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…
Georgia Council for the Arts announces 2021 Poet…
Release: This week, Georgia’s Poet Laureate, Chelsea Rathburn, in collaboration with Georgia Council for the Arts, announced the winner and finalists of the eighth annual Poet Laureate’s Prize. The prize is awarded for an original…
McDonald’s Drive Thru Challenge fundraiser returns
Release: The second annual McDonald’s Drive Thru Challenge has officially kicked off!! Now through December 12, McDonald’s restaurants throughout North Florida and South Georgia are raising money through the drive thru benefiting the local Ronald…
Gov. Kemp announces new communications, legal staff
Release: Governor Brian P. Kemp announced the following changes and addition to his staff in the communications and legal departments. Effective December 1, current Director of Communications, Cody Hall, will leave the Governor's Office and…
Cotton harvest fire intentionally set in Baker County
Release: Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced that a cotton harvest in Baker County was intentionally set on fire. The fire occurred on Pretoria Road in Newton around 5:02 p.m. on Thursday,…
Bulloch County residential fire intentionally set
Release: Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced that a Bulloch County fire was intentionally set. The fire occurred at approximately 2:50 a.m. on November 16th on Everett Lane in Brooklet. The fire…
New COVID variant reinforces need for vaccination, testing
Release: The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is closely monitoring the emergence of a new COVID variant first detected in southern Africa. The variant has not been detected in Georgia at this time. Named…
Eight Georgia public schools receive 2021 National Blue…
Release: Eight Georgia public schools have been recognized as 2021 National Blue Ribbon Schools. Blue Ribbon is a national recognition from the U.S. Department of Education (USED). The Georgia schools named 2021 recipients of the…
Gov. Kemp joins fellow governors in launching Operation…
Release: Governor Brian P. Kemp joined fellow governors in launching Operation Open Roads aimed at proposing common-sense solutions the Biden administration should consider to address global supply chain issues. As part of this multistate effort,…