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Judge hears Safer Human Medicine’s motion to intervene in citizen lawsuit
Parties representing local government bodies, citizens, and Safer Human Medicine met in the Decatur County Courthouse Tuesday morning for a motion hearing. Specifically, it was a hearing regarding Safer Human Medicine’s motion to intervene in the lawsuit filed by citizens against the local government for alleged violations of the Open Meetings Act. The legal representative […] The post Judge hears Safer Human Medicine’s motion to intervene in citizen lawsuit appeared first on The Post-Searchlight.
Phoebe Worth Wins Prestigious Community Leadership Award
SYLVESTER, Ga. – The Georgia Hospital Association (GHA) honored Phoebe Worth Medical Center with its prestigious 2024 Community Leadership Award at the GHA Annual Summer Meeting last week. The award was established in 1997 to annually recognize a hospital that has made exemplary contributions to the health and wellbeing of the people of Georgia through leadership in community health improvement. Winners must show results-oriented successes with initiatives to improve community health and have developed innovative and collaborative approaches to meeting identified community needs.
Cairo native Karisma Brown embarks on country music career after military service
ATLANTA - Karisma Brown is an Air Force veteran turned up-and-coming country music singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Cairo, Georgia, Brown did not grow up dreaming of a singing career. But after five years of what she describes as a great experience in the military, she decided it was time for a change.
Have you seen him? Police in Georgia searching for 'person of interest' in homicide case
ALBANY, Ga. — Above video: Your Wednesday headlines. Police in Georgia need your help finding a man wanted for questioning in a recent homicide case. According to the Albany Police Department, Jacory Laquan Jordan, 22, is a person of interest in the death of Davion Wakefield. Additional information was...
WALB co-hosts Business After Hours event
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On Tuesday, WALB News 10 joined the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce for their monthly Business After-Hours event. Dozens of people gathered to network, eat some food, play a few games, and of course get pics with the WALB talent at the Olympic-themed event!. If you...
Cordele police search for information in 2 armed robberies
CORDELE, Ga. (WALB) - The Cordele Police Department is asking for the public’s help in getting information on a suspect wanted for three recent robberies. The first reported incident was an attempted robbery on Tuesday, July 9 Family Dollar N 7th St. Police say a man tried to rob them as they were leaving the store for the night. Neither employee was injured.
Dawson expands as new businesses come to downtown area
DAWSON, Ga. (WALB) - The city of Dawson is expanding as more businesses come to the downtown Dawson area. Local resident Dexter Gerier says that he is looking forward to seeing the city flourish and grow for the better. “We definitely need things with shoes, clothes for the small kids...
Albany Police investigate stolen check thefts
ALBANY, Ga. – The Albany Police has been receiving reports of people having their checks stolen. We spoke with one investigator about how this scam has been costing people money. The investigator in question we spoke with is Lieutenant Jon Segroves with the Albany Police Department (APD). And, he...
Detectives chase white Dodge Charger through town, make arrest at Gaskin and Pine
A 32-year-old Douglas man led county drug officers on a short chase in Douglas that ended on the south end of town. A child was a passenger in the vehicle and suffered a cut on the leg during the chase. The child was transported to Coffee Regional Medical Center for treatment.
Investigation leads to search warrant and drug arrest
Crisp County Sheriff’s Office On July 15, 2024, the Crisp County Special Response Team (SRT) and Mid-South Narcotics Task Force (MSNTF) executed a search warrant at 707 14th Street South Cordele, Georgia, and 206 11th Street South, Suite A, Cordele, Georgia. Authorities discovered multiple clear plastic bags containing a white powdery substance, multiple pre-packaged bags […] The post Investigation leads to search warrant and drug arrest appeared first on Cordele Dispatch.
Tift Co. residents attend town hall meeting on property tax re-evaluations
TIFTON, Ga. – Hundreds of Tifton residents are upset about a property re-evaluation that has been reported to be more than double what they’ve been in years past. The City of Tifton and Tift County Tax Accessor’s Office held an emergency Town Hall Meeting Saturday morning as hundreds of residents want answers about the value of their property.
With reopened golf course on hold, Columbia County neighborhood proposes new private pool
A Columbia County golf community, with its 18-hole golf course closed, is pivoting toward transforming its pool area into its No. 1 amenity. The Jones Creek Homeowners Association in Evans is asking Columbia County to grant new buffer and setback standards when it demolishes and rebuilds a pool house that residents say has become too small and isn’t up to code.
‘Monkeys at the Circus’: Ex-Florida County Commissioner Under Fire for Sending Disturbing Racist Texts to Other County Officials That Targeted Black People
A former Florida county commissioner is catching heat from the community he’s hoping will re-elect him after a set of disturbing racist messages he sent […] ‘Monkeys at the Circus’: Ex-Florida County Commissioner Under Fire for Sending Disturbing Racist Texts to Other County Officials That Targeted Black People
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