Statenville News

Imani Pabon, 6, visits with Santa Claus at the South Georgia Regional Library on Woodrow Wilson Drive Friday, part of the library's holiday festivities.

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus and he is coming to Valdosta this Friday. As part of the South Georgia Regional Library's holiday festivities, the man in red will be making an appearance at the Valdosta-Lowndes County Library from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Santa Claus will be giving away candy canes and allowing parents to photograph their tiny ...

A* At 10:34 p.m., Valdosta police arrested Harold Scott Perdue, 50, in the 800 block of East Park Avenue and charged him with DUI and other traffic violations, reports state.

A future industrial park is planned for the south end of town between South Patterson Street and New Statenville Highway.

At 5 p.m., Valdosta police arrested Miranda Lee Martin, 31, for an active probation violation warrant out of Moultrie, reports state.

At 11:05 a.m., Valdosta police arrested Marcus Lamar Johnson, 25, in the 1100 block of Old Statenville Road and charged him with parole violation, reports state.

Authorities continue searching for the person or persons responsible for shooting a 22-year-old Valdosta man Friday night.

Lowndes County has been awarded more than $700,000 in stimulus funds for road resurfacing projects.

At 3:46 a.m., Valdosta police arrested Renardo Lavell Williams, 21, in the 1100 block of Statenville Road and charged him with simple battery and vandalism, reports state.

A one-vehicle accident claimed the life of an Echols County man Friday night. Around 9 p.m., Echols County Sheriff's deputies, Georgia State Patrol troopers and emergency medical services were dispatched to the accident at mile marker 14 on US Hwy 94 East, about five miles east of Statenville.

Deputies say they found a pound of marijuana belonging to one local man... and now he's in big trouble.

Two area residents were recently taken into custody and charged with drug-related crimes.

A discussion on the current state of Georgia's public education system was helmed by a member of the State Board of Education Tuesday night in Statenville.

Are you interested in learning more about public education in Georgia? Do you have suggestions that may help Georgia lead the nation in improving student achievement? If so, you may want to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to speak directly to the State Board of Education Member Linda Zechmann.

In the piney woods of southeast Georgia, 70-year-old Claude Cox is home receiving daily intravenous antibiotics over the next 10 weeks to combat a bacterial infection in his left lung.

Tuesday, the Board of Directors of the Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority agreed to enter into a contractual agreement with Wyn and Dutton Miller to purchase 430 acres of real estate for industrial development purposes.

* At 6:12 p.m., Valdosta police arrested John Anthony Berry Jr., 24, in the 1000 block of Smith Street for cocaine possession with intent to distribute, marijuana possession with intent to distribute, drivers license violation and other traffic violations, according to reports.

T.J. Crosby, playing Link, jumps in the air as Matthew Rivera, playing Ganondoff, swings his sword and Christian Carter, playing Princess Zelda, draws her bow during a skit for children on the South Georgia Regional Library? front lawn in a reenactment of the Legend of Zelda.

* At 6:12 p.m., Valdosta police arrested John Anthony Berry Jr., 24, in the 1000 block of Smith Street for cocaine possession with intent to distribute, marijuana possession with intent to distribute, drivers license violation and other traffic violations, according to reports.

A semi-truck converted into a high tech mobile classroom in the middle of the Ortega Migrant Camp is bringing opportunity to dozens of children in Echols County this week.