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…
GBI Arrests Ben Hill County Sheriff’s Office Jailer
GBI Press Release: Fitzgerald – On Wednesday, July 11, 2018, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) arrested Kyle Webb, age 26, for the felony charge of O.C.G.A. §16-6-5.1(b)(3) Sexual Assault in connection with inappropriate contact with…
Store manager fired after tackling suspect with stolen…
By: Julie Montanaro, Mike Vasilinda | WCTV Eyewitness News July 11, 2018 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) -- A manager – who tackled a customer as he ran out of the store with a stolen gun and…
Georgia Council for the Arts Awards Grant Funding…
Press Release: ATLANTA —The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) today announced the recipients of its Partner, Project and Arts Education grants for fiscal year 2019. One hundred and thirty-two organizations…
Former federal prison guard sentenced to prison for…
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Georgia Press Release: ATLANTA – Melvin Thomas, a former correctional officer at the U.S Penitentiary in Atlanta (“USP Atlanta”) was sentenced to federal prison for accepting…
GBI Continues Investigation into Missing Person
GBI Press Release: Thomas County, GA (July 10, 2018) – The GBI, Thomasville Police Department, and Thomas County Sheriff’s Office continue to investigate the disappearance of Deanna Shirey from her Thomasville residence. Police are asking for the…
Social media impacting law enforcement investigations
By: Alicia Turner | WCTV Eyewitness News July 11, 2018 TALLAHASSEE Fla. (WCTV) -- On any given day a post published to a public social media page can be viewed over one hundred times, and…
Deal: June tax revenues up 1 percent
From the Office of Gov. Nathan Deal: Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that Georgia’s net tax collections for June totaled $1.98 billion, for an increase of $20.5 million, or 1 percent, compared to last year…
Former Teacher and Principal Arrested on Sexual Assault…
GBI Press Release: Watkinsville, GA – On Friday, July 6, 2018, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arrested Ryan Rickard, 34, on multiple counts of Sexual Assault by Persons with…