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…
DPH shifts priority from COVID-19 testing to vaccine…
Release: Public Health Prioritizing Vaccination Testing availability may be limited during vaccine rollout VALDOSTA – As COVID-19 vaccine begins being given in our communities, the Georgia Department of Public Health’s South Health District staff will be…
Former Valdosta correctional officers indicted for excessive force
Release: Two Georgia Correctional Officers Indicted for Civil Rights and Related Offenses for Assaulting Inmates Recently, a federal grand jury in Macon, Georgia, returned a 4-count indictment against former supervisory correctional officer Sergeant Patrick Sharpe, 29,…
29 charged in Savannah drug network bust
Release: Nearly three dozen Savannah-area defendants charged in drug trafficking indictment in Operation Deadlier Catch Investigation targeted cocaine, heroin, crack, and marijuana distribution SAVANNAH, GA: A total of 29 defendants face multiple federal felony charges…
Ex-con helps Savannah man destroy murder evidence
Release: Ex-con admits helping destroy evidence in investigation of murdered wife of Fort Stewart soldier Defendant met confessed killer while in prison SAVANNAH, GA: A former federal inmate has admitted to helping destroy evidence in…
Lowndes COVID-19 cases on the rise
VALDOSTA – Lowndes County continues to experience a significant increase in COVID-19 cases. This increase first began in October and has not slowed since that time. The total count of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Lowndes is…
GA Public Health preps for COVID-19 vaccine release
Release: VALDOSTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health’s South Health District is working diligently to prepare for the arrival and distribution of COVID-19 vaccine. While the exact arrival date for the vaccine has yet…
Hospice of South Georgia receives a $20K donation
Release: Foundation Donates 20k to Grief Support John Bennett, trustee of the Price-Campbell Foundation, awarded Hospice of South Georgia’s grief support program a grant donation of $20,000. The Price-Campbell Foundation provides grants to programs who…
2 year dog-fighting investigation leads to 7 new…
Release: Seven charged in 67-count indictment for animal-fighting operation dismantled in Dodge County Sixty-three dogs seized, rescued in 2018 DUBLIN, GA: Seven men have now been indicted on federal charges involving a dog-fighting operation broken…