candidates for Tift County Magistrate Judge (Tifton Gazette)
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:53:59 GMT
The two candidates for Tift County Magistrate Judge spoke to members of the Tifton Kiwanis Club Friday during their noon meeting at Holiday Inn. Both candidates, incumbent Doug Jones and challenger Ray Yelverton, are Republicans with no Democratic opposition and a winner will be decided after the July 15 Primary Election.
Tift judge's retirement may impact Colquitt state House seat (The Moultrie Observer)
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:50:02 GMT
The retirement of a Tift County judge could lead to an open state House of Representatives seat in Colquitt County.
Chief judge announces retirement (The Moultrie Observer)
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:49:32 GMT
The chief judge of the Southern Judicial Circuit announced Monday he will not seek re-election this year.
Judicial races contested (The Albany Herald)
Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:10:57 GMT
Sen. Joseph Carter has at least two opponents for the Tifton Circuit judgeship.
Man reports holdup involving child robber (Tifton Gazette)
Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:09:24 GMT
An armed robbery, burglaries and vandalisms reported over the weekend kept officers with the Tifton Police Department and deputies with the Tift County Sheriff’s Office busy.
South Georgia assault suspect arrested (WALB Albany)
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:26:20 GMT
Tifton -- A South Georgia suspect gets collared by North Georgia authorities. A man wanted for assault in Tifton is now being held in the Clayton County Jail for armed robbery.
Georgia State Senator Joseph Carter to run for the position of Superior Court Judge (Tifton Gazette)
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:24:22 GMT
Local attorney and Georgia State Senator Joseph Carter announced Friday that he intends to run for the position of Superior Court Judge for the Tifton Judicial Circuit. Chief Superior Court Judge Gary McCorvey announced Thursday that he would not seek re-election to the post.
Man wanted for assault is arrested in N. Ga. (Tifton Gazette)
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:23:54 GMT
A 27-year-old man released from prison in April after serving 10 years for a bank robbery here and wanted by police here for the May assault of a Tifton man is being held in the Clayton County Jail after his early Friday morning arrest on armed robbery charges.
Man gunned down in South Tifton yard (Tifton Gazette)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:34:50 GMT
A 53-year-old man was gunned down on South Park Avenue Thursday night and a reward is offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible.
Probation will take Spillers off Crawford ballot (Macon Telegraph)
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:19:44 GMT
A Superior Court judge on Monday sentenced former Crawford County Commissioner Harold "Doug" Spillers to a year of probation for failing to disclose a criminal conviction when he qualified to run for office.
