The investigation into a shots fired call continue in Moultrie as police look for clues and answers regarding why a person or persons opened fire on a home belonging to Johnnie Claitt. The police report states that as many as four projectiles were fired and the victim reported that he had no idea why anyone would want to commit such an aggressive act towards him. No one was injured.
Two Jacksonville residents, Vance Harris and Mercroneisha Clark at last report were still on lockdown at the Tift County Jail after their arrest. The duo led officers on a high speed chase through Turner and Tift counties. The charges against Clark include possession of cocaine and giving false information while Harris faces multiple violations including theft, felony flight and numerous traffic violations. At one point during the chase Harris jumped from the moving vehicle and fled but was apprehended a short distance away from the vehicle which crashed.
The city of Grantville, Georgia is hoping that a new four day work week planned for permanent city workers there will provide them with new incentives. The employees have few benefits and no retirement plan according to the report and the shortened work week could boost morale. The plan was given a trial period last year and officials reported that it was successful and that led to their approval of the plan.
Mayor John Gayle and members of the Valdosta City Council will consider multiple board and committee appointments this week. The vacancies include the Housing Authority, Land Bank Authority, Parks and Recreation Authority, Public Art Advisory Committee and the Keep Lowndes-Valdosta Beautiful Board. The council meets Thursday May 5th at 5:30 p.m. in council chambers on the second floor of City Hall and the public is encouraged to attend.
Motorists should prepare for nighttime ramp and lane closures and a reduction in speed as a project to resurface Interstate 75 from Tift County to Turner County begins May 8. Reames and Son Construction Co. Inc. of Valdosta will be resurfacing 18.8 miles of the roadway and off and on ramps at a cost of $19.8 million. The contractor will work a Sunday through Thursday schedule and all work will be done at night. Single lane closures are allowed from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Monday through Sunday, double lane closures from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. and ramp closures from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. The speed limit on I-75 will be reduced to 60 mph within the work zone.
Georgia Department of Transportation will be closing Interstate 75 at the Old Clyattville Road Exit 13 next week for repairs to the bridge. The bridge was damaged in 2013 due to a tractor trailer crashing and catching fire under the west end of the bridge. The work begins today beginning and is only expected to take two or three days to complete. I-75 Southbound will be completely closed at Exit 13 and traffic will be detoured. May 2,3, and 4 (only if needed) southbound traffic on I-75 at Exit 13 (Old Clyattville Road) will be detoured beginning at 9 p.m. each night and end by 5 a.m. the following morning. This includes the entrance ramp to I-75 Southbound at Exit 13. Traffic will not be detoured during daylight hours.
