Ben Hill County News

The same company that's planning a coal-fired power plant for Washington County has purchased land in Ben Hill County for a future power plant.

Chad Williamson, is accused of forging nearly $30,000 worth of checks on a woman who hired him to do some construction work.

"About four months ago we had two guys come in and steal $30,000 worth of tools off the truck," said Craig Daniels, store manager.

One Georgia county jail is getting a new look, and most inmates won't be thrilled.

81-year old James Casper, a big Pecan farmer in the area, apparently fell off his tractor Friday afternoon and was run over by the tires.

The Sheriff is painting the entire jail bright pink. It may look like a pre-teen girl's bedroom but it isn't. "It's the new home for inmates in the Ben Hill county detention center," said Sheriff Bobby McLemore.

Two men rushed inside a home on Saywer Circle Friday night and demanded money. One of the robbers pulled the trigger on his gun but the gun didn't fire.

Investigators often have little evidence to work with at a crime scene. After two homes were burglarized in Ben Hill County, one of the only thing investigators had to go on was a distinct shoe print left by the criminal.

22-year-old Noah Larkin is in jail and charged with cruelty to a child. Investigators say Larkin left Cedrick Taylor with serious head injuries and a partially collapsed lung.

A two year old Ben Hill County boy was brutally beaten Friday afternoon and is in critical condition at an Atlanta hospital.

This is 28-year old Anthony Bernard Reid and he's wanted on drug charges. When deputies were chasing him in October, he bailed out of his car and it crashed into a house.

All Hannah Hudson really remembers about her father is a little tune he whistled.

A limited amount of the nasal spray version of the H1N1 vaccine is currently available for children 2 to 4 years of age at two local health departments and is expected to be at others by the end of the week.

Georgia's top court has upheld two South Georgia murder convictions. 33-year-old Chadrick Nash was convicted of shooting and killing 25-year old Leon Williams in October 2004.

One of two Ben Hill County escapees is back behind bars after a man found him Wednesday morning hiding in his shed.

That second inmate who escaped from the Ben Hill County Jail is back behind bars.

Authorities say 25 year old James Darrell Villers and 20 year old Dillon Levette Spencer managed to open up their cell door and escape onto the yard.

To those motorists traveling along Oak Street Wednesday night, it looked like a scene right out a movie, one involving a serious crime.

Real Estate For sale a 3 bedroom 2 bath brick house located at 132 White Drive, Fitzgerald.

To Ben Hill County Commissioners & the Ben Hill County Road Department: This is a letter of appreciation for what was a much needed answer to our problem on Glenn Merritt Rd.