
Articles
-
Mar 11, 2025 |
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.
-
Mar 10, 2025 |
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.
-
Mar 10, 2025 |
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.
-
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.
-
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
Journalists covering the same region
Kasmira Smith
Education and Government News Reporter at The Valdosta Daily Times
Kasmira Smith primarily covers news in the southwestern region of Georgia, United States, including areas around Albany and surrounding counties.
Malia Thomas
Multimedia Journalist at WTXL-TV (Midway, FL)
Malia Thomas primarily covers news in the Southwest Georgia region, including areas around Albany and Thomasville, Georgia, United States.
Dean Poling
Executive Editor at The Valdosta Daily Times
Dean Poling primarily covers news in the southwestern region of Georgia, United States, including areas around Valdosta and Tifton.

Maya Kachroo-Levine
Senior Editor at Travel + Leisure
Maya Kachroo-Levine primarily covers news in Los Angeles, California, United States and surrounding areas.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →