Bacon County News

In its first official session, the newly-revamped Bacon County Board of Assessors took swift action Wednesday, firing Chief Appraiser Angela Waldron.

Verizon Wireless is widening its wireless "fast lane" to cover the Valdosta and Waycross areas.

Bacon County's version of the Boston Tea Party took center stage at Tuesday's county commission meeting as citizens sounded off concerning what some termed "outrageous" increases in property assessments, some ...

The Alma Times welcomes back a familiar face this week with the addition of Wendy Rogers as a contributing writer.

The next chief of the Alma/Bacon County Fire Department will apparently be a familiar face.

The exact fate of their venue is still up in the air, but members of the Bacon County Saddle Club walked away from meetings with county officials Tuesday knowing efforts are being made to ensure the club's ...

Absentee voting gets underway Monday in Bacon County for the July 15 general primary, and unlike in previous years, the early process is unrestricted.

“Bullhooks are cruel weapons of the circus trade that are routinely used to beat elephants into submission”

This morning, PETA sent a letter to the Bacon County Commission urging it to enact legislation that would ban the use of bullhooks, electric prods, and other devices commonly used to inflict pain on elephants. via People for the Ethical Treatment of A...

“Harry Crews was born in Bacon County on June 7, 1935”

A clip from the film Searching for the Wrong Eyed Jesus featuring Harry Crews the film was shot for the bbc, narrated by the singer song writer Jim White, Andrew Douglas directed. via MetaFilter

The men of Friendship Baptist Church will have its 2008 Men's Day at 11 a.m. on Sunday, March 30, at the church, located at 421 Sixth St. via The Observer

Submitted by the Office of the Governor ATLANTA - Governor Sonny Perdue's Judicial Nominating Commission has submitted recommendations to fill the vacancies on the Superior Court of the Waycross Judicial ... via Daily Citizen

“I'm supposed to be up in Atlanta supporting my Syrupmakers right now”

Some of the best baseball talent in South Georgia was on the field in Bacon County Saturday. via WALB-TV Albany

“No parent raises their child and says, 'I want you to grow up to be a farmworker,' ”

The Georgia Farm Bureau Federation's annual convention started Monday as more of a prayer meeting than the typical discussion on legislation and labor issues. via Jacksonville.com

A Bacon County woman died Monday morning when her car collided with half a mobile home being hauled by a tractor-trailer truck. via Jacksonville.com

“If it's a hoax, then it stops right there”

Larry Green, executive director of the Southwest Georgia Regional Educational Service Agency in Pelham, is only one of the latest to be taken in by a moving story about Craig Sheppard, a seven-year-old with a ... via The Albany Herald