Statenville News

A semi-truck converted into a high tech mobile classroom in the middle of the Ortega Migrant Camp is bringing opportunity to dozens of children in Echols County this week.

Join the South Georgia Regional Library System on May 28 at any of its six locations for a Summer Reading Program Kick-off Party.

At 9:27 a.m., Valdosta police arrested Terrell Demonte Blair, 18, in the 700 block of Old Statenville Road for alcohol possession and consumption by a minor and other offenses not covered, according to reports.

Mobile Disaster Recovery Centers operated by the State of Georgia and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are open in Dougherty and Brantley counties to assist people affected by the storms and flooding that began March 26.

The Migrant Farmworkers Clinic in Lake Park recently received $93,989 through an Increased Demand for Services grant.

* At 3:59 p.m., Valdosta police arrested Bridgette Finniessee, 32, on the 1700 block of Dedo Drive for probation violation, according to reports.

Wednesday * At 7:55 p.m., Valdosta police arrested Darius Kitchens, 17, in the 200 block of Arkwright Drive for disorderly conduct, according to reports.

Friday is the deadline for entering the 41st Annual Valdosta Daily Times Cookbook Contest.

A person is a person. Each with their own personality and attitude, good and bad in all segments of society.

* At 11:09 p.m., Valdosta police arrested Lashelle Middleton, 28, in the 1100 block of Old Statenvile Road for interference of an officer, according to reports.

Seventeen homes in Echols County sustained major damage in during the recent flooding, according to the Echols County Sheriff's Office.

Frances R. Graham and Susan Grooms of Valdosta are the new entrants in the 41st Annual Valdosta Daily Times Cookbook Contest.

A Brooks County man has been arrested in connection with the Sunday shooting that left five people injured.

The Echols County Historical Society will present its "Old-Times" Festival from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in Statenville.

Wednesday, the school announced it will be closed through Friday because students simply can't get there.

David Syner uses his 1944 Farmall 'H' to pull a mechanical tractor pull sled as Todd Woodfield keeps a watchful eye during the Alapahoochee Historic and Farm Heritage Days in Echols County Saturday.

A tractor pulling a wagon filled with people travels down the road toward Lake Park from Echols County in the antique tractor and wagon caravan.

The Suwannee River Water Management reports record flooding of the Withlacoochee River at Pinetta.

SR 133 in Brooks County near Brooks/Lowndes County line is reopened. We are monitoring several other locations in Southwest Georgia and the water is still rising in several locations including US 84/SR 38 at the Alapaha River in Lanier County, and SR 94, near Statenville, at the Alapaha River in Echols County.

* At 5:04 p.m., Valdosta police arrested Acadia Montez Barne Ross, 18, and Anndricia Maria Ross, 18, in the 1200 block of North St.