Hahira News

A South Georgia hoedown ended on a sour note Saturday when a thief walked off with a sign commemorating the festival.

Citizens stopped by Mathis Auditorium in Valdosta Saturday morning to dispose of a number of electronic items.

The sounds of fiddles, banjos and violins could be heard along the streets of downtown Hahira Saturday as folks young and old celebrated the return of the Great Hahira Pick-In. People gathered around the Mountain Stage site, set up campsites and brought lounge chairs to enjoy the bluegrass festival for the last time.

Now, with the help of a major supermarket, the festival is back for one last time.

With 67.09 percent of the total vote, or 53 votes, Terry C. Benjamin defeated Wilmon J. Stanley for the Hahira City Council District 1 seat.

The Great Hahira Pick-In started as an expression of love for a musical form between a group of friends.

The Hahira Recycling Center at 6769 Union Road will be temporarily relocating to the Lowndes County Mineola Recycling Center site at 4008 Old U.S. 41 North due to the City of Hahira's need for the Union Road location.

With its much-anticipated House of Horror, the Valdosta-Lowndes County Library will help kick off the Halloween season.

The Lowndes County Commission needs to grow because Lowndes County keeps growing.

Ten days of courtship led to a "lifetime of love" for a Naylor couple. Charlie and Jenny Mullinex celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary on Oct.

THUMBS UP: To Lowndes County Sheriff's Office deputies for apprehending an escaped jail inmate following a three-day manhunt.

During Red Ribbon Week, a drug prevention campaign, a professional magician stopped by Hahira Elementary School and gave a magic show to students.

Troopers say the truck driver, 61 year old William Fishbaugh, ran the stop sign at Highways 112 and 133.

I'm a huge Lowndes fan, but I like to see Valdosta win as long as they aren't playing the Vikings.

On 10-16-2009 Christopher Eric Locher escaped custody when he left a trustee work assignment at the South Bound Weigh Scales on Interstate 75.

On Friday, Christopher Eric Locher escaped custody when he left a trustee work assignment at the southbound weigh scales on Interstate 75, reported Lowndes County Sheriff Chris Prine.

The nine-day early voting period is scheduled to kick off at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Supervisor of Elections Deb Cox said that all registered voters who are ready to cast their ballots are encouraged to stop by the Lowndes County Board of Elections, located at 2808 N. Oak St., between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays through Oct.

Thinking Righta s weekend free-for-all. Pick a topic: a- State legislators have signaled an unwillingness to continue subsidizing halls of fame in cities around Georgia.

For the third year, organizers hope local folks find a straight path starting this week to a cornfield maze outside of Hahira.

People turned out in swarms to watch this year's annual Hahira Honeybee Festival parade Saturday.