Atkinson County, GA

Former Willacoochee mayor, Atkinson County commissioner, and South Georgia’s biggest champion Marion “Lace” Futch, age 83, passed away Friday morning, June 17, 2022, in Savannah following a brief illness. Lace, as he was known to all, was a lifelong resident of Willacoochee, Georgia. He was born October...

Every child dreams of making it big one day. Every kid in the world has at one point or another had visions of grandeur and of them becoming the next big star. For a Willacoochee native, that dream is coming true. Willacoochee and Atkinson County were represented in a big...

One of the suspects who allegedly committed numerous armed robberies in Atkinson County, 18-year-old Ashton Zane Hamilton, has now received additional charges in Douglas in connection to a similar local burglary that occurred this month. DouglasNow has also learned Hamilton has a history with local law enforcement, having been arrested numerous times over the last year and was on probation at the time of his arrest.

Two individuals have been arrested in connection to an Atkinson County armed robbery investigation. The GBI has arrested and charged 18-year-old Ashton Hamilton, of Pearson, GA, with armed robbery and 19-year-old Mica’enya Jordan, of Douglas, GA, with criminal attempt to commit armed robbery. Authorities are searching for Roderick Hillman,...

Pearson, GA (June 17, 2022) – The GBI has arrested and charged Ashton Hamilton, 18, of Pearson, GA, with Armed Robbery and Mica’enya Jordan, 19, of Douglas, GA, with Criminal Attempt to Commit Armed Robbery. Roderick Hillman, 17, of Douglas, GA, was also charged with Armed Robbery and is wanted. On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, the Pearson Police Department requested the GBI investigate numerous armed robberies that had occurred over the course of at least a month.

PEARSON, GA – Late Friday, the GBI alerted to Wednesday’s felony murder arrest of 43 year old Marcus Hunt of Douglas. Hunt is accused of fatally stabbing 55 year old Anita Floyd of Pearson, in her Broughton Street home Tuesday night. The GBI says a scheduled autopsy at...

Marcus Devin Hunt, 43, of Douglas, stands accused of killing Anita Floyd at her home in Pearson on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, according to Atkinson County Sheriff David Moore. Sheriff Moore told DouglasNow that the Georgia Bureau of Investigations was contacted to take over the case. Based on evidence discovered during the investigation, law enforcement secured an arrest warrant for Hunt in connection with Floyd's death. Officers found Hunt Wednesday in Ware County, where he was immediately taken into custody.

DOUGLAS, Ga. (WALB) - A Douglas man is accused of killing a woman in her home, according to Atkinson County Sheriff David Moore. Moore said on June 15, Anita Floyd was killed in her home in Pearson. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) was contacted to take over the case....

A Douglas man has been arrested in connection to the death of an Atkinson County woman. The GBI has arrested and charged 43-year-old Marcus Hunt, of Douglas, Georgia, with felony murder and aggravated assault. On Wednesday, June 15, the Pearson Police Department requested the GBI to conduct a death investigation.

WILACOOCHEEE, Ga. (WALB) - The Willacoochee Police Department is still investigating a string of home invasions. Police said migrant workers have been the targets of these crimes. Two men and a juvenile have been arrested in connection to this string of home invasions. A total of 25 migrant workers were...

The GBI has arrested and charged Ashton Hamilton, 18, of Pearson, GA, with Armed Robbery and Mica'enya Jordan, 19, of Douglas, GA, with Criminal Attempt to Commit Armed Robbery. Roderick Hillman, 17, of Douglas, GA, was also charged with Armed Robbery and is wanted. On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, the Pearson Police Department requested the GBI investigate numerous armed robberies that had occurred over the course of at least a month.

According to the Pearson Police Department, there were targeted robberies in the Pearson and Willacoochee area. In a post to their Facebook page, the department says, three robberies occurred on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Police say two of the robberies took place at migrant camps in Willacoochee and another...

In a Facebook post, the Atkinson County School System announced the intent to destroy specific special education records according to the Common Records Retention Schedules for school systems under the Georgia Archives University System of Georgia. All special education records for students who graduated with a regular education diploma on...

HAZLEHURST, Ga. (WALB) - The remains of a woman missing out of Atkinson County have been found in Jeff Davis County, according to the Jeff Davis County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said they had been searching for Nancy Echeverria, who was reported missing. The sheriff’s office said...

According to the Jeff Davis Sheriff's Office, a body was found yesterday in Jeff Davis County. Authorities say the human remains are believed to be Nancy Echeverria, who was reported missing out of Atkinson County. The Sheriff's Office said air support was requested to assist in the search after searching...

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has activated a Mattie's Call, at the request of Atkinson County Sheriff’s Office. 68-year-old Nancy R Echeverria is missing. Mrs. Echeverria has dementia. She was last seen on June 4, at 1:00 A.M., in the 400 Block of Shirley Ave in Coffee County. She...

The Atkinson County Sheriff's Office is seeking assistance from the community and surrounding counties in locating a woman, 68-year-old Nancy Echeverria, who was reported missing last Wednesday, June 8. According to an Atkinson County Sheriff's Department official, Echeverria, known as Veria, is possibly driving a 1994 red Toyota truck with...

PEARSON, Ga. (WALB) - Atkinson County Sheriff’s Office has issued a BOLO (Be On The Lookout) for a missing woman. Deputies are looking for Nancy Echeverria, also known as Veria. Echeverria has brown eyes and is described as 5′5 and 89 pounds. Deputies said she could be driving...

William Clarence Chaney of Atkinson County was denied bond after threatening to kill multiple individuals, including law enforcement officers, which resulted in a 5-hour standoff with the Georgia State Patrol SWAT team. The threats were made after law enforcement was called to the property in reference to a domestic issue, which began after Chaney, who is 46-years-old, accused his father of "taking his meth."