Houston County News

Charges have been dismissed against a 17-year-old who had been accused in the alleged gang-related beating of Perry man Sept.

A federal lawsuit was filed Thursday against Houston County Sheriff Cullen Talton and others that alleged more than a dozen deputies assaulted a mentally ill man while he was being held at the county jail in 2008.

About half of Houston County's 33 new warning sirens have been installed as the project moves toward completion, the county's Emergency Management Agency director said Wednesday.

Houston County parents have another chance Thursday night to speak out about a rezoning plan drawn up because of the opening of Veterans High School.

A suspected shoplifter remained hospitalized Saturday, a day after he was shot by a law enforcement officer in Centerville.

Law enforcement officials in Houston County are looking into a shooting in Centerville involving a police officer.

You might expect to see vintage planes coming in for a landing or cruising among the clouds at an airport's open house.

WARNER ROBINS Carla Coley said the dedication of the new David N. Harvey III Environmental Health Building meant more to the workers who knew the department's woes before the building existed.

After six months of searching, Jack Gresham says he and his family finally found the playful pup they always wanted.

A shoplifting suspect shot a Houston County sheriff's deputy in the finger Friday afternoon and was later shot himself, Sheriff Cullen Talton says.

The upcoming opening of Veterans High School will push the three Warner Robins public schools down a classification when the 2010-2011 high school athletic season begins.

The Georgia Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing open house discussing State Route 96 improvements in Peach and Houston county on Tuesday, November 17th.

A Houston County grand jury indicted a Fort Valley couple Tuesday as part of an effort to curb improper enrollment in Houston schools.

The Houston County District Attorney's Office will seek the death penalty for two men accused of the murder of a Warner Robins man.

Houston County District Attorney Kelly Burke said today that he is seeking the death penalty for two Eatonton men accused of slaying a Warner Robins man for his car in 2008.

A 90-day effort to curb drunken drivers, speeders and motorists not wearing seat belts began Friday in Houston County.

A Warner Robins man was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty Friday to beating another man to death in 2006.

Valerie Meyers, a self-described "Ron Paul Republican," sent out a press release yesterday afternoon announcing her intention to seek the Republican nominate for Congress in GA-8: Valerie Meyers, a mother of two who lives in Houston County, announced today that she will seek the Republican nomination for the 8th Congressional District.

Candidates, their wives and supporters lined the streets holding signs, waving arms and chanting loudly as residents flowed through polling places Tuesday morning.

Houston County Commissioners have approved a mining operation south of Perry, with conditions.