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…
Baker County’s new bridge plans to open Tuesday
Release: TIFTON – The new State Route (SR) 200 bridge at Ichawaynochaway Creek is expected to open Tuesday, Aug. 25, pending dry weather for the completion of striping. The old bridge that was built in 1956…
Tifton man arrested in connection with Riggins investigation
Release: Arrests Made in Tift County Death Investigation - UPDATE AUGUST 10, 2020 UPDATE Tifton, GA (August 10, 2020) - On Monday, August 10, 2020, Stanley Watson, 27, was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Service…
Tifton: SR 253 traffic shifting for bridge construction
Release: TIFTON – The contractor replacing the old and narrow State Route (SR) 253 Spring Creek bridge plans to shift traffic the first full week of May.The bridge was built in 1957. It is 12 miles…
Two new Covid-19 related deaths in Tift, Brooks
Release: The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH), South Health District has confirmed two new COVID-19 related deaths. One individual was a resident in Tift County and the other was a resident of Brooks County.…
Tift County COVID-19 related death
Release: Tifton – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH), South Health District has confirmed a COVID-19 related death of a resident in Tift County. The person was a 62-year old female with underlying medical conditions…
Southeastern Credit Union donates $25,000 to local food…
Release: VALDOSTA, Ga. (March 24, 2020) – Southeastern Credit Union is donating a total of $25,000 to local organizations that provide meals for those in need. The organizations include Lowndes Area Ministries for People (LAMP),…
Lowndes Co: GDOT awards contract to rebuild Exit…
Release: TIFTON – Georgia Department of Transportation has awarded a $27.3 million contract to reconstruct the Lowndes County Interstate 75 Exit 2/Bellville Road interchange. It is the single largest investment among contracts awarded statewide earlier…
Tift Health Dept. employee tests positive for COVID-19
Tifton – An employee of the HIV Clinic at the Tift County Health Department has tested positive for COVID-19. Public health officials were notified late on March 18 of the diagnosis. The 14-day incubation period of…