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A Tifton man who was working as a bartender while brokering large amounts of methamphetamine and fentanyl pleaded guilty to distribution. 21-year-old Edgar Fernando Neri aka Colocho, of Tifton, pleaded guilty to distribution of methamphetamine before U.S. Senior District Judge Hugh Lawson on June 21. Neri faces a maximum of 20 years of imprisonment to be followed by at least three years of supervised release and a maximum $1,000,000 fine. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 21. There is no parole in the federal system.

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WRBL) – A Tifton resident who worked as a bartender while arranging substantial amounts of methamphetamine and fentanyl pled guilty to distribution. Edgar Fernando Neri, aka “Colocho,” 21, of Tifton, Georgia, pled guilty to distributing methamphetamine before the U.S. Senior District Judge Hugh Lawson on June 21. Neri faces a maximum of 20 […]

SYLVESTER, Ga. (WALB) - The cost of groceries is creating food insecurity in big cities and in small towns. According to the Tifton Food Banks, the need for donations has decreased and now has impacted areas of Sylvester just 20 miles down the road from Albany. Justin Lucas, the pastor...

In honor of Tifton's 150th anniversary, they spent Friday morning honoring their own hometown hero. City leaders held a special ceremony recognizing 95 year old United States Army Retired, Colonel Ralph Puckett, Jr. Colonel Puckett is a Medal of Honor Recipient who returned to his hometown on Friday where he...

TIFTON, Ga. (WRBL) – On Friday, the City is Tipton is set to honor Medal of Honor recipient retired Col. Ralph Puckett. The city will be renaming a street after Puckett. Puckett was awarded the Medal of Honor on May 21, 2021. He earned the award for his actions in November 1950, as the lieutenant […]

SYLVESTER, Ga. (WALB) - Police in Sylvester are looking for a burglar who broke into a pet shop but didn’t steal anything. Camera footage inside 4 Paws Pet Parlor shows a man rummaging through the store on Sunday. He’s looking for something but apparently didn’t find what he was looking for.

TIFTON, GA- The City of Tifton was one of nine (9) communities awarded funding through the FY2022 Rural Downtown Redevelopment Grant funding. On Thursday, June 29, 2022, Commissioner Christopher Nunn announced the official awards made by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. Commissioner Nunn stated, “These projects represent strategic investments in revitalizing downtown districts. Downtowns are the heart and economic centers of so many of our communities. These funds will assist in creating a sense of place and connectivity to residents which promotes the economic vitality of our downtowns.”

ALBANY, Ga. (WRBL) – An Atlanta resident pled guilty to participating in a check-cashing scheme that targeted Publix grocery stores in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. He was placed in federal custody on Thursday. On June 23, Brandon Lamont Bell, 37, pled guilty to possessing counterfeit and unauthorized devices. Bell faces a maximum 10-year prison sentence […]

TIFTON, Ga. (WALB) - In celebration of Tifton’s 150th Anniversary Friday, the community recognized and honored Col. Ralph Puckett, Jr. at First United Methodist Church. City leaders signed a proclamation that officially marks July 1st “Col. Ralph Puckett Day” in Tifton. Col. Puckett is a native of...

TIFTON, Ga. (WRBL) — It was an All-American Fourth of July celebration in Tifton Friday as the South Georgia community honored one of its own. Medal of Honor recipient retired Col. Ralph Puckett was celebrated in his hometown of Tifton. Puckett has traveled the world and fought our nation’s battle. But at the end of […]

TIFTON — The Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Georgia Museum of Agriculture will begin its annual summer operating schedule on July 5. Museum Director Garrett Boone said the Historic Village, Art Gallery, and Spinks Exhibit Hall will be open Tuesday-Friday from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in July. Admission will be $9 for adults, $7 for senior adults, $5 for children ages 5-16, and free to children 4 and under.

TIFTON, GA – Southwell announced that Troy Brooks will serve as the new Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the healthcare system. Southwell includes Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, Southwell Medical and Southwell Health and Rehabilitation in Adel, and more than 35 outpatient centers and provider clinics located throughout South Central Georgia.

A troubled life came to a tragic end Saturday. Johnnie Marie Walker, 60, better known by her street name, “Red,” was found behind a home in the 300 block of 11th Avenue East just before 3:30 p.m. She has been listed as a homicide victim. Her body was...

LEESBURG, Ga. (WALB) - Over in Leesburg, former Trojan and current Tennessee Titan Tory Carter is set to return to Lee County High School and the field that made him a star. Carter will be hosting his first ever youth camp inside Trojan Stadium this week. The camp will teach...

The following Cobb food scores for the week of June 27 have been compiled by the Cobb & Douglas Department of Public Health. Click the link under each listing for inspection details:. Blue Moon Pizza. 2359 Windy Hill Road, Suite 100. Eataliano Pizza Kitchen Bar. 900 Battery Ave., Suite 1040.

The Cobb Chamber announced in a press release that registration is now open for the 2022 Cobb Chamber Taylor English Golf Classic. The tournament will be held on Monday, Sept. 19 at Indian Hills Country Club in East Cobb. The press release describes the tournament as follows:. Known as one...

TIFTON — Chris Beckham has been selected as the new Director of Marketing and Communications at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Beckham is the former managing editor of The Tifton Gazette, the former general manager of WTIF Radio, and the former vice president of the Tifton-Tift County Chamber of Commerce. He is presently the executive director of Legacy Village Assisted Living.

The City of Tifton Bainbridge were recently awarded funding through the FY2022 Rural Downtown Redevelopment Grant funding. Nine communities in total received the grant. Commissioner Christopher Nunn announced the official awards made by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, on Thursday, June 29. The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) provided the grants under a special allocation of funding in the Amended FY2022 State of Georgia Budget (H.B. 910).