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Douglas police investigate 2 shootings with injuries
DOUGLAS, Ga. (WALB) - The Douglas Police Department (DPD) is currently investigating two recent shootings that left injuries. On Thursday, May 16, officers were called to the 400 block of Sibbett Avenue just before 3 a.m. to a report of a home being shot several times, according to a police release.
GBI Arrests Valdosta Woman in Atkinson County Theft Case
On Friday, July 7, 2023, the Atkinson County Sheriff’s Office requested the GBI to conduct an investigation into allegations of theft by an employee of Freedom Trailers in Willacoochee. Hammond was the General Manager and CFO of Freedom Trailers. On Thursday, April 25, 2024, the GBI executed a search...
These federal grants can help ease multiplying election threats
Coffee County, Georgia, abruptly severed its connection to the state’s voter registration system last month after it suffered what investigators believe was a ransomware attack. The county in southeastern Georgia first rose to prominence in January 2021 when supporters of then-President Donald Trump broke into an election office there...
Missing in South Ga: Investigators still searching for missing Fitzgerald mom 3 years later
FITZGERALD, Ga. (WALB) - It’s been three years since Keora Lawson, 22, went missing and investigators are still pushing to find out what happened to her. Police say Lawson, also fondly known as Keke was last seen on May 1 on surveillance video at It’s Fashion. After that police say she was dropped off at a home in Fitzgerald where she frequented and left the home on foot without telling anyone where she was going.
Hazlehurst holds parade for American Idol finalist
HAZLEHURST, Ga. (WSAV)– The town of Hazlehurst held a homecoming for American Idol contestant Will Moseley on Tuesday. He is one of the three finalists for the singing competition this season. The community welcomed the singer with a parade downtown. Will also performed for hundreds of people in his hometown, something he says that he […]
"Let's Go Big Mo!" Community cheers as GS grad Will Moseley reaches top 3 on American Idol
This week, the Hazlehurst community came together to celebrate one of its own, Will Moseley, a proud 2023 graduate of Georgia Southern University. He has secured a top 3 spot in the national American Idol competition. The community held a parade in his honor, and he offered a free concert. Students at Jeff Davis Pre-K, located in Moseley's hometown, showed their support in their classrooms and along the parade route with encouraging messages on handmade signs: "Go Big Mo!" "We're proud of you!" and "High Five for Making the Top Three!" Christian Ryles Edwards, a Hazlehurst native and one of the Pre-K teachers,...
Will Moseley celebrated by Hazlehurst with county-wide pep rally, receives key to the city
HAZLEHURST, Ga. — Students, faculty and community members from Jeff Davis County packed into the high school to celebrate their "American Idol" finalist, Will Moseley. Hundreds of students from Jeff Davis Middle and High Schools packed into the gymnasium to celebrate "Big 'Mo." "I'm so glad because he is...
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