Griffin Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram celebrates ribbon cutting

TIFTON, Ga. — The new Griffin Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealership celebrated its ribbon cutting Thursday. Danny Griffin, his family and their staff welcomed a large crowd of community members, including ambassadors and staff from the Tifton-Tift County Chamber of Commerce, for the ribbon cutting. The new dealership features new and pre-owned vehicles along with a state-of-the-art service and parts department. The new dealership is located at 505 West Seventh Street.

 

Man charged on officers’ second response to loud music

MOULTRIE, Ga. — A Norman Park man who turned his music down when police asked him to decided to rock out after the officer left, resulting in two officers returning and arresting him.

At about 3:36 a.m. on Sept. 17, a Colquitt County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a report of loud music in the vicinity of Hilltop Drive. He found the source of the music at 281 Honey Bear Road and spoke with the owner, Samuel Cruz, who turned the volume down as requested.

At 4:26 a.m., police received another complaint and the deputy who responded initially was joined by a second officer.

When they entered Cruz’ yard, police said, Cruz started arguing that the officers were on private property. Cruz “appeared to be very intoxicated,” police said.

Cruz, 44, was arrested and charged with maintaining a disorderly house.

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Football game to help benefit Christmas toy drive

CHATSWORTH, Ga. — There will be a “Fill a Truck” competition at the North Murray High School vs. Murray County High School football game at MCHS on Friday, Sept. 29, to benefit Murray County Community Christmas. Attendees are asked to bring canned food to the game and put it in the truck in front of the stadium before you enter the game for the school you want to win. The school with the most food will win a trophy and bragging rights until the next community food drive.

 

South Georgia in for pleasant weather 

VALDOSTA, Ga. — Following tropical storms and rainy weather, South Georgia is in for a pleasant week of sunny skies, warm temperatures and little to no precipitation, according to forecasters. The National Weather Service foresees sunny and mostly sunny skies across the region for the next week, with highs through Tuesday in the upper 80s and getting into the low 90s from Wednesday onward. “It looks like a pretty quiet week,” said Danielle Knittle, a meteorologist with the private forecasting firm AccuWeather.com. A high pressure system moving into the area is bringing the nice weather, said Don Van Dyke, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Tallahassee, Fla., office. The rain chance is mostly nonexistent through the week, climbing up to only 20 percent for the weekend, he said. “October’s one of our driest months,” Van Dyke said. The average high temperature for Valdosta for this time of year is 86, Knittle said, so that this week’s projected highs will be 3-4 degrees above normal. Neither meteorologist saw any real chance of severe weather around Valdosta this week. “It’s going to be pretty quiet,” Knittle said.