Fort Valley News

Georgia T. Jones still smiles when recalling the years she and her husband, the late William A. Jones Jr., spent teaching at Howard Warner High School and Howard Warner Elementary in Newnan.

Bikers from across Central Georgia were riding for a reason Saturday. The Tru Ryderz Fort Valley bike club hosted the ride to help support the family of 12-year-old R.C. Carter.

On the one hand, he was worried early last week that the winter had been so warm that it might hurt part of his peach crop this spring and summer.

Veteran banker, Charles W. Blair, Jr., has joined Peach State Bank & Trust as Chief Financial Officer.

FORT VALLEY, Georgia - Peach County School Board is once again exploring the option of moving back to a 5 day school week.

Jarl Echols sprays peach trees in one of his peach orchards at Jaemor Farms on Tuesday afternoon.

Lawrence Wright with the Fort Valley, Ga., Police Department called the thefts "a crime of opportunity," ABC News reported Tuesday.

A local motorcycle club is giving their time this weekend to help a child in need, and they're inviting others to help.

It has been unseasonably warm this winter, but lest we forget, Thursday and Friday mark the 39th anniversary of the Great Blizzard.

Dave Semones pondered his efforts Saturday to help rebuild a Fort Valley church.

More than 50 people came out Saturday with hammers, saws, and wrenches, ready to fix the Feed Center in Fort Valley.

The Georgia Department of Transportation today awarded 21 new contracts valued at more than $23.7 million for statewide road and bridge infrastructure improvements.

FORT VALLEY, Ga. - North American Blue Bird dealers are now stocking Performance Friction Carbon Metallic brake pads and Zero Failure rotors for fleet applications.

Kent State University has named Dr. Said Sewell as its new dean of undergraduate studies.

Peach County has taken on a sales tax renewal three years in advance, attempting to plan for the county’s future and avoid a clash with a new General Assembly-mandated transportation sales tax referendum.

Tom Green, chairman of the Peach County Hospital Authority, said a groundbreaking ceremony for the $28 million building is set for March 29.

Montezuma police arrested a man on multiple charges after he was stopped Tuesday afternoon for a routine traffic stop, according to a police news release.

The 2012 Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant will be held on Mar 17, 2012 at the Pettigrew Center, Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley.