Valdosta, GA

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - On Thursday, investigators from the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant in the 700 block of East Ann Street in Valdosta, according to Sheriff Ashley Paulk. Deputies were acting on a tip from Valdosta Housing Authority residents who said they’d seen an increase in...

Offender: Tomlin, Kavious, African American male, age 24, resident of Valdosta. On July 28, 2021, at approximately 12:25 am., a Valdosta Police Department Patrol Officer made a traffic stop in the 1800 block Canterbury Drive, after observing the driver not wearing a seatbelt. While speaking with the driver, later identified as Kavious Tomlin, the officer detected an odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. As the officer was investigating the odor of marijuana, they discovered Tomlin had ingested marijuana in an attempt to destroy/conceal the evidence. Tomlin was detained and the vehicle was searched. Inside the vehicle, the officer found marijuana and three pills that tested positive for methamphetamine. Tomlin was arrested and transported to Lowndes County Jail where he was charged with Possession of Methamphetamine (felony), Possession of Marijuana (misdemeanor), and Tampering with Evidence (misdemeanor).

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - Just after midnight Wednesday, a Valdosta Police Department (VPD) patrol officer made a traffic stop in the 1800 block Canterbury Drive, after observing the driver not wearing a seatbelt. While speaking with the driver, later identified as Kavious Tomlin, 24, the officer smelled marijuana coming from...

On Thursday, July 29 investigators from the Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at 705 East Ann Street, Valdosta. Arrested in the case was Izell Adams, a/k/a “Ike.” Responding to information received from the Valdosta Housing Authority residents concerning an observed increase in criminal activity in the area of the Ora Lee West Homes area, investigators conducted surveillance and made arrests, which led to the identification of Adams as a supplier of cocaine in the immediate area. In the service of the search warrant, investigators recovered approximately $3,500 worth of powder cocaine and crack cocaine, as well as seizing a quantity of currency believed to have been generated from drug sales. Investigators were aided by the Lowndes County canine unit in this case.

State court is cancelled in Lowndes County next week. The county announced Friday that state court will be cancelled from August 2 through August 5. Officials say that if your original date is during this time, it has been changed to the week of September 7 through September 10. Check...

The mysterious death of a Black high school wrestler in 2013 is the subject of “Finding Kendrick Johnson” — a new documentary out Friday — and the boy’s family is hoping its release could lead to people with information coming forward. The body of Kendrick Johnson, 17, was found wrapped...

A Lowndes County man has been arrested after officers say they found $3,500 worth of cocaine in a home on East Ann Street. Investigators with the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office say they executed the search warrant Thursday on the home of Izell Adams after receiving tips about crime from the neighborhood.

Southern Judicial Circuit Reinstates Mask Requirements in Courts to Include Lowndes County. Effective immediately, Friday, July 30, 2021 the face mask requirement previously instituted by the Southern Judicial Circuit and recently amended, will be reinstated. All employees, attorneys, witnesses, spectators, and visitors entering the courthouse in the circuit will be required to wear a mask even if they have been fully vaccinated. This direction is in compliance with the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). All employees, attorneys, witnesses, spectators, and visitors should still maintain social distancing in each courtroom and all common areas of the courthouse. During jury trials all attorneys, witnesses, parties, and spectators who are attending court shall be screened before entering the Courthouse or Judicial Annex, including taking temperatures as previously implemented.

Gravitas Ventures has acquired Finding Kendrick Johnson, a documentary that explores the shocking death of a young, Black teenager in Valdosta, Georgia. Directed by Jason Pollock, the investigative project will explore the lives of Johnson, his classmates, the investigation or lack thereof of his death and much more. Pollock is best known for his previous documentary, Strange Fruit, a documentary that explored the killing of Michael Brown.

NASHVILLE, Ga. (WALB) - A family is shocked and searching for answers after an attack at a Nashville home left one man dead and his sister seriously hurt. A family member of the victims said Mark Pagan was the man who died and Kris Pagan, Mark’s sister, was assaulted. WALB...