VALDOSTA — The Quality of Life Association celebrates black history month with a narrated living timeline showcasing many famous Black history figures of yesterday and today. The fundraising event titled, “All Shades Art Exhibit and…
Local School Surpasses Peers in Testing
Release: On Tuesday, September 28, 2021, the GBI was requested by the Marietta Police Department to investigate an officer involved shooting. The early investigation indicates that at 6:53 a.m., there was a carjacking near 1438…
Suicidal man shot after threat to officers
Release: (Smyrna, GA) - On Saturday, September 18, 2021, the GBI was requested by the Smyrna Police Department to investigate an officer involved shooting. Preliminary information indicates that at 3:22 p.m., officers responded to 3014 North…
Kemp: Vanderlande will create 500 jobs in Cobb…
Release: Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that global material handling and logistics company Vanderlande Industries Inc. ("Vanderlande") will invest $59 million in expanding their North American headquarters in Cobb County. This expansion will create 500…
Cobb Co. traffic stop leads to chase, Officer…
Release: On Monday, August 2, 2021, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was requested by the Powder Springs Police Department to investigate an officer involved shooting. At the intersection of C.H. James Parkway and Brownsville Road…
Kemp Appoints Valdosta Native as District Attorney
COBB COUNTY, Ga. - On Wednesday, Governor Brian Kemp announced the appointment of Cobb County’s Chief Magistrate Court Judge, Joyette Holmes, as District Attorney, AJC reported. Holmes, who grew up in Valdosta, is now the…
Atlanta > Mother Facing Charges over Encouragement to…
ATLANTA -- A Cobb County mother said her son is the victim of bullying. Now she is facing criminal charges for stepping in to help. Gabriel Choctaw, 27, is facing charges for disrupting a Cobb…
Marietta > Charges Dropped Against Drive Thru Eater
MARIETTA -- Apparently you can still take that Big Mac to go, and eat it in the car. Madison Turner, of Alabama, who was ticketed for eating a cheeseburger while driving won't be prosecuted, according to…