1+ hour, 39+ min ago  (284+ words) Published 11:13 am Monday, February 23, 2026 VALDOSTA " A Valdosta man faces multiple traffic and drug-related charges following a multi-county car chase on Feb. 19. The chase began in Morven, where officers at a traffic checkpoint told the driver of a gray Infiniti to…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (168+ words) Published 1:30 pm Tuesday, December 16, 2025 MOULTRIE " Two inmates escaped, this morning, from the Colquitt County Jail. The Colquitt County Sheriff's Office is actively searching for the two black males. According to a post on the Sheriff's Office facebook page, they have…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (232+ words) Published 11:25 am Monday, December 8, 2025 TIFTON " An officer involved in the shooting incident that took place this past Friday has been discharged from the hospital. After being injured in an altercation near the 800 block of Lee Avenue Dec. 5, Michael Gaskins, detective…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (320+ words) Published 2:48 pm Sunday, December 7, 2025 TIFTON " The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified the suspect arrested Friday in connection with the shooting of two Tifton police officers. In a press release Saturday, the GBI said Davy Deonte Royal, 35, of Tifton, was charged…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (160+ words) Published 5:29 pm Friday, December 5, 2025 TIFTON " Two Tifton Police Department officers were shot while executing a search warrant Friday morning at a residence on Lee Avenue. Both officers were in stable condition, a city press release said about 1 p.m. No further information…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (196+ words) Published 3:24 pm Tuesday, October 7, 2025 TIFTON " A 16-year-old died of a gunshot wound Monday, and a second person was wounded in the same incident. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death of Jamahri Sims, of Tifton, at the request…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (420+ words) Published 10:02 am Wednesday, October 1, 2025 ALBANY " Ten defendants involved in an armed drug trafficking organization are being sentenced at the federal level, resulting from a multi-level law enforcement effort in southwest Georgia that seized 30 firearms, including two machineguns, along with methamphetamine…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (333+ words) Published 7:25 pm Friday, September 26, 2025 VALDOSTA " The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified the man who was killed after entering the parking lot of S.L. Mason Elementary School and firing a gun at cars during school pickup." A Valdosta Police Department officer…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (197+ words) Published 10:04 am Monday, September 8, 2025 MOULTRIE " The Colquitt County Special Olympics will benefit from this year's Tidal Wave Auto Spa 17th annual Charity Day. It will be held on Friday, September 19, and the business is located at 490 Hampton Way. Colquitt County Special…...

9+ mon, 4+ day ago  (239+ words) A wreath was placed at the law enforcement memorial, on the courthouse square, during the annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service, Friday. Law Enforcement Memorial Service on Friday Published 9:30 am Monday, May 19, 2025 A wreath was placed at the law enforcement memorial,…...