Updated: 6:46 PM The first ever Valdosta Blues Festival kicked off in Lowndes County. Eyewitness News reporter Eames Yates shows there was a lot more than music.

Posted: 3:08 PM The Marietta man of stealing $877.80 worth of deodorant between January and April.

Updated: 1:32 AM The incident happened at their home Friday in Miller County, GA.

Updated: 8:55 PM In Valdosta, one lucky high school senior was rewarded for good behavior with the ultimate prize.

Posted: 4:24 PM Officials say 301 people were arrested during the holiday weekend last year for driving under the influence.

Posted: 4:20 PM Police say the 4-year-old boy was run over as the loss prevention officer approached.

Posted: 1:24 AM The Red Cross is only asking for money right now.

Updated: 10:18 PM Police in eastern Georgia have charged a man in the deaths of his parents and brother whose bodies were found in the woods earlier this week.

Updated: 12:29 AM KJ's family says it has obtained a report from the Coroner's Office contradicting parts of the report filed by the Sheriff's Office.

Updated: 1:41 AM Private Edwards has been deployed in Afghanistan for the past ten months.

Updated: 12:12 AM There was a big surprise during the Kindergarten graduation at J.K. Harper Elementary School in Thomasville today!

Updated: 12:59 AM The Thomasville Police Department was awarded an $8000.00 grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS).

Updated: 10:58 PM Police are asking for public's help in tracking down suspected gunman.

Updated: 10:28 PM For one Lowndes County resident, seeing the coverage of Oklahoma's deadly tornado brings back memories of past tragedy.

Updated: 4:54 PM A school spokeswoman says a teacher was able to kick the fox to get the animals off of the students.

Posted: 2:45 PM Officers indicated that as they were downstairs speaking to the resident of that apartment, they heard gunshots, followed by people running from the apartment.

Posted: 2:21 PM Authorities say a 1-year-old girl who was in the back seat of a car when it was stolen outside a daycare center near Atlanta has been found safe.

Updated: 10:04 PM The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) will no longer provide services at Southwestern State Hospital (SWSH).

Posted: 11:08 AM The Georgia Department of Agriculture has confirmed one positive case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in a horse found in Brooks County. This is the first positive case of EEE found in a horse in South Georgia this year.

Posted: 11:19 PM Authorities arrested 36 year old Charlie Frank Branner Junior of Vidalia along with 31 year old Kristen Caprie Johnson of Reidsville.

Updated: 11:36 PM The Red Cross will have tents set up in four locations around the city Thursday from 4 to 6pm collecting monetary donations.

Posted: 9:26 PM Police say a round from a high-powered weapon struck her in the leg

Updated: 7:55 PM The Jack Hadley Black History Museum is one of more than 1,800 museums across U.S. to be named a, 'Blue Star Museum.'

Updated: 7:56 PM The current version of the GED test is set to expire at the end of this year. Thousands of people could lose their previous test scores if they don't act fast.

Updated: 7:44 PM A Valdosta woman who grew up in Oklahoma's tornado alley is speaking out. Eyewitness News reporter Eames Yates found out who she's worried about.