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Southwell honors Amie Fields with DAISY Award
TIFTON – Amie Fields, a registered nurse at Tift Regional Medical Center, was recently honored with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation's program to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day. Fields works in the Case Management department at Tift Regional Medical Center. She was nominated for the award by multiple co-workers for ...
Delta workers rally in support of unionization during ongoing labor campaign
LISTEN: Workers at Delta are campaigning for a union and in the latest push to organize, they held a rally near the airport. GPB's Amanda Andrews has more. Delta Air Lines ramp workers and their supporters gathered near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Wednesday to rally for union representation. Workers stood...
Couple creates Georgia Southwestern scholarship for students from their hometowns
AMERICUS – Georgia Southwestern State University alumni Doug and Yolanda Moses of Locust Grove have established a scholarship aimed at supporting students from their hometowns of Ocilla and Oakfield. The Doug and Yolanda Moses Accounting and Computer Science Scholarship became fully endowed at $25,000 last month, and earnings from the fund will be available for use in fall 2025. When the Moses ...
Crisp County Sheriff’s Office celebrates their new firing range
CORDELE, Ga. (WALB) - In a Facebook post, Crisp County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) announced the ribbon cutting for their new firing range. This ribbon cutting will take place Thursday, July 18 at 5:30 p.m. The new firing range is located at 388 Fish Hatchery Road in Cordele, Ga. The...
Man killed in Valdosta apartment shooting
VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - A man was killed in an early Thursday morning shooting in Valdosta. Around 3:30 a.m. on July 18, Valdosta police officers were called to the Park Chase Apartments to a report of a person being shot. Officers say when they got to the scene they found a 32-year-old man in the stairwell with a gunshot to his torso.
Groovin on the Green in Loganville Friday to feature tribute band September in the Park
September in the Park is an Earth, Wind, and Fire AND Chicago tribute band. Music season continues in Loganville Friday as the Groovin on the Green series features September in the Park: Earth, Wind, and Fire AND Chicago tribute band in concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, July 19 on the Town Green. You’re invited by the City of Loganville to grab your lawn chair and join the community on the Town Green for “some free music, dancing and fun.”
SGMC honors team for saving child having life-threatening reaction to anesthesia
VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - Recently, a group of several members of South Georgia Medical Center’s surgical services team was honored as health system heroes. During its monthly board of directors meeting, SGMC Health honored several members of its surgical services team for their work while caring for a pediatric patient who was experiencing malignant hyperthermia (MH).
First Meeting of Senate Study Committee on Georgia’s Farmland Preservation to Convene in Statesboro
Georgians invested in the future of the state's agricultural lands can mark their calendars for an upcoming public meeting of significance. The Senate Study Committee on the Preservation of Georgia’s Farmlands is about to convene for the first time, with discussions poised to address the critical factors impacting the state's rural landscapes. Chaired by Sen. Billy Hickman (R–Statesboro), this meeting is scheduled for July 30, 2024, at the Georgia Southern University's Continuing Education Building located at 10449 US Highway 301 in Statesboro, according to the Senate Press.
3 teens arrested, accused of drive-by shooting at Meriwether County gas station, sheriff’s office says
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Three teenagers are being held in jail