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Tifton Man Charged with Malice Murder in Connection to Fatality and Assaults
A man from Tifton, Georgia has been slapped with a slew of charges including Malice Murder after a deadly incident that left one person dead and another wounded, authorities said. Wayne Doyle, 38, now faces charges for the death of Anzley Gandy, 39, also of Tifton, and is being held at the Tift County Jail, according to a news release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Sweet T’s Food Truck catches fire at Turner Co. High career fair event
ASHBURN, Ga. – A Turner county business is reeling following a fire early this afternoon. What should have been a normal career fair here on the campus of Turner County High turned dangerous. The catering truck for the Turner county based business, Sweet T’s caught fire just before noon....
Turner Co. High School hosts “Be Pro, Be Proud” career fair
ASHBURN, Ga. – Students at Turner County High School also got the chance to take the first steps into the career of their choosing. The school hosted their career fair as part of the “Be Pro, Be Proud” Georgia organization. The career fair allowed students to meet...
Victim identified, suspect in custody after deadly Sylvester shooting
SYLVESTER, Ga. (WALB) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has identified the victim in the early Saturday morning shooting that left one dead in Sylvester. James Otis Collins, 53, of Sylvester, was pronounced dead on the scene, according to the GBI. The shooting happened at This and That Lounge on South Main Street in Sylvester.
FIRST ALERT WEATHER: Rain, damage and closures
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Severe weather has resulted in damage, power outages and closure reports throughout Southwest Georgia. A few roads were washed out and several trees were reported downed. Ping-pong-sized hail was reported in parts of the county. Cook County. In the morning, the overall county saw ping-pong-sized hail...
Investigators looking for cause of Ashburn house fire
ASHBURN, Ga. (WALB) - Investigators are trying to figure out what sparked a house fire in Ashburn early Thursday morning. According to the Ashburn Department of Public Safety, at around 1:00 a.m. a call came in of a possible house fire in the 400 block of W. Washington Ave. The...
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