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Crisp Co. 4-H annual awards banquet
CORDELE, Ga. – The Crisp County 4-H Club hosted its annual awards banquet in Cordele last night, celebrating the achievements and community contributions of its outstanding members. The event was filled with many familiar faces, all gathered to honor the stars of 4-H for their hard work and dedication.
Suspect arrested following alleged domestic dispute gives officers wrong name, later found to be fugitive wanted out of Florida
An investigation that began as an alleged domestic dispute on Old Waycross Highway ended up nabbing a fugitive wanted on a warrant out of Florida, according to a sheriff’s office report. On August 2, 2024, deputies received a call that Lucas Vasquez, 22, of Douglas, had damaged a door...
Arrest made in the 2021 murder case of 9-year-old Nigel Brown
ALBANY – The Albany Police Department’s Criminal Investigative Bureau made an arrest in the cold-case murder of Nigel Brown after about three years of Brown’s family looking for answers. APD arrested 35-year-old Gernardric Deangelo Pittman on Wednesday. He was charged with murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime in connection with the 2021 ...
Albany native brings educational experience to Dougherty County 4-Hers
ALBANY – Nearly a quarter of a century after graduating from high school in Albany, Jennifer Edwards is coming full-circle, returning to her 4-H roots and bringing her years as an educator to the job. Edwards, who graduated in 2000 from Monroe High School, took on the role as youth development agent in July with the Dougherty County Extension Office and is looking to inspire a future ...
Georgia Tech Subject of Federal Lawsuit Over Cybersecurity
The Justice Department is suing Georgia Tech and the Georgia Tech Research Corp. for failing to follow cybersecurity requirements governing federal contracts. The federal lawsuit follows a whistleblower suit current and former members of the university’s cybersecurity team brought against the school and its research corporation. The complaint alleges that at least since 2019, Georgia Tech has had no enforcement mechanisms in place for contracts with the Defense Department. Instead,...
Georgia lawmakers looking to boost struggling timber industry
Georgia’s forestry industry is a victim of its own success. Advanced genetics leading to fast-growing trees and a favorable climate have combined to make Georgia the No.-1 forestry state in the nation, a $42 billion industry responsible for 143,000 jobs. But with pulp and paper mills going out of business in large numbers due to intense foreign competition, demand for timber is on the decline. As a result, prices for wood are down to levels not seen since the 1970s. Those are the dynamics behind a push to find new markets for Georgia’s oversupply of wood in innovative clean energy industries ranging from...
Mail processing delays in Georgia affecting tax payments
Chronic delays in mail processing and delivery that Georgians have been experiencing for months have cropped up again in connection with federal tax payments. U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., launched an inquiry Wednesday with the Internal Revenue Service after hearing from constituents who are being charged penalties and interest fees on late or missing payments […] The post Mail processing delays in Georgia affecting tax payments appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.
From homeless to college student, the story of a local Columbus boy who defied the odds
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The United Negro College Fund kicked off their Columbus Campaign by inviting locals to hear a student testimonial. Lemmon Turner is currently a sophomore at Tuskegee University. Here, he pursues a degree in psychiatric nursing and participates in the JROTC program. However, Turner did not have the traditional route of becoming […]
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