Burglar leaves resident a surprise

MOULTRIE, Ga. — From the files of adding insult to injury, a Moultrie man was the victim of a burglar who left something behind that would have better been deposited in the bathroom. David Carlton, of the 500 block Overlook Drive, reported Thursday that a pressure washer valued at $150 was stolen from his storage building. Carlton told police he also found feces in front of the building. He checked the building after he noticed while in his backyard that a wash pan that had been moved. Carlton identified a possible suspect for police.

 

Community Presbyterian Church celebrates Reformation Day

LIVE OAK, Fla. — Community Presbyterian Church invites the community to come out for a free cookout dinner with a bounce house, candy, games and fellowship on Wednesday, Oct. 26, beginning at 5:45 p.m. at Community Presbyterian Church in Live Oak. The cookout celebrates Reformation Day, the anniversary of the day in the year 1517 A.D. that the German monk Martin Luther announced to the church and the world his protests about the errors he observed in then-current church practice. Community Presbyterian Church is located across from the Music Center and near Winn Dixie, at 830 Pinewood Drive. For more information about the Reformation Day Celebration at Community Presbyterian Church, please call 386-362-2323 or e-mail liveoakcommpres@gmail.com.

 

Local organizations awarded grants

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — Three Milledgeville non-profit organizations recently received a cumulative total of more than $50,000 in grants to advance their work in the community. The grants come by way of the Community Foundation of Central Georgia and have been awarded to Communities in Schools of Milledgeville-Baldwin County, the Lockerly Arboretum Foundation and Milledgeville-Baldwin Habitat for Humanity. The Community Foundation of Central Georgia was founded in 1993 and is based out of Macon. According to its website, the foundation has given more than $70 million in grants in the last 23 years through its different programs. 

 

Local resident reports clown sighting

TIFTON, Ga. – Tifton has had its first clown sighting – or so it would seem. On Friday, The Gazette learned of a post on Facebook regarding a local resident who spotted two clowns at 6:30 that morning.  According to the Facebook post, the female alleged victim arrived at her home after dropping someone off at work when two persons dressed as clowns ran at her. She jumped in her vehicle and called for help, at which time the alleged clowns ran off into the woods.  The Tift County Sheriff’s Department was called to the scene. According to TCSO Public Information Officer David Haire, deputies responded to reports that there were clowns near the fairgrounds. The officers found nothing and no report was filed.

 

Gas prices slide in South Georgia

VALDOSTA, Ga. — Gas prices slid in Lowndes County during the last week, though prices are still abnormally high when compared with years past. The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in Valdosta Saturday was $2.15, down by five cents from the previous week, according to the AAA Daily Fuel Gauge report. In an unusual reversal, that price is significantly higher than it was a year ago, when gas in Valdosta averaged $2.03 a gallon. Earlier in the year, gasoline prices collapsed, with weekly averages driving lower and lower for months at a time as oil production outpaced demand. In September, this trend came to a screeching halt in the Southeast when a pipeline spill in Alabama caused price levels to spike in several states, triggering fears of shortages. Nationally, the average price of gasoline Saturday was $2.22, down by only a penny from seven days earlier and exactly the same as a year before, according to AAA. Statewide, Georgia’s average price Saturday was also $2.22, down from $2.26 a week earlier but still higher than the $2.09 level of a year ago, AAA said. The lowest price in Valdosta Saturday was $2.04 at a convenience store on U.S. 84, according to the price tracking website gasbuddy.com. For the fifth week in a row, no retailers in Lowndes County offered fuel for less than $2 a gallon, gasbuddy said. After an early slide, crude oil prices recovered in afternoon trading Friday. Benchmark U.S. crude rose 22 cents to close at $50.85 a barrel in New York. Brent crude, used to price international oils, gained 40 cents to close at $51.78 a barrel in London.

 

Free seminar for business owners

DALTON, Ga. — The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center (SBDC) of Rome host its fourth quarterly GrowSmart Roundtable Luncheon in Dalton on Friday, Nov. 18. This roundtable luncheon is open to owners of all area businesses that have been established for at least two years, employ at least one non-owner team member, generate annual revenues of $300,000 or more and are interested in growing and networking with other business owners in the northwest Georgia territory. The luncheon will be from noon to 1 p.m. with networking time before and after at the Dalton Golf & Country Club. Thanks to First Bank of Dalton, the cost to attend is free but registration is required. Register at www.romesbdc.org or call Kinsey Terry with UGA SBDC in Rome at (706) 622-2006. For sponsorship information, participant registrations or questions, visit www.romesbdc.org or call Kinsey Terry at (706) 622-2006.