Ludowici News

Long County hosted the 12th District Association of County Commissioners of Georgia meeting Nov.

"They're happening everywhere. Liberty County's been having them. The city has been having their share, and we've had a bunch," said Long County Sheriff's Department, Chief Investigator Ty Smith of a recent string of burglaries in the area.

Clarence Peter Thompson of Ludowici was arrested and charged with stealing a sport utility vehicle Saturday.

We've all heard the old saying, "Give me my flowers while I am living so I can enjoy them." That's what the members of St.

Keaton Durrence Keaton McCage Durrence, age two, died Wednesday, November 4, 2009, at The Doctors Hospital of Tattnall in Reidsville.

"It was unbelievable. We didn't think it was possible to be attacked," said Pearl Harbor survivor Jack White.

It has been an exciting week of celebration for Pleasant Grove African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Residents in Ludowici are concerned over tax increases. Residents are fighting a proposed 44% tax hike from city administrators.

Navy Seaman Dante L. Anderson Faucett recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill.

When she's not stringing together quotes and facts for newspaper stories, Jesup Press-Sentinel reporter Raye Nakles spends her free time weaving boughs of holly and fresh evergreen for her award-winning Christmas wreaths.

After the Long County Chamber of Commerce said it would not be able to sponsor the county's annual Christmas parade this year, Wildlife Festival coordinators decided to host the event.

At the Oct. 13 meeting, the Long County Commission voted to allow the Ten Commandments to be displayed at the courthouse in Ludowici.

Blue Tide defenders take down a Yellow Jacket during Friday's homecoming game in Ludowici.

Tragedy struck Long County on Monday when a 5-year-old boy, described as friendly and outgoing, drowned in a bathtub.

LUDOWICI a ' The 5-year-old boy who drowned in the bathtub of his Long County mobile home Monday has been identified as Caleb Fox, according to a Long County Sheriffa TMs Department incident report.

LUDOWICI a ' A 5-year-old Long County boy drowned Monday afternoon while bathing in the familya TMs mobile home.

The U.S. Census Bureau is looking for people from Long County and Allenhurst to fill jobs when the 2010 national count is conducted.

Despite a persistent rain Saturday, the 28th Long County Wildlife Festival was a success.

Jonathon Goode, 22, was charged last Friday with homicide by a vehicle in the first degree for his involvement in a wreck that killed a Jesup teenager earlier this year.

A Long County girl, who went missing Friday, was found Saturday morning in Garden City.