https://www.anycountynews.com/ Georgia local news from Any County News: crime and courts, public safety, schools, local government and Local Heroes. en-us Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:55:00 -0400 https://www.anycountynews.com/images/merch/acn-logo-full-black.jpg https://www.anycountynews.com/ https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/lovejoy-detainees-irwin-county-move-2026-10-03 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/lovejoy-detainees-irwin-county-move-2026-10-03 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:55:00 -0400 The U.S. Marshals Service is moving about 400 pretrial federal detainees from the Robert A. Deyton facility in Lovejoy to the Irwin County Detention Center. Irwin County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/bolingbroke-hale-clark-sentenced-2026-10-03 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/bolingbroke-hale-clark-sentenced-2026-10-03 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:35:00 -0400 A Monroe County jury found Ernest Hale-Clark guilty of two counts of aggravated assault in a 2023 Rivoli Road shooting. He got 20 years, 15 to serve. Monroe County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/pembroke-i16-crash-victims-identified-2026-10-03 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/pembroke-i16-crash-victims-identified-2026-10-03 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:15:00 -0400 Family members identified the four people killed in the Sept. 29 I-16 crash in Bryan County as Tim, Kelsey and Orion Roundtree and Dr. Hollie Matthews. Bryan County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/valdosta-dollar-general-bystander-shooting-2026-10-03 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/valdosta-dollar-general-bystander-shooting-2026-10-03 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:20:00 -0400 Valdosta police say a shopper shot Tevin Jay Love, 32, who police say was beating a woman inside a Bemiss Road Dollar General. Love has not been convicted. Lowndes County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/appling-jail-part2-2026-10-02 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/appling-jail-part2-2026-10-02 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:54:00 -0400 Where the 2022 Appling County Jail chain case stands: the GBI arrest, two closed federal lawsuits, and the Open Records requests ACN filed Oct. 2, 2026. Appling County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/jones-caretakers-charged-child-death-2026-10-02 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/jones-caretakers-charged-child-death-2026-10-02 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:00:00 -0400 George Togeg and Reva Ogles are charged with concealing a death and first-degree cruelty to children after a 7-year-old boy was found dead. Charged, not convicted. Jones County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/coffee-haley-mcelhaney-missing-2026-10-02 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/coffee-haley-mcelhaney-missing-2026-10-02 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:59:00 -0400 The Coffee County Sheriff's Office says Haley McElhaney is listed as a missing person. Her family says she was last seen Monday morning, Sept. 28, 2026. Coffee County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/cordele-oliver-federal-drug-sentence-2026-10-02 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/cordele-oliver-federal-drug-sentence-2026-10-02 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:15:00 -0400 Andreaus Benard Oliver Jr., 27, of Cordele was sentenced Oct. 1 to 168 months in federal prison in a fentanyl and synthetic cannabinoid conspiracy case. Crisp County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/tift-sheriff-scarbrough-no-fifth-term-2026-10-02 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/tift-sheriff-scarbrough-no-fifth-term-2026-10-02 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:58:00 -0400 Tift County Sheriff Gene Scarbrough says he will not seek a fifth term in 2028. Tifton Mayor Julie Smith sent Any County News a statement in response. Tift County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/broxton-christy-myers-lawrence-arrest-2026-10-02 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/broxton-christy-myers-lawrence-arrest-2026-10-02 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:30:00 -0400 James Lawrence III, 47, of Fitzgerald is charged with malice murder in the 1998 death of Christy Myers in Broxton. Charged, not convicted. Coffee County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/ga-deputy-scam-calls-benhill-statesboro-2026-10-01 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/ga-deputy-scam-calls-benhill-statesboro-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:10:00 -0400 Ben Hill County Sheriff's Office and Statesboro Police warn of callers posing as officers and asking for money. Hang up and call the agency directly. Ben Hill & Bulloch Counties https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/macon-pio-nono-mccrary-shooting-2026-09-20 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/macon-pio-nono-mccrary-shooting-2026-09-20 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:30:00 -0400 The Bibb County Sheriff's Office says Jeremiah Quantez McCrary, 21, died after a Sunday afternoon shooting in the 2300 block of Pio Nono Avenue in Macon. Bibb County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/gray-jones-boil-water-schools-2026-09-21 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/gray-jones-boil-water-schools-2026-09-21 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 All Jones County schools are closed Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, amid a City of Gray water disruption. A boil-water advisory is expected through at least Tuesday. Jones County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/columbus-pierce-chapel-closure-2026-09-21 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/columbus-pierce-chapel-closure-2026-09-21 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Pierce Chapel Road from U.S. 27 to Blackmon Road in Columbus closes starting Sept. 21, 2026, for about two weeks for U.S. 27 widening work. Detour posted. Muscogee County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/bleckley-school-threat-update-2026-09-21 