News > The Sun News

The Sun News  

More Stories

  • Fort Valley man charged with murder

    A Fort Valley man has been arrested and charged with murder in the Saturday killing of a 57-year-old man who had called 911 to report an unwanted person on his property, police said Monday.

  • Fort Valley councilman dies at age 80

    Fort Valley Mayor John Stumbo said Monday he and the City Council would be interviewing applicants to fill the remainder of the term of Councilman Herman Light, who died Friday at his home.

  • Peach County official's son killed in motorcycle accident

    The 35-year-old son of a newly elected Peach County commissioner was killed Sunday morning when the motorcycle he was driving collided with a truck on Ga. 42 in Crawford County, the Georgia State Patrol reported.

  • Middle Georgia vets rallying for McCain in Warner Robins

    Middle Georgia veterans will rally in Warner Robins for presidential candidate Sen. John McCain today as part of a coordinated string of campaign events around the state and country.

  • Anatomy of Peach County's budget

    Putting together a budget - and sticking to it - can be hard enough for a household of three or four, but what about a budget for 25,672 or so people and that runs more than $15 million?

  • Cafe Erotica closing to be celebrated by business leaders

    It's a regular occurrence for the Peach County Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the opening of a business, but Aug. 8, it will celebrate the closing of one.

  • Child identified in WR drowning

    The 4-year-old child who drowned in a pond Wednesday night in the 400 block of Osigian Boulevard has been identified as Matthew Payne, son of Deloria and James Payne, according to a Warner Robins Police Department incident report.

  • Church group gives travel agency more time to refund lost money

    A church group trying to recoup $36,000 from a travel agency after a botched booking for a cruise has agreed to give the business more time to refund the money.

  • Police: 4-year-old drowns in Warner Robins pond

    Police are investigating the drowning late Wednesday of a 4-year-old boy in a pond off Osigian Boulevard, Warner Robins police Sgt. Scott McSwain said Thursday.

  • Former Houston County teacher gets more prison time

    Mark Taylor, a former Houston County schoolteacher convicted last year of intimidating his former fiancee, was ordered Thursday to spend the remainder of a five-year sentence in prison, with his probation revoked, according to the Houston County district attorney.

  • Houston charter school effort ongoing

    Efforts for a charter high school in Houston County picked up steam Thursday as surveys were launched and deadlines spelled out.

  • Warner Robins travel agency leaves youth group high and dry, parents say

    A church group in Warner Robins planned to leave this weekend to take graduating high school seniors on a cruise, but they said they found out that $36,000 they paid a travel agent for the tickets never made it to the cruise line.

  • Fort Valley council denies alcohol licenses to nonprofits for events

    A motion that would allow nonprofit organizations to sell beer and wine at indoor special events failed during the regular meeting of the Fort Valley City Council on Thursday.

  • Warner Robins boy takes a swing at the big time

    When Parker Byrd was at bat Wednesday, the sky was a brilliant blue, the temperature a broiling 92 degrees and the White House stood imposing in the background. Still, the the 6-year-old son of Warner Robins residents Mark and Amy Byrd kept his cool. He'd been looking forward to this moment ever since state Rep. Larry O'Neal's 300-word essay on his behalf netted him a coveted slot among the 51 Little League Tee Ball players from all the states and the District of Columbia to play in the annual "all-star" tee ball game on the South Lawn of the White House.

  • Warner Robins fire caused by items on stove

    Items left on top of an active stove burner caused a house fire that sent smoke looming over Watson Boulevard and Pleasant Hill Road, authorities said.

  • Carl Vinson Parkway to open new lanes today

    Motorists will have full run of the newly widened section of Carl Vinson Parkway in Warner Robins starting this morning.

  • Museum of Aviation auction brings in $208,000

    The 23rd Annual Museum of Aviation Foundation Auction and Raffle on Saturday raised $208,000 for the nonprofit educational organization.

  • Sheriff's challenger alleges gun pulled on his wife, supporters

    Supporters of Houston County sheriff's candidate Chad Payne, including his wife, allege that an off-duty Houston County detention officer brandished a gun at them on the eve of the election.

  • Dixie Harte, Warner Robins business icon, dies at 87

    The matriarch of one of the city's oldest family-owned businesses still in operation passed away peacefully Monday in the Houston Medical Center at age 87.

  • Houston calls for referendum on weather warning system

    The Houston County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to give the people a chance to decide whether they want to pay for a weather warning system.