Two Dead in Meth Lab Blast

Two women were killed over the weekend after a suspected methamphetamine lab exploded inside a Ray City home.State authorities are now helping in the investigation.

Officials say the blast occurred early Friday in the south Georgia city.

Lanier County identified the dead as 65-year-old Annie Ruth Power and 37-year-old Constance Bennett.

(AP)

State Ag officials investigate death of cattle in south Ga

The death of more than 40 cattle on a south Georgia farm is being investigated by the state’s Department of Agriculture. A department spokesperson confirms a probe is underway, but with no further details. The Lanier County sheriff’s office received a call Sunday that cows were falling dead on a family farm on the Clinch county side of the border with Lanier county. Authorities estimate 44 cows died suddenly. The farm has been placed under quarantine--the cattle were buried following state specifications.