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Lakeland Fire Department Releases Incident Report for Early July

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Lakeland Fire Department Releases Incident Report for Early July

By Carol A. Gasser Moore | LAKELAND, Lanier County, Georgia – The Lakeland Fire and Rescue Department has released its activity log for the first week of July, detailing a series of routine but varied emergency calls, none of which resulted in major injuries or structural damage. False Alarm at Local Hospital On July 2, firefighters received an alert from the SGMC-Lanier campus. However, the call was canceled before any units were dispatched to …Read Article

Teen Identified in Fatal Remerton Shooting; GBI Investigation Ongoing: PUBLIC’S HELP REQUESTED

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Teen Identified in Fatal Remerton Shooting; GBI Investigation Ongoing: PUBLIC’S HELP REQUESTED

By Carol A. Gasser Moore | REMERTON, Lowndes County, Georgia – Authorities have identified the teenager who was fatally shot over the weekend in Remerton as 16-year-old Jaykavion Gary of Valdosta. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is continuing its investigation into the early morning shooting that occurred Saturday, July 5, around 12:30 a.m. Officers from the Remerton Police Department responded to reports of gunfire in the 1900 block o…Read Article

Federal Action Helps Right Wrongs Against Military Personnel — Including Some from South Georgia: UPDATED

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Federal Action Helps Right Wrongs Against Military Personnel — Including Some from South Georgia: UPDATED

By Carol A. Gasser Moore FLORIDA / Georgia — The U.S. Department of Justice has reached a settlement with a Florida-based property management firm that illegally charged active-duty servicemembers — including those stationed in or from South Georgia — early lease termination fees, violating federal protections designed to shield those who serve. JWB Real Estate Management, a company headquartered in Jacksonville, was found to have imposed early…Read Article

LOVE’EM ANYWAY: Good News By Vic Dove

“But I say love your enemies…Pray for those who persecute you.” Matthew5:44 Epictetus was a Greek philosopher associated with the Stoics. He is remembered for the religious tone of his teachings, which caused him to be accepted by numerous early Christian thinkers. Epictetus was quoted saying “we reap what we sow” and, “that somehow fate almost always makes us pay for our evil deeds in the long run…every man will have to accept the responsibilit…Uplifting News · Lakeland Read Article

Sunny Days are coming — Inspirational Thoughts by Beverly Young

The struggles are 4 REAL!!!!! we are among flesh. But there a word 1 Corinthian 9:27”But I keep under my body, and bring it to into subjection:lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaways. Now SS, what does has to do with the struggles. Listen I’m going to take the B-I-B-L-E. We look in the mirror every day, right, and we forgot to ask “Lord order my steps today “ Guess what? I absolutely forgot myself…Lakeland · Lakeland Read Article

WWALS Event to Celebrate the Withlacoochee – And Assess Its Health

By T.S. Carter | SOUTH GEORGIA – Strides have been made in recent years to lessen raw sewage discharges into the Withlacoochee River from Valdosta and other sources, river advocates say. Yet worries persist over accidental discharges sending liquid effluent down the Withlacoochee to Florida, where it flows into the Suwanee River and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico, leaving fecal contamination. Details on the progress – or the lack of it – on prot…Lakeland · Lakeland Read Article

FIRST-EVER INSIDER TRADING SENTENCE BASED ON RULE 10B5-1 TRADING SCHEME

By Carol A. Gasser Moore | FLORIDA / Georgia – In a precedent-setting federal case, the former CEO and chairman of Ontrak Inc. was sentenced Monday to 42 months in prison for insider trading — marking the first time a conviction has been secured solely on the misuse of Rule 10b5-1 stock trading plans. Terren Scott Peizer, 65, of Puerto Rico and Santa Monica, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer in California for selling company s…Lakeland · Lakeland Read Article

GBI Investigates Death in Remerton

At the request of the Remerton Police Department, GBI agents are investigating the death of a sixteen-year-old. On Saturday, July 5, 2025, at about 12:30 a.m., officers responded to a shooting in the 1900 block of Baytree Place in Remerton, GA. The sixteen-year-old victim was taken by ambulance to a local hospital where he died. No arrests have been made at this time. Agents have determined that many people were present when the shooting occurre…Lakeland · Lakeland Read Article

ABAC’s Newberry Named President of Southeastern Writers Association

Dr. Jeff Newberry, a Professor of English and Poet in Residence at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC), has been named the president of the Southeastern Writers Association (SWA). The appointment was made official during the organization’s 2025 conference at Epworth by the Sea at St. Simon’s Island on June 10. Newberry served as the group’s vice president last year. Previously, he served as the president of the Gulf Coast Association of …Lakeland · Lakeland Read Article

Morgan Wynn Named Graduate Assistant of the Year at VSU

“Winning this award inspires me both as a student and as a woman,” she said. “I know of several amazing and highly successful students to win this award before me, and to be among such powerful and intelligent women in that category is extremely rewarding. To be recognized like this for my hard work up to this point only motivates me to continue in my pursuit of excellence and assures me in my next steps. I am deeply honored and grateful for thi…Lakeland · Lakeland Read Article

Britt Bugby Named VSU Spring 2025 Employee of the Semester

Britt Bugby has been named Valdosta State University’s Spring 2025 Employee of the Semester. She joined our BlazerNation team in February 2020 and currently serves as an instructional design project manager, which includes serving as quality matters coordinator and eCore program liaison. She even teaches classes as an adjunct instructor. VSU: What do you enjoy most about the work you do each day? BRITT: My workday is never the same. Each da…Lakeland · Lakeland Read Article

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