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…
Douglas > Jail Employee Arrested For Having Sex…
DOUGLAS -- A Coffee County jail employee violated his Oath of Office by having sex with an inmate. On Tuesday, 53-year-old James Dixon was arrested after he was caught engaging in sex on video surveillance. Dixon…
Leesburg > Lee County Sheriff’s Office Faces Two…
LEESBURG -- A Lee County Sheriff, three deputies and the County Commission are facing two lawsuits for violation of civil rights. One of the lawsuits was filed in Albany Federal Court, by Rosetta Bateman. The other…
Cook Co. > One Dead and Two Injured…
COOK CO. -- A Cook County teen died in a car crash this Sunday, March 29, on Roundtree-McCraney Road. The teen, 16-year-old Gage Raper was ejected from the back window of a Ford Mustang. The…
Brooks Co. > Bicyclist Killed on Highway 84…
BROOKS CO. – Police identified the bicyclist killed on Highway 84 as 27-year-old Karl Mitchell Thompson. On Thursday, Thompson was hit by a semi truck while riding his bike on the edge of Highway 84.…
Valdosta > Two Men Arrested For Trading Stolen…
VALDOSTA -- Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men for trading stolen firearms with an undercover agent. The two men, 21-year-old, Dexter Antonio Swift and 26-year-old Thomas Sheppard Jr. approached an undercover investigator about trading firearms…
Brooks Co. > Man Killed Riding Bicycle on…
BROOKS CO. -- A man was hit and killed yesterday by a semi-truck while riding his bicycle. The man was riding his bicycle on Highway 84 when he was struck by the truck. Brooks County…
Valdosta > Lowndes County Commission Approves New Speed…
VALDOSTA — The Lowndes County Commission approved a new speed zone ordinance at the city council meeting last night. The ordinance will be applied to State Route 38 near Old Quitman Highway, and the original speed limit of…
Albany > 10-Year-Old Hospitalized After Consuming Alcohol
ALBANY -- Dougherty County Police are investigating a case involving a 10-year-old boy being hospitalized after consuming alcohol. The child was sent to a hospital in Macon after a family member noticed him acting strange on Thursday.…