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Wiregrass announces CDL Sign-Up Day at Coffee Campus
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College will be hosting a Sign-Up Commercial Truck Driving Day on the Coffee Campus on Thursday, July 25. Classes will begin on August 12. This event will help applicants to complete the steps for applying for the program. A representative from the college’s One-Stop will assist applicants in registering for class, completing CDL Clearing House, Financial Aid application, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) application, and DOT physical information. CDL applicants will also have their application fee waived on this day on the Coffee Campus when they apply.
Inaugural Tri-City Mega Car Show to be held in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Get ready to roll into the Columbus Civic Center on July 20 for their Inaugural Tri-City Mega Show 2024. There will be a showcase of cars, trucks, audio systems, and competitions for Top 5 World Champion Belts and 100 Trophies. This will be a family-friendly event....
Verify: Yes, Warner Robins can have residency requirements for seniors who file for homestead exemption
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — If you're a senior citizen in Warner Robins, you may be living in retirement right now, like Marjorie Hodge. At 60, Hodge said she retired to help take care of her mother and father. Since then, she's been surviving off her retirement fund. When she...
Lawsuit to be filed against Monroe’s Tacos-N-Beer over June 16 incident
Tacos-N-Beer, 116 North Broad Street in Monroe. Photo credit: Brendan Koerner | The Walton Tribune. Local attorney Bart Benton has announced plans for a lawsuit against Tacos-N-Beer, a Monroe restaurant, in response to an incident which occurred at the establishment in the early morning hours of June 16, 2024. On...
Pedophile captured in Macon after escaping from Oregon work detail nearly 30 years ago
MACON, Ga. — An Oregon man and sexual predator who escaped from a prison work detail nearly 30 years ago was captured at a Macon apartment on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. They say Steven Craig Johnson, 70, was arrested at an apartment on Vineville Avenue after...
Former mayoral candidate Shekita Maxwell arrested, charged after allegedly banging daughter's head into toilet
MACON, Ga. — Former mayoral candidate 43-year-old Shekita Maxwell was arrested on Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office. Shekita Maxwell's 23-year-old daughter met the deputy in the driveway. When deputies met them, the report says she had a visible and bleeding injury to...
Four-year-old with cancer spends the day with Muscogee County Sheriff’s
COLUMBUS, Ga (WRBL) — A four-year-old with terminal cancer had his dreams of joining the police force come true. Four-year-old Armon has a tumor on his brain stem and was diagnosed with Diffuse Midline Glioma in February of 2023. Doctors say those diagnosed with this cancer tend to have 12 to 15 months left to […]
Middle Georgia Regional Library opening location in Eisenhower Parkway Macon Mall
MACON, Bibb County — The Middle Georgia Regional Library will open its newest branch Wednesday, July 17. The new location is the sixth addition of Macon Bibb County libraries. The library annex is located in the one stop shop for county services, in Eisenhower Parkway Macon Mall, facing Mercer...
Over 2,000 Effingham County residents out of power
EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) – The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO) says about 2,100 customers are currently out of power, according to Georgia Power. ECSO says there are also a few powerlines down on Courthouse Rd. and Little McCall Rd. The department is asking drivers to be careful while out on roads during the passing […]
New details in Port Wentworth family's legal battle against the city
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The city is looking to compromise with a Port Wentworth family after taking them to court after their use of a private water well. LaRay Benton said the city of Port Wentworth shut off the water to his mom's home and fined her $500 daily after he disconnected the house from the city's water and started using the family's private water well, which Benton said has added up $7,500.
State pays $400,000 after man dies from ‘negligence’ at Lowcountry hospitals
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The state’s Insurance Reserve Fund has paid the estate of a man thousands of dollars following alleged negligence at Beaufort Memorial Hospital and the Medical University of South Carolina that resulted in his death. Not only were the two hospitals listed in the lawsuit,...
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