VALDOSTA —
A body was discovered this morning at Lowndes High School, said Lowndes County Sheriff Chris Prine. Authorities are reportedly working the case as a homicide. Deputies and investigators are on scene at the school.
Parents are slowly being allowed onto campus to check out students, according to reports from the scene.
The Lowndes County school board reports no schools are locked down, according to a recorded phone message at the school board office. Classes are in session and students will be dismissed at their regular times this afternoon.
Breaking News
January 11, 2013
Body discovered at Lowndes High; parents being allowed on campus
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Fugitive arrested in Tifton
Investigators with the Tift County Sheriff’s Office, along with members of the U.S. Marshall’s Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested 36-year-old Charlie Frank Branner Junior of Vidalia, along with 31-year-old Kristen Caprie Johnson of Reidsville.
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Tift County Sheriff's Office investigating missing persons case
The Tift County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an investigation into a missing person report on Crystal Lynne Wiler Hendrix.
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Firebirds play Crush at Brodie Field
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Arrests made in shooting incidents last Friday – More arrests to come
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Manhunt called off Thursday afternoon
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Bombing suspect manhunt locks down Boston
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Rape suspect arrested
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Students injured in Tift school bus accident
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Father and son squabble turns ugly
A father and son squabble turned ugly Friday afternoon, ending with the son taken to a local hospital, and the father airlifted to Macon.
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