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…
Arrest made in Tifton hotel fire
Release: MAN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH TIFT COUNTY FIRE ATLANTA – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced today that Jason Carlos Montano, 40, was arrested on 1st Degree Arson and Criminal Damage…
Residential fire kills Brooks County man
Release: BROOKS COUNTY MAN KILLED IN ACCIDENTAL FIRE ATLANTA – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced today that Danny Felton Waters, 68, was killed in a Brooks County fire. The accidental fire…
GEMA launches STAR Audit to help schools assess…
Release: GEMA/HS Unveils New Program to Help Schools Improve Security (ATLANTA) – The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) has started a new program to help schools identify vulnerabilities at their facilities and…
Accidental house fire kills Moultrie man
Release: MOULTRIE MAN KILLED IN RESIDENTIAL FIRE ATLANTA – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced recently that Kinsey Shaw, 73, was killed in an accidental fire just after 10:00pm on Friday, January…
GEMA ‘PrepareAthon!’ urges tornado season safety in Georgia
Release: PrepareAthon! Tornado Drill to be held on Feb. 3 (ATLANTA) – The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) is holding a statewide PrepareAthon! tornado drill Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 9 a.m. This…
Death on unlicensed Decatur racetrack leads to arrest…
Release: Grady County Man Arrested After Death at Unlicensed Racetrack ATLANTA – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced today that Dan Cobb, 58, of Cairo, was arrested by the Decatur County Sheriff’s…
SGMC’s Scarlett Rivera named first Hospital Hero of…
Release: SGMC Director of Quality Improvement Patient Safety honored as Hospital Hero South Georgia Medical Center honored Scarlett Rivera, Director of Quality Improvement Patient Safety, as the January hospital hero at its first Board of…
LCS announces SAFE winners for January
Release: Congratulations to the January S.A.F.E. (Safety Awareness for Everyone) Award Winners with Lowndes County Schools! The January winners are Sharon Nelson (Custodial Department) and Deidre Fryer (School Nutrition Department) with Lowndes Middle School (LMS).…