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The GBI is investigating the shooting death of a Douglas man in Lanier County over the weekend. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation Douglas Regional Office was requested by the Lanier County Sheriff’s Office to conduct a death and aggravated assault investigation after the Saturday night shooting. Preliminary information indicates that on Saturday, June 18,  at…

Note: In the Advocate’s print version of this story, the jump was omitted. The story is in its entirety is below.    The Lanier County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the 2015 disappearance of Brandon Helms.   In December 2015, Brandon Helms left his Teeterville Highway home, leaving behind his vehicle and other personal belongings…

By Dwayne Culpepper, Staff Writer   A large group of Lanier County High baseball players, parents and students went to a called Lanier County Board of Education meeting Monday night in an effort to keep the head baseball coach. It appears they succeeded. The called meeting was held to consider coaching assignments for the next…