VARNELL — To meet a deadline to have a new Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) placed on the May 2020 ballot, SPLOST Advisory Committee members may need to to pick up the pace.

ATLANTA — The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals denied the appeal of a former Live Oak police sergeant convicted on child pornography charges.

LIVE OAK, Fla. — Whatever the Suwannee High football team needs, Jaquez Moore can provide it.

TIFTON — Just in time for the end of summer: Cook Out, located at 1401 US Hwy 82, opened on Sept. 17.

LIVE OAK, Fla. — Using his size and strength, Josh Braun has racked up a number of accolades on the football field.

NORMAN PARK, Ga. — The John Benning chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently recognized a veteran who served in three wars. 

ATLANTA — Hopeful successors of retiring Sen. Johnny Isakson’s seat in Congress can now fill out an application online.

DALTON, Ga. — A man with a history of felony crimes dating back 15 years was sentenced to 20 years in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to armed robbery in Whitfield County recently.

TIFTON — Tift County celebrated Senior Night Tuesday, honoring five of its veteran softball players with a pregame ceremony.

VALDOSTA — Students will have a right to speak their minds, which could include religious viewpoints, at Lowndes County school events if the board of education approves a new proposal.

VALDOSTA – Seven plays. Six playwrights. One setting.

VALDOSTA – The Greater Valdosta United Way recently received a $500 donation from the Home Builders Association. 

CHATSWORTH, Ga. — Trial dates have been set in October for three murder trials in Murray County.

VALDOSTA – Larissa Carpenter is new in town. 

MOULTRIE, Ga. — The city culminated seven and a half years of work on Sept. 16 with the reintroduction of Greyhound Lines bus service to Moultrie.

TIFTON — The Tifton Tift County Chamber of Commerce’s Business and Education Workforce Committee toured the TC Transcontinental plant, located at 390 Southwell Blvd. on Thursday, Sept. 12.

TIFTON — Tyler White came to ABAC last year as a freshman to play junior college golf. According to his head coach Larry Bonds, White’s work ethic is second to none and because of this he has been selected as the team captain.

MEIGS — Cities across Thomas County are steadily eliminating their police departments as costs continue to rise.

MOULTRIE, Ga. — What’s for dinner? Twelve second-year PCOM Georgia DO students recently spent four afternoons at the Moultrie, Georgia, YMCA cooking up a storm.

TIFTON — The Georgia Museum of Agriculture held a preview of the “A Photo Album of Ireland” exhibit for special guests and staff on Sept. 3.

VALDOSTA – New exhibits are scheduled to open this week at the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts.

PERRY – The Tiftarea Panthers came back from an unexpected bye week hungry to win after weather conditions on the East Coast cancelled the scheduled game against Frederica Academy.

CORDELE - Crisp County scored first Friday and kept the Tift County Blue Devils on their toes all night en route to a 27-14 victory.

VALDOSTA — Teaching kids to save instead of spend their money is an issue every parent will go through at some point.

VALDOSTA — Dr. Justin Vining knows what it’s like to live in a health-care desert. 

MOULTRIE, Ga.—The Burning Bush Holy Tabernacle Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God with Christ’s tent revival entered its final day on Monday, Sept. 9. In the words of its pastors, it sowed a seed.

MOULTRIE, Ga. – Cox Elementary School students and staff were entertained Friday, Sept. 6, as the world famous musician, Babara Bangoura, performed and shared stories about the use and meaning of music in his culture. Students were able to ask questions of Bangoura following his performance and many were interested to know how he became so skilled at playing.

DALTON, Ga. — A Whitfield County jury needed just 37 minutes to return a guilty verdict in the double murder trial of a Dalton man on Thursday.

HAHIRA — What do you like about being mayor? 

VALDOSTA – Army 1st Sgt. Brian Jones of New York was in his last few weeks of basic training at Fort Knox, Ky., when Sept. 11 happened.

CHATSWORTH, Ga. — Chris Clark, Georgia Chamber of Commerce president and CEO, implored his audience during a Murray County Chamber of Commerce Lunch and Learn event Wednesday to have plans in place for industry disruptions, automation, cybersecurity and response — or else "you will be run over."

VALDOSTA – “Tonight, you’re investing in people who last forever,” Pam Tebow said.