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UPDATE: VPD makes arrest in homicide investigation
VALDOSTA – The Valdosta Police Department releases an update on the suspects and victim of a shooting at an apartment complex. Arrested 1: Darius Kitchen, African American male, 32 years of age, Valdosta resident. Arrested 2: Clarence Eady, African American male, 26 years of age, Valdosta resident. Victim: Martevalous...
Mercer University School of Medicine and SGMC Health Celebrate Opening of Valdosta Clinical Campus and Simulation Lab
SGMC Health Clinical Clerkship Directors: Mercer University School of Medicine Dean Jean Sumner, Valdosta Campus Clinical Leadership James Davis, MD (Surgery); Ene Grace Morgan, MD (OBGYN); Joseph Hayes, MD (Campus Dean); Brian Griner, MD (Pediatrics); Anthony Johnson, MD (Family Medicine); Megan Gallagher, DO (Internal Medicine); and Paresh Thanki, MD (Psychiatry)
Alabama man charged in connection to Blakely shooting
BLAKELY, Ga. (WALB) - A Dothan, Alabama man has now been arrested in connection to a shooting in Blakely. On Wednesday, July 17, Blakely Police officers were called to a report of a gunshot on Palmetto Avenue. Through an investigation, police found that a vehicle drove past a home with people inside while one or more people fired guns at the house.
Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation Awarded National Grant
Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF) — Northwest Florida’s champion of the arts for all abilities — was recently awarded $30,000 (one of four national grants totaling $127,000) from the Emeril Lagasse Foundation. Founded in 2002 by Chef Emeril Lagasse and his wife Alden, the Emeril Lagasse Foundation...
Are Big Lots closing near me? These 11 Florida locations have announced closing sales
Big Lots plans to close up to 40 stores this year and at least 11 Florida stores made the list of store closures, according to the store's website. The announcement, made in a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, said the discount retailer would be shutting 35 to 40 stores as its financials...
Central Florida Woman Arrested For Making Threats Against Governor Ron Desantis
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested Danyele Callaway, a local resident in Riverview near Tampa, for making online threats to kill Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement alerted the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office on July 8, 2024 about threatening messages received on Governor Ron DeSantis’...
UF: Fuchs on board to be interim president
Five days after UF President Ben Sasse’s abrupt resignation, the university said his predecessor Kent Fuchs has agreed to take over in the interim effective Aug. 1. The UF Board of Trustees will officially vote on Fuchs’ interim presidency at a 5:30 p.m. special meeting Tuesday, according to a university-wide email.
A Florida school district banned ‘Ban This Book.’ Author says that’s ‘erasure of the highest order’ and wants it reinstated
An author whose novel about book banning was removed from a Florida school district’s library shelves has asked the school board to reinstate his book, saying that its removal is “erasure of the highest order.”
Hidden cost of vacation rentals skyrockets property taxes for hundreds of local homeowners
Hundreds of northeast Florida homeowners are taking advantage of the summertime beach living to put rooms up for vacation rentals, but are finding a hidden cost in renting out their place.
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