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2 months ago | 
valdostadailytimes.com | Terry Richards
Published 4:48 pm Tuesday, March 11, 2025 LAKELAND —A Lanier County man is among 15 defendants in separate federal firearms cases who have been either sentenced or are awaiting sentencing. Darrell DeMarcus Golden, 31, of Lakeland, awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to a U.S. Department of Justice statement released Tuesday.
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2 months ago | 
valdostadailytimes.com | Terry Richards
Published 5:06 pm Monday, March 10, 2025 QUITMAN — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is probing an aggravated assault in Quitman. On March 4, a 911 call reported a shooting at Preston Place Apartments, a GBI statement said. Two men, ages 18 and 22, were taken to local hospitals with gunshot wounds. The 18-year-old remained hospitalized Monday, while the 22-year-old had been treated and released, the statement said.
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2 months ago | 
valdostadailytimes.com | Terry Richards
Published 5:05 pm Monday, March 10, 2025 QUITMAN — Two Quitman residents — one of them a police officer — were recently arrested on child cruelty charges, authorities said. Deandre Tucker, 33, a Quitman police officer, was charged with cruelty to children in the first degree, and his wife, Micayla Tucker, 30, was charged with cruelty to children in the second degree, a statement from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said.
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Mar 7, 2025 | 
valdostadailytimes.com | Terry Richards
Published 4:48 pm Friday, March 7, 2025 VALDOSTA — Valdosta’s city council voted Thursday to approve a new vendor for the city’s human resources software, including payroll. Council voted to approve the firm Paylocity to provide for the city’s digital HR needs. Jennie Boyer, Valdosta’s director of human resources, said there were a number of problems with the current vendor, including customer support.
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Mar 7, 2025 | 
valdostadailytimes.com | Terry Richards
Published 2:19 pm Friday, March 7, 2025 VALDOSTA — The Valdosta Fire Department was on the scene Friday afternoon of a residential structure fire in the 900 block of the Madison Highway, according to a fire department Facebook post. People were asked to avoid the area. More Breaking News
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Mar 7, 2025 | 
valdostadailytimes.com | Terry Richards
Published 9:33 am Friday, March 7, 2025 VALDOSTA —It’s getting warmer, then it’s getting cooler. Then it’s getting warmer again. South Georgia will be warming up a bit heading into the weekend, according to forecasters. The National Weather Service forecast for Valdosta shows highs climbing from 62 on Thursday to the mid-70s Saturday. Overnight lows are expected to range from the low 60s early on to the mid-40s at the beginning of the week.
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Mar 6, 2025 | 
valdostadailytimes.com | Terry Richards
Published 2:56 pm Thursday, March 6, 2025 Valdosta has another soul food choice. Miller’s Cafe has opened at 904 Baytree Road, in the building where Big Nick’s — another soul food spot — used to be before it moved to another location down the street. Bubbles and Beyond, a laundry facility, has opened at 319 St. Augustine Road, offering self-service, wash and fold, pickup and delivery of laundry and commercial laundry service.
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Mar 4, 2025 | 
valdostadailytimes.com | Terry Richards
Published 6:02 pm Tuesday, March 4, 2025 VALDOSTA — A traffic stop resulted in an arrest on drug charges Sunday. Around 9 p.m., a police officer saw a truck run a red light in the 1100 block of North St. Augustine Road, a Valdosta Police Department statement said. The officer stopped the truck and talked to the driver; police said the officer smelled a marijuana odor coming from the truck.
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Mar 4, 2025 | 
valdostadailytimes.com | Terry Richards
Published 3:41 pm Tuesday, March 4, 2025 VALDOSTA — A minor fire at Pinevale Elementary School was put out Tuesday. The fire was inside a school restroom, a Valdosta City Schools statement said. The fire was extinguished and all students and staff were safe and accounted for, the statement said. As of noon, the Valdosta Fire Department and the Valdosta Police Department remained on site, the school system said. Classes were ongoing, according to the statement. More Local News
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Mar 2, 2025 | 
valdostadailytimes.com | Terry Richards
Published 6:36 am Sunday, March 2, 2025 VALDOSTA — The price of gasoline slid substantially in Lowndes County over the week, following state and national trends. The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Valdosta Friday was $2.90, down seven cents over seven days, according to the AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report.
