Attapulgus News Archives

“I've loved the kids, I've loved the facilities here I've loved the people I've worked with the principals the para-pros, all the staff has just been great, I've always felt this was family”

The Decatur County School Board voted Thursday night to shut the doors to both West Bainbridge Middle and Lillian E. Williams Elementary Schools. via WCTV Tallahassee

Torrential rainfall caused widespread flash flooding in Decatur County and the surrounding area on Friday, causing traffic problems, downing large trees and isolating some residential areas. via The Post-Searchlight

“She asked that we supply her by Feb. 29 with certain information that she thought would be necessary for the Justice Department to have in order to look closely at our reconfiguration plans”

Everyone at the Decatur County Board of Education hearing Tuesday evening on grade reorganization in all the schools seemed to act as if the reorganization committee's recommendations for the future had already ... via The Post-Searchlight

“Around 10 p.m., we started hearing the winds pick up; all you could hear was a loud 'whoosh' noise”

HALF OF A TIN ROOF covering a building housing a tattoo parlor at the intersection of U.S. 84 West and Gail Drive was ripped off by strong winds and flung down about 50 feet away. via The Post-Searchlight

Decatur County Sheriff's investigators had been looking for Labarette Anderson since Thursday when a house in Attapulgus was raided and drugs and guns found. via WALB-TV Albany

Media exposure of a fugitive in an illegal drug investigation helped Sheriff's deputies nab him on the afternoon of Saturday, Feb. via The Post-Searchlight

“It was a high risk search warrant and we recovered two pistols also in close proximity to the narcotics”

Around 5 am Thursday morning, the Decatur County Sheriff's Emergency Response Team executed a High Risk search warrant at a house on Anderson Street in Attapulgus, Georgia. via WCTV Tallahassee

“The information we receive through media such as newspapers and the Internet have been a huge asset for us. Citizens are our eyes and ears when we can't physically be nearby.”

Sheriff's deputies said Thursday they believe they have broken up a significant illegal drug-dealing operation in Attapulgus. via The Post-Searchlight

Two people are facing drug charges in Attapulgus, Georgia. Decatur county deputies confiscated pounds of marijuana, packages of cocaine and several weapons. via WCTV Tallahassee

A 14-year-old Decatur County youth who was seriously injured in a one-vehicle accident on Carters' Mill Road Saturday was reported in stable condition at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Tuesday. via The Post-Searchlight