Ochlocknee News

Scott Morgan is the victor in the GOP race for the District 6 Thomas County Board of Education seat in a record low voter turnout.

A 41-year-old Thomas County woman was almost home when the vehicle she was driving left Bulloch Road.

A Thomas County woman dies after losing control of her vehicle. The Georgia State Patrol says the crash happened near Ochlocknee Tuesday afternoon at about 4:45. Troopers say 41-year-old Debbie Adams of ...

Thomas County Fire Department officials are advising residents to not be alarmed by plastic bags over some fire hydrants in the six municipalities under its jurisdiction.

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR GRADY AND THOMAS COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA, UNTIL 2:00 PM EDT.

Two companies in the Meigs-Ochlocknee area will call it a day at the end of June.

The FDA says this tomato salmonella outbreak could be the largest ever. Although Florida and Mexico have been singled out as the source, authorities say the contamination could have occurred anywhere in the ...

Authorities say longtime Ochlocknee resident Eddie Myrick, got into an argument with his son Demetrius about moving a car from the front yard Wednesday night.

It was just before 8:00 Wednesday night in the yard of Eddie Myrick's mobile home, one block from downtown Ochlocknee.

Sheriff's deputies say longtime Ochlocknee resident Eddie Myrick was shot in the face at his residence on Groover Street around 8 p.m. Wednesday night.

A man "harassing customers" for a ride at a Quick Buys in Ochlocknee was arrested for public drunk Saturday, officials said.

A 20-year-old woman charged last week with a number of check forgeries is being held without bond on two burglary charges.

“He commingled her money and spent it on another project and failed to perform services for her”

A former law enforcement officer was released from the Thomas County Jail after being charged with theft by conversion. via Thomasville Times Enterprise

Monday 11:45 a.m. - The Southwestern State Hospital retirees and their spouse/friend meets at the Plaza. via Thomasville Times Enterprise

“It's much more powerful than marijuana.”

It's an herb, it's a hallucinogen, and supposedly it's non-addictive. Buzz is building about a legal way to get "buzzed." WSB's Veronica Waters reports there is a plant with a medicinal and meditative history ... via WSB-AM Atlanta

Thomas Episcopal Church. For information, call 226-0556 after 6 p.m. or leave a message or call 377-1109. Thursday 10 a.m. - Golden K Kiwanis Club meets at Dawson Street Baptist Church. via Thomasville Times Enterprise

“None of our candidates running for president have said what they intend to do about high gas prices.”

"People, please stop parking on the wrong side of the street. When you cross over the yellow line, you are breaking the law." "We need a president who will straighten out the economy." "None of our candidates ... via Thomasville Times Enterprise

“He lost control of the vehicle and traveled through a creek bed and a ditch, striking several small bushes near the creek”

As a boutonniere was being pinned on a bridegroom early Saturday afternoon, someone asked about the color of a motorcycle a wedding guest was riding when he left the ceremony site a short time earlier. via Thomasville Times Enterprise

Calendar Wednesday's events via Thomasville Times Enterprise

“We have so many people who do not want to put a bunch of animals in their car to bring them to town it's an inconvenience for them”

Rabies is a dangerous and highly infectious disease that poses a serious threat to animals especially in rural areas. via WCTV Tallahassee