Otto Burkett

ObituariesApril 16, 2021

Raymond Otto Burkett, 88, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Born on September 15, 1932 in Orlando, Florida, son of the late Matthew B. and Bessie Z. Beverly Burkett, he was a U.S.…

James J. Bell

ObituariesApril 16, 2021

Mr. James J. Bell (Jim), 83, passed from this life on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. A resident of Valdosta, he was born in Woodburn, New York, on January 3, 1938, the 3rd of six children…