THOMASVILLE, Ga. - Thomas County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on multiple drug charges after it was discovered that he was using a pill press to make fake Xanax, according to WALB. According to the…
Railroad crossing closure extended in Fitzgerald
Release: CSX Railroad plans to close the crossing on State Route (SR) 11 South/Grant Street in Fitzgerald next week for maintenance.The crossing is scheduled to close at 8 a.m. Monday, Sept. 20, and reopen by…
Former Fitzgerald Police Captain charged with Sexual Exploitation…
Release: Ben Hill County, GA (November 3, 2020) – On Friday, October 30, 2020, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) arrested former Fitzgerald Police Captain Allen E. Pope, age 54, on sexual exploitation of children charges. …
Former Fitzgerald Band Director Sentenced to 15 Years…
FITZGERALD, Ga. - Former Fitzgerald High School band director, Jonathan Kelly, pleaded guilty to 9 counts of sexual assault after being indicted in May, according to District Attorney Brad Rigby. Kelly was sentenced to 15…
Fitzgerald > Retired Housekeeper Wins Instant Lottery
FITZGERALD -A Fitzgerald woman has won a Georgia Lottery instant ticket prize of $300,000. Rosie Lee Harper, 63, won the top prize playing the instant game Super Loteria, and claimed her money last week. She bought the…
Fitzgerald > Doctor Arrested for Writing Narcotic Prescriptions
FITZGERALD -- The Ben Hill County Sheriff's Office and the DEA Drug Diversion Unit arrested a Fitzgerald doctor after he was discovered giving narcotics to non-patients. Doctor Edd C. Jones was arrested for nine felony warrants…
Fitzgerald > Boy Drowns in Swimming Pool
FITZGERALD -- Ben Hill County Sheriff's office reported that a 3-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool on Sunday. Around 1:45 p.m., Kaiden Sanders was found in the bottom of an above ground swimming pool…
Fitzgerald > Murderer Traveled 300 Miles To Meet…
Allison Ericson, Valdosta Today News Director: FITZGERALD -- On Tuesday, Jan. 13, Ben Hill County Sheriff's Office investigators began their investigation on 22-year-old, John Asher Farrell-Villarreal. The Sheriff's Office received a call from a woman claiming that…