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/bleckley-school-threat-update-2026-09-21 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Bleckley County Sheriff's Office says a juvenile held in a school-threat case also spoke of plans for a church 'active event.' No church, date or time was named. Bleckley County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/appling-jail-part1-2026-09-20 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/appling-jail-part1-2026-09-20 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:26:00 -0400 Court filings and GBI records describe 2022 allegations at the Appling County Jail involving detainee Tremar Harris and then-officer William Rentz. Appling County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/dougherty-reeves-hefton-2026-06-12 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/dougherty-reeves-hefton-2026-06-12 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Dougherty County Sheriff's Office reports allege deputies waited on paperwork while Jeffrey Clayton Reeves, 43, was in medical distress at jail intake. Dougherty County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/cordele-road-closure-2026-09-21 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/cordele-road-closure-2026-09-21 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 The City of Cordele is closing Pecan Street at Ogburn Road Monday, Sept. 21, through Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, for sewer main repairs. Crisp County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/valdosta-gornto-train-fatality-update-johnson-2026-09-19 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/valdosta-gornto-train-fatality-update-johnson-2026-09-19 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 11:12:00 -0400 Melissa Anne Johnson, 49, of Valdosta has been identified as the woman killed by a Norfolk Southern train on Gornto Road, Valdosta Police and GSP say. Lowndes County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/valdosta-gornto-train-fatality-2026-09-19 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/valdosta-gornto-train-fatality-2026-09-19 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Valdosta Police confirm one person was hit and killed by a train about 10:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, at the Gornto Road railroad crossing in Valdosta. Lowndes County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/valdosta-jackson-traffic-cam-2026-09-18 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/valdosta-jackson-traffic-cam-2026-09-18 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Valdosta Police say traffic cameras allegedly showed a driver firing at another car near East Park Avenue. Jabari Ahmod Jackson, 20, is charged, not convicted. Lowndes County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/shoshana-johnson-first-black-woman-pow-2026-09-18 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/shoshana-johnson-first-black-woman-pow-2026-09-18 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Army Spc. Shoshana Johnson of the 507th Maintenance Company became the first Black woman U.S. POW after the 2003 Nasiriyah ambush. Rescued April 13, 2003. National https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/lee-barnhill-hero-2026-09-18 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/lee-barnhill-hero-2026-09-18 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 The Leesburg Police Department and the City of Leesburg sent birthday wishes to Sgt. Allen Barnhill in a Local Hero recognition from Lee County. Lee County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/irwin-hester-wavy-flag-250-2026-09-18 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/irwin-hester-wavy-flag-250-2026-09-18 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Tim Saylor of Sycamore Woodworks thanked Turner County Sheriff Andy Hester and his department for an America 250 wavy wooden flag commission. Turner County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/bacon-hoco-parade-2026-09-18 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/bacon-hoco-parade-2026-09-18 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Bacon County High School's homecoming parade in Alma: floats, Raider spirit and more faces in Part 2 of the homecoming coverage. Group coverage only. Bacon County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/albany-cat-in-hat-apd-notice-2026-09-18 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/albany-cat-in-hat-apd-notice-2026-09-18 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Albany Police say social media posts tagging APD and referencing Albany schools are part of a 'Cat in a Hat' trend. Don't share them; report them. Dougherty County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/ware-directed-patrol-update-2026-09-17 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/ware-directed-patrol-update-2026-09-17 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Ware County Sheriff's Office directed patrols produced 8 arrests, 18 traffic citations, 47 warnings and 68 traffic stops, Sheriff Carl James says. Ware County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/tybee-island-whitley-fbi-national-academy-2026-09-17 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/tybee-island-whitley-fbi-national-academy-2026-09-17 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Tybee Island Police Assistant Chief Bertram Whitley III graduated from FBI National Academy Session 299 in Quantico, Virginia, on Sept. 17, 2026. Chatham County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/tift-leadership-georgia-welcome-2026-09-17 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/tift-leadership-georgia-welcome-2026-09-17 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Tift County High School's Blue Devil Brigade, cheerleaders and chorus welcomed Leadership Georgia to Tifton City Hall on Sept. 17, 2026. Tift County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/sandra-lee-pimple-popper-stroke-2026-09-17 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/sandra-lee-pimple-popper-stroke-2026-09-17 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Dr. Sandra Lee, known as Dr. Pimple Popper, says she had an ischemic stroke while filming in November 2025, according to People and TODAY. Know F.A.S.T. National