Grassroots groups push voter turnout as Lowndes County decides who fills Georgia House District 177 seat

Lowndes County voters prepare for primary just days after special election

Worst possible U.S. Drought Monitor category: Lowndes County under exceptional drought

Lowndes County leaders cut ribbon on medical, mental health jail expansion

A corrections officer in Lowndes County, Mississippi, Randy Magers, 49, was arrested on April 10, 2025, for allegedly using inmates in a scrap metal theft operation. He faces multiple felony charges, including embezzlement and grand larceny. According to investigators, Magers sold scrap metal to a local scrapyard 91 times between February 2024 and April 2025, totaling $20,790.79 without reporting the sales to county officials. Evidence, including video surveillance, links Magers and inmates to t

Lowndes County expands mental health support in jails and on streets

Special election called in Lowndes County for voters to approve four homestead tax exemptions

Hahira police officer among two dead following interstate crash during traffic stop in Lowndes County

Case of teen found dead inside mat at Lowndes High School in 2013 remains active, sheriff’s office says