Ben Hill County News

Investigators often have little evidence to work with at a crime scene. After two homes were burglarized in Ben Hill County, one of the only thing investigators had to go on was a distinct shoe print left by the criminal.

22-year-old Noah Larkin is in jail and charged with cruelty to a child. Investigators say Larkin left Cedrick Taylor with serious head injuries and a partially collapsed lung.

A two year old Ben Hill County boy was brutally beaten Friday afternoon and is in critical condition at an Atlanta hospital.

This is 28-year old Anthony Bernard Reid and he's wanted on drug charges. When deputies were chasing him in October, he bailed out of his car and it crashed into a house.

All Hannah Hudson really remembers about her father is a little tune he whistled.

A limited amount of the nasal spray version of the H1N1 vaccine is currently available for children 2 to 4 years of age at two local health departments and is expected to be at others by the end of the week.

Georgia's top court has upheld two South Georgia murder convictions. 33-year-old Chadrick Nash was convicted of shooting and killing 25-year old Leon Williams in October 2004.

One of two Ben Hill County escapees is back behind bars after a man found him Wednesday morning hiding in his shed.

That second inmate who escaped from the Ben Hill County Jail is back behind bars.

Authorities say 25 year old James Darrell Villers and 20 year old Dillon Levette Spencer managed to open up their cell door and escape onto the yard.

To those motorists traveling along Oak Street Wednesday night, it looked like a scene right out a movie, one involving a serious crime.

Real Estate For sale a 3 bedroom 2 bath brick house located at 132 White Drive, Fitzgerald.

To Ben Hill County Commissioners & the Ben Hill County Road Department: This is a letter of appreciation for what was a much needed answer to our problem on Glenn Merritt Rd.

Bill Giles expertly operated a big commercial lawn mower in front of the rambling antebellum house at Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation State Historic Site.

The City of Fitzgerald , web page is packed with information about Fitzgerald, from its founding to its resources, development opportunities and more.

The Herald-Leader is a weekly community newspaper located in Fitzgerald , Georgia.

"I've been working all my life since I was 16 and now it's beginning to get to me." He was laid off from the Gilman Paper Company in January and hasn't been able to find work since.

It happened around 10:20 outside Gameland Billiards on North Slappey Boulevard. Investigators say 37-year-old Tracey Porter was approached by two men armed with guns in the parking of the pool hall.

They're accused of vandalizing Fitzgerald High School. 18-year-olds Cadley Spivey, James Bowman Junior, and Shelton Smith are in jail.

A Mobile Disaster Recovery Center operated by the State of Georgia and the Federal Emergency Management Agency is open in Ben Hill County until Thursday, May 21, to assist people affected by the March 26-April 13 storms and flooding.