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GBI investigating death in Lanier County MGN and last updated 2021-02-22 18:45:15-05 LANIER COUNTY, Ga. (WTXL) — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating after a 47-year-old man was found dead inside his Lakeland home with apparent injuries. On Sunday, February 21, 2021, the GBI's Douglas Regional Office was requested by the Lakeland Police Department to conduct a death investigation. On Feb. 21, at approximately 10:30 a.m., the Lakeland Police Department responded to an apartment at 232 West Main Street to conduct a wellness check. Upon arrival, officers found 47-year-old R...

South Georgia Medical Center is opening more vaccine distribution sites throughout the state.

SGMC expands vaccination sites to Berrien, Lanier Counties Photo: MGN Online and last updated 2021-01-20 16:38:51-05 VALDOSTA, Ga. (WTXL) — South Georgia Medical Center announced Wednesday that it will expand its COVID-19 vaccination efforts to their Berrien and Lanier campuses beginning Jan. 25. Vaccinations will be by appointment only and recipients must meet the qualifications outlined by the Georgia Department of Health, according to a press release. Current eligible Georgians for the COVID-19 vaccine are: Healthcare workers (physicians, nurses, laboratory technicians, EMS personne...

Operation ‘Sandy Bottom’: Drug investigation indicts 48, including 3 prison guards Prison cells (Source: KFVS) By Dave Miller | January 13, 2021 at 3:33 PM EST - Updated January 13 at 3:33 PM WAYCROSS, Ga. (WALB) - Nearly 50 people have been indicted in a drug trafficking investigation that targeted violent gang members distributing methamphetamine and other drugs in the Coffee County area, according to the United States Department of Justice. Dubbed “Operation Sandy Bottom,” the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force investigation centered in the Sand Ridge n...

Convicted felon sentenced for illegal rifle after high-speed chase Ruis was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Louis Sands. (Source: Lowndes Co. Sheriff) By Dave Miller | December 28, 2020 at 10:32 AM EST - Updated December 28 at 10:32 AM ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - A convicted felon arrested with an assault rifle and 15 rounds of ammunition in Lanier County was sentenced to eight years in prison for illegally possessing the firearm, said Peter Leary, the acting U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. Blake Richard Ruis, 26, of Valdosta, was sentenced to serve 96 months in prison by U...