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Tifton city manager placed on administrative leave
TIFTON, Ga. (WALB) - Emily Beeman, Tifton’s city manager, has been placed on leave administrative leave, according to the city’s vice mayor. The announcement came in a city council meeting Monday night. Beeman became city manager in 2023 and is the first woman to hold the role for...
Health inspections: Augusta restaurants dinged for holding food past expiration dates
The Georgia Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Section, conducts regular restaurant inspections to help keep residents and visitors safe. The following is a list of restaurants in Richmond and Columbia counties that have been inspected between July 12 and 18, accompanied by their scores and, in some cases, the health infractions that lowered those scores.
St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church hosting food giveaway
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church will host their monthly food drive. This event will begin at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 25. It will be located at 2605 Sylvester Road in Albany. For more information, you can contact the pastor, Revered Calvin Rollins, at (229) 435-1132...
Augusta Jewish community celebrates opening of new museum
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Augusta Jewish Museum held a ribbon cutting to mark the opening of the new museum along with new displays. Local leaders including Augusta Mayor Garnett Johnson were in attendance. The STOP food truck is the latest way farmers are trying to fill the food deserts...
'Our hearts are broken': Relative of injured boys reacts after one killed, three injured at Robins Air Force Base
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — On Monday, a concrete wall collapsed at Robins Air Force Base killing a 14-year-old. It happened at Heritage Pool on the base. According to spokesperson Shellie Espinosa, three others were also injured but are expected to be okay. Houston County Coroner James Williams said it...
Judge approves referendum sought by slave descendants to challenge rezoning of island community
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday approved a referendum sought by residents of one of the South’s last remaining Gullah-Geechee communities of slave descendants, ordering an Oct. 1 special election on whether to overturn zoning changes that Black residents see as a threat to an island enclave founded by enslaved ancestors.
Warner Robins Police to host Women Firearms Safety Class
WARNER ROBINS – Warner Robins Police Department will host a gun safety class this August catered to the self-defense needs of women. The free Women’s Firearm Safety Class will have three sessions; attendance is required for each session. Sessions will be Tuesday, Aug. 20, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 22 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 24 from 8 a.m. to noon.
Downtown Perry hosts ‘Live at Five’ concert series
PERRY–The Perry Main Street Advisory Board will be hosting the next installment of their “Live at Five” mini concert series Friday July 26 from 5 to 7 p.m. This upcoming concert will be the city’s fourth installment; the ongoing series is held the second and fourth Fridays, starting in June and ending in late August.
School of Medicine and SGMC Health celebrate opening of Valdosta Clinical Campus and Simulation Lab
VALDOSTA – The Valdosta community and leaders from across the state of Georgia gathered at SGMC Health, formerly known as South Georgia Medical Center, on Thursday, July 18, to celebrate the opening of Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM) and SGMC Health’s clinical campus and simulation lab. MUSM has partnered with SGMC Health to establish a clinical campus in Valdosta, where third- and fourth-year students will live and work for their last two years of medical school.
Georgia denies state funding to teach AP Black studies classes
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia is refusing to provide state funding for the new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies, so some school districts have cancelled plans to teach the course to high schoolers. Advocates complain that the decision by Georgia’s elected school superintendent will suppress teaching about Black...
Macon-Bibb working to improve safety and accessibility in West Macon
MACON, Ga. — Macon-Bibb leaders approved a more than $366 thousand dollar contract last week to build sidewalks along Hollingsworth Road in West Macon. Reverend Ronny Lee Mays said he knows the neighborhood better than anyone. "I remember all of these streets, except Mumford Road, with dirt, no pavement,...
College freshmen face unique challenges as new school year begins soon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – As the summer winds down, incoming college freshman are preparing for a new chapter in life. While this is exciting for many, new students on campus often face unique challenges that can decrease the quality of their mental health. “There’s the balance of navigating how...
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