ATLANTA, GA – Moultrie Councilwoman Lisa Clarke Hill is filling another role these days. On August 8, she was elected to serve as an at-large member of the Georgia Municipal Association’s (GMA) Board of Directors. The election took place during…
ALBANY, GA – The Albany Police Department responded to a three-vehicle crash on the Liberty Expressway earlier today. According to the police report, Wayne Wilson and Gregory Parker, both of Albany, were traveling east in separate vehicles in the 800…
ALBANY, GA – In a Facebook posting, the Albany Police Department asked for the public’s help identifying a person wanted for questioning with regard to several theft and fraud cases. Anyone having information as to the identity and whereabouts of…
ALBANY, GA – In a Facebook posting today, the Albany Police Department’s Criminal Investigative Bureau has asked for help in locating a woman with an outstanding warrant. Ashley Elizabeth Dziubak is wanted in regard to terroristic threats and acts. Anyone…
ALBANY, GA – A new Georgia Senate committee is looking into the problem of violence against health workers in the state, and a Phoebe nurse will be an integral part of that work. During the last General Assembly session, state…
DOUGLAS, GA – You may have heard the old expression, “You can’t understand another person’s experience until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes.” That is the thinking behind the “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” events. Presented by the…
ALBANY, GA - Dougherty County Coroner Michael Fowler has identified the man killed last Friday morning along Moultrie Road. Coroner Fowler says the deceased was 24 year old Cody Lee Cox Howard. Howard was hit from behind around 7am Friday…
WARWICK, GA - Seventeen members of the South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker class traveled to Warwick to take a tour of the Plant Crisp which is owned and operated by the Crisp County Power Commission. Harold Ergle, SGTC adjunct instructor…
FITZGERALD, GA – CSX Railroad had announced plans to close the crossing on State Route 11 South Grant Street in Fitzgerald today, however, inclement weather stopped the planned work. The new start date for scheduled maintenance has been rescheduled to…
PELHAM, GA – On Sunday, the Pelham Police Department requested the assistance of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation in relation to a homicide they were investigating in the 300 block of Mize Street in the Park area. Upon arrival to…
MACON, GA – A well-known dog-fighting trainer and breeder has pleaded guilty to a federal animal fighting charge as the result of an ongoing investigation into a significant multi-state dogfighting and drug trafficking ring. Vernon Vegas, 49, of Suwanee, Georgia,…
ATLANTA, GA - Georgia Power’s storm teams, dispatched to help restore power through the Mutual Assistance Network after Hurricane Ida’s devastating landfall in Louisiana and Mississippi, have returned safely to Georgia this week after a 17-day deployment. “Our teams did incredible…
ATLANTA, GA - The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) is voluntarily recalling its 16-ounce Kroger bagged kale product, produced by Baker Farms, due to possible listeria monocytogenes contamination. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young…
CORDELE, GA- The Cordele-Crisp Chamber of Commerce and Cordele-Crisp Tourism are collaborating to sponsor the second annual Crisp Area Harvest Festival in conjunction with the 100 Mile Peanut Pickin Yard Sale at the Cordele Farmers Market on October 9th from 10am-3pm.…
AMERICUS, GA- Eight individuals from North Georgia Technical College visited their counterparts at South Georgia Technical College in Americus recently to exchange best practices and ideas about graduation, retention, student affairs practices, on-campus housing and academics. North Georgia Technical College…
ALBANY, GA- As of Friday morning, these were Phoebe’s COVID-19 numbers: Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital – 101 Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Sumter Medical Center – 27 Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Worth Medical Center – 5…
WAYCROSS, GA -- Three healthcare professionals have been charged in a 52-count federal indictment unsealed Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. The indictment describes an alleged conspiracy to distribute “massive quantities”…
MOULTRIE, GA – The city of Moultrie completed the second “Red Vest Day” for the Downtown Covered Breezeway project on Tuesday. Made possible by a grant from Lowe’s 100 Hometowns Initiative (see here for our initial coverage), the goal…
AMERICUS, GA - Americus Police Chief Mark Scott and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are revealing a murder charge now for 38 year old Carlos Santana Washington, in connection to the death of 38 year old Nicole Ileia Keys. On Tuesday…
TIFTON, GA – The Tift County Board of Commissioners and the Tift County Public Works Department will host a scrap tire amnesty event October 8-9 at the Tift County Public Works Department. Citizens within the county and its municipalities may…
CORDELE, GA - Thursday morning, Cordele police announced the Tuesday night city commissioners' decision to approve the hiring of Mike Hathaway as the city's new Chief of Police. Hathaway comes to Train Town with 31 years of experience within the…
ALBANY, GA- The Good Life City's ongoing beautification efforts intensify tomorrow as Albany’s Public Works Department continues “Operation Clean Sweep.” The revitalization efforts will focus on the specific areas within Ward two starting at 8:00 AM. The clean-up will entail curb…
CORDELE, GA - After 53 years to the day, Crisp Regional Hospital's longest serving employee is saying goodbye. It was on September 15, 1968 that Cordele's Madge Outlaw began working at then Crisp County Hospital. Outlaw says the hospital's human…
CAMILLA, GA - The family of Marion King, a civil rights trailblazer who's pregnancy was cut short by the boots of…