https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/lowndes-dems-ice-statement-2026-09-17 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/lowndes-dems-ice-statement-2026-09-17 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 The Lowndes County Democratic Party issued a Sept. 17, 2026, statement on ICE enforcement in Valdosta. Any County News is independent of the party. Lowndes County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/irwin-ffa-livestock-models-2026-09-17 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/irwin-ffa-livestock-models-2026-09-17 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Irwin County FFA Animal Production students in Ocilla built cardboard livestock models mapping meat cuts, and ABAC agricultural education students visited. Irwin County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/gswb-lions-softball-state-2026-09-17 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/gswb-lions-softball-state-2026-09-17 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 The GSWB Lions softball co-op of Gardner, South Wilmington and Braceville, Illinois, won IESA Class 1A Regional 1 and is headed to the state tournament. Gardner, Illinois https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/georgia-southern-frats-suspended-2026-09-17 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/georgia-southern-frats-suspended-2026-09-17 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Georgia Southern placed Phi Delta Theta and Sigma Nu on interim suspension of new-member activities while its Office of Student Conduct investigates. Bulloch County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/dougherty-ice-gsp-struck-2026-09-17 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/dougherty-ice-gsp-struck-2026-09-17 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 GSP says a van driver fled ICE agents on foot on the Liberty Expressway near Moultrie Road in Albany and became lodged under an ICE agent's patrol car. Dougherty County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/alma-caten-meeting-2026-09-17 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/alma-caten-meeting-2026-09-17 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Alma Police Department hosted the Coastal Area Traffic Enforcement Network meeting on Sept. 17, 2026, with agencies from 14 southeast Georgia counties. Bacon County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/ghsa-softball-psr-lee-southga-2026-09-16 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/ghsa-softball-psr-lee-southga-2026-09-16 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 The Lee County Lady Trojans are 17-2 and No. 3 in Class 6A in the GHSA fast-pitch softball postseason rankings, plus where South Georgia teams stand. Lee County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/cordele-glock-switch-stolen-ashburn-2026-09-16 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/cordele-glock-switch-stolen-ashburn-2026-09-16 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Cordele Police say a traffic stop near 16th Avenue and Hickory Street turned up a stolen Glock 20 with an illegal switch. The driver is charged, not convicted. Crisp County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/brooks-gadoe-rural-summit-2026-09-16 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/brooks-gadoe-rural-summit-2026-09-16 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Brooks County Schools staff attended the GaDOE Rural Education and Innovation South Summit in Tifton on Sept. 16, 2026, where Dr. Cisco Diaz presented. Brooks County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/ben-hill-aprozean-icac-2026-09-16 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/ben-hill-aprozean-icac-2026-09-16 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Ben Hill County deputies say an ICAC case led to the arrest of Anthony Aprozean, 25, of Fitzgerald, charged with enticing a minor. Charged, not convicted. Ben Hill County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/tift-retired-educators-sep-2026-09-15 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/tift-retired-educators-sep-2026-09-15 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 The Tift County Retired Educators Association's September meeting featured Southwell SVP and CFO Troy Brooks. Next meeting: Oct. 12, 11 a.m., Elks Lodge. Tift County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/tift-pavilion-ribbon-2026-09-15 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/tift-pavilion-ribbon-2026-09-15 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Tift County High School opened its new Multi-Purpose Pavilion with a ribbon-cutting: covered turf space for instruction, practices, training and performances. Tift County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/gdot-islands-expressway-penalty-2026-09-15 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/gdot-islands-expressway-penalty-2026-09-15 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 GDOT is assessing Prince Contracting $12,500 a day after the Islands Expressway twin-bridge project in Savannah missed its Aug. 26, 2026, deadline. Chatham County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/dawson-bey-stolen-vehicle-pursuit-2026-09-15 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/dawson-bey-stolen-vehicle-pursuit-2026-09-15 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 A Dawson County traffic stop on GA 400 led to a stolen-vehicle pursuit through three counties that ended when driver Hassan Bey crashed into a dump truck. Dawson County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/aiken-horses-seized-2026-09-15 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/aiken-horses-seized-2026-09-15 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Aiken County, S.C., officials seized two horses on Henry Street on Sept. 15, 2026. Lowman Leon Jamison II is charged with animal cruelty. Charged, not convicted. Aiken County https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/valdosta-jenkins-lobby-2026-09-13 https://www.anycountynews.com/stories/valdosta-jenkins-lobby-2026-09-13 Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Valdosta Police say Michael Anthony Jenkins, 41, was arrested after asking for his money back in the VPD lobby hours after a Bemiss Road call. Charged, not convicted. Lowndes County