Decatur County News

Two Bainbridge men were arrested and charged on Monday with attempting to manufacture methamphetamines.

A Bainbridge man was arrested for threatening a witness in a federal case, and threatening him.

A Bainbridge man was arrested on July 11 for influencing witnesses and terroristic threats and acts, possibly in connection with a federal court case.

After enjoying Wednesday morning out in the boat on Spring Creek, Harold Yates and his two grandchildren from Valdosta had a run-in with two vicious pitbulls.

Retiree Robert Sodrel said he would work to reduce taxpayers' burden if elected to a seat on the Decatur County Board of Commissioners this fall.

A Bainbridge man refused to be robbed when he was accosted around 5 a.m. Saturday morning.

The 2008-2009 Georgia Hunting Seasons and Regulations Guide now is available online from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division .

I am sure some Fulton County voters may appreciate your efforts to help them make informed choices at the polls on July 15.

Decatur County Sheriff's Deputies make an arrest in an arson case and it may be related to an earlier copper theft.

Authorities say 35 year old Bainbridge Public Safety Captain Pat Thomas was arrested at his Decatur County residence around 11 pm Friday night.

Deputies spotted 29-year-old Shawn Smith driving on Highway 253 near Brinson around 3:30 Wednesday morning.

The furry little bundles of energy at the Decatur county humane society, sadly are homeless, but certainly not unloved.

Georgia schools could begin a few weeks later under a proposal by state schools Superintendent Kathy Cox.

County leash law a hot topic Decatur County may be closer to getting a leash law to protect citizens and property from dogs that present a nuisance or danger after two visitors at Tuesday's Board of ...

It's that time of year when hundreds of Hispanic and Haitian families come to southwest Georgia to harvest our tomato and sweet corn fields.

Georgia State Patrol is investigating a fatal wreck in Decatur County. The accident happened at around 1:30 AM Sunday on Hutchinson-Ferry Road.

A new report from the Georgia Department of Labor shows the unemployment rate for Southwest Georgia remained at 5.3% from March to April of this year.

FIREFIGHTERS FROM FIVE Decatur County cities responded to the fire at the home of Iris Jennings at 165 Wendell-Harper Road near Climax.

Firefighters continued to put out hotspots more than two hours they arrived on scene Wednesday morning.

It's slow going for a murder investigation in Decatur County. The body of 37-year-old Kenneth Koon was found in a house near Lake Seminole Tuesday morning by his friend and girlfriend.