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Colquitt County High School’s Work Based Learning (WBL) Program students earn over a million dollars
MOULTRIE, Ga. – Colquitt County High School students make a significant stride in their Work Based Learning *WBL) program, adding a significant amount of revenue to the local business community. Every year hundreds of Colquitt County High School students earn high school credit through the Work-Based Learning (WBL) program...
Sylvester officer, motorist injured in collision on Highway 82
SYLVESTER, Ga. (WALB) - Two drivers were taken to a local hospital after a Sylvester Police Department SUV and another vehicle collided Wednesday night, according to police. The collision happened at the intersection of Highway 82 (Franklin Street) and Isabella Street. Police say the officer was responding to a call...
Southwest Georgia Man Convicted of Illegally Possessing a Firearm
VALDOSTA, Ga. – A Moultrie, Georgia, resident previously convicted of armed robbery was found guilty by a federal jury this week of illegally possessing a firearm. Maurice A. Ridley, 47, was found guilty of one count of illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon on May 14. The trial began on May 13 before U.S. District Judge W. Louis Sands at the federal courthouse in Valdosta. Ridley faces a maximum sentence of ten years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release and a maximum $250,000 fine.
Brooks Co. residents call for accountability after deadly dog attack
BROOKS COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) - People in Brooks County are getting an opportunity to sound off about the lack of animal services that they believe led to a recent deadly dog attack. The lack of animal services has played a role in the death of Courtney Williams, 35, as she...
Ray City’s La Iglesia Missionera El Shaddai Starts Youth Basketball
BERRIEN COUNTY, Georgia – Hoops and a ball to shoot are found wherever youth in throughout the United States. Spectator, young athlete or professional athlete, all love basketball, regardless of their age. Basketball is a sport easily played alone or with one or more others. The game is adaptable, easy to learn and fun. It’s the kind of sport that a community can get behind. In the Ray City community, the La Iglesia Missionera El Shaddai group has started a youth basketball program.
Second community vigil to be held for teens killed in Thomas Co. UTV accident
MEIGS, Ga. (WALB) - Another vigil will be held on Sunday, May 19, for the two teens killed and three teens injured in a UTV accident in Meigs. The prayer vigil will be held at Lovejoy Park in Meigs. The vigil will last from 6-8 p.m. At a candlelight vigil...
Owner of dogs in deadly Quitman mauling won’t be held liable
QUITMAN, Ga. (WALB) - WALB has received new information about the deadly dog attack that left a Brooks County mother of four dead and one of her children seriously injured. Courtney Williams, 35, was brutally mauled by more than a dozen of her neighbors’ dogs, on Thursday, May 9, on Webster Street at a bus stop in Quitman.
Two teens killed, Three others injured in ATV crash in Meigs Thursday
MEIGS, Ga. (WCTV) - The Georgia State Patrol is investigating an ATV crash that left two teenagers dead and three other teens injured Thursday in Meigs, according to the Thomas County Sheriff’s Office. The teens were all between the ages of 14 and 16, the sheriff’s office said.
Nashville Police Appeal for Clues in Early Morning Fatal Shooting of Darrius Bergeron
Early Friday morning turned tragic when 29-year-old Darrius Bergeron was gunned down at the corner of Hart and Lewis Streets, according to police. Detectives from the Homicide Unit are now urging the public to step forward with any information regarding the fatal shooting that occurred at approximately 1:00 A.M. Initial...
Man Fatally Shot by Police After Fleeing Traffic Stop: Officials
A man was shot and killed by police officers after attempting to flee from a traffic stop, authorities reported. The incident, which unfolded late Saturday night, resulted in a fatal confrontation following a high-speed chase and foot pursuit. The episode began around 11:00 PM when Riverside officers initiated a traffic...
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