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City of Valdosta’s Customer Service Building closes Friday due to car fire in drive-thru
VALDOSTA, Ga. (WCTV) - The City of Valdosta’s Customer Service Building closed for the remaining Friday due to a car fire in its drive-thru, according to the city’s press release. A little after noon Friday, the Valdosta Fire Department said it responded to the report of a vehicle...
Watch Georgia football coach Kirby Smart's son homer for Oconee County Little League
Oconee County Little League remained alive in the Southeast Region Tournament on Friday with an 8-6 win over South Carolina's Irmo Little League. The win knocked out South Carolina, while Oconee County, the Georgia state champions, advanced to a 1 p.m. game Saturday in the losers bracket. Georgia football coach Kirby Smart was...
Gold medalist Olympic swimmer has ties to Augusta
AUGUSTA (WJBF) – Kate Douglass is now an Olympic gold medalist. The record breaking swimmer has ties to the Augusta area. She came in first in her heat early Wednesday morning, beating the second-in-place swimmer from China by .23 seconds. Thursday, she won the Gold!! Kate swam for Chelsea Piers Athletic Club in Stamford, Connecticut, […]
Allegations of fraud by proposed charter school are ‘deeply concerning,’ Bibb County school board members say
A charter school that aims to open in Macon next year has glaring deficiencies in its petition to the Bibb County School District that have prompted alarm and concern among Bibb school board members who are set to vote on its fate later this month. The Infinity Academy Corp. plans...
Otis Redding Foundation to host King of Soul Music Festival
MACON – The Otis Redding Foundation announces the 2024 “King of Soul Music Festival” with performances during gala. The Otis Redding Foundation, (ORF), is proud to announce the 2024 “King Of Soul Music Festival” on September 6 and 7, 2024 in Macon Georgia. Eight-piece soul band St. Paul & The Broken Bones will perform during the gala event “An Evening of Respect” at 7 p.m. on Friday, September 6 at the Macon City Auditorium. The “Big ‘O’ Homecoming Show & Dance” follows on Saturday, September 7th at the Capitol Theatre.
'Racial politics in a small town': Federal appeals court revives former Cordele manager's anti-discrimination suit against the city
CORDELE, Ga. — A federal appeals court says evidence supports a former Cordele city manager's claim that he was fired two years ago because he's white. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals this week rejected a lower court that threw out Roland McCarthy's discrimination lawsuit against the city. They sent the case back to the Albany federal court for another look.
“We just gotta go in and start enforcing this” Columbus council addresses infrastructure, trash and signage issues in Tuesday’s Work session
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - From trash to business signs, Columbus City Council and Mayor Henderson tackled several issues in Tuesday’s work session. Many topics were discussed in Tuesday’s work session, however, infrastructure updates, political and local business signs policies, and new trash regulations were the hot topics. “We...
Ga. Corrections Officers, Former FCSO Deputy Face Assault Charges
Four Georgia Department of Corrections officers and a now former Floyd County Jail deputy were arrested on aggravated assault and other charges Friday stemming from an attack on an inmate being transferred to prison. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Floyd County Sheriff’s Office reports: On June 4, Department of Corrections officer Joshua Lee Riddle attacked an inmate at the Floyd County Jail while he was in the...
LPD to implement automated speed enforcement Cameras at schools
LaGrange, Ga. August 2, 2024 – The LaGrange Police Department will be implementing automated speed enforcement cameras in several school zones beginning Friday, August 2nd. “A significant number of motorists continue to drive well above the speed limit in school zones threatening the safety of our young people,” said LPD Chief Garrett Fiveash. “Statistics show that the […] The post LPD to implement automated speed enforcement Cameras at schools appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.
Man shot, killed on Camp Creek Parkway in College Park
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. - One man is dead after a shooting Thursday night in the 2700 block of Camp Creek Parkway, police say. FOX 5 cameras saw the crime scene behind the Big A Food Mart on the corner of Potomac Drive. Officials with the College Park Police Department have...
Retired Atlanta police detectives host new true crime show, ‘Deadly Case Files’
Velazquez and Quinn Jr. came to Atlanta News First to talk about the true crime show, which showcases some of the toughest homicide investigators and the mind-blowing cases they cracked.