Ashburn News

Jennifer Lynn Cox of Valdosta, GA and Larry Linwood "Woody" Poston Jr. of Lake City were married at 11 a.m. March 28 at The Mansion of Forsyth Park in Savannah, GA.

An Ashburn man who is a registered sex offender and once lived in Tifton was convicted in Florida Thursday of beating, raping and stabbing to death a Clearwater mother of three.

Christopher Foster Jr., 27, 99 Tifton-Eldorado Road, was charged Monday with driving with a suspended license and driving without insurance.

Brittani Jean Barnes, 18, 119 Red Bird Lane, was charge Thursday with fighting in a public place.

Frank Bell, 47, 528 South Gordon, Ashburn, was charged Wednesday with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.

Geraldo Martinez, 33, 240 Trailer Park Road, Moultrie, was charged Saturday with public drunkenness.

Arguments and fights at "20 Below," a club for teenagers, led to the arrest of four teenagers who were charged with disorderly conduct.

* Amber Leighane Hall, 28, 4989 Coverdale Highway, Ashburn, was charged Friday by the Murray County Sheriff's Office with manufacture, sale or distribution of marijuana.

Matthew Brandon Bearden, 23, 101 Hillcrest Drive, was charged Wednesday with DUI, failure to maintain lane and a safety restraint violation.

The weather may be cooler than usual, but school will be out Friday, summer is almost here and it's time for area reading programs to get under way.

City council members voted unanimously Thursday night to terminate Bryant McCard who had served as Ashburn's top cop since 2007.

A new Siren has been installed on Martin Luther King Drive in Ashburn. The siren was purchased thanks to a 33,000 dollar matching grant from FEMA.

Leisa Ann Butler, 38, 602 Rigdon-Aultman Road, was charged Tuesday with theft by conversion.

Jackie D. Blackmon, 44, 1167 Amboy Farms Road, Ashburn, was charged Monday with theft by shoplifting.

Calvin Ricardo Brown, 42, 1110 S. College Ave., was charged Sunday with DUI and misdemeanor possession of marijuana.

Ferlando Dejuan Cook, 22, 1432 Quincy Ave. Apt. B, was charged Friday with a probation violation.

Albany- At the Public Works Department on Hodges Avenue. County Public Works on Habersham Road.

Walter Lee Brown, 25, 1242 Jones Road, Ty Ty, was charged Sunday with a probation violation.

The Savannah Chapter of the American Red Cross mobilized Saturday as rain and strong winds pelted many parts of the region.

Water flowed down the center of Lamont Street near Washington Avenue, closing it for a couple of hours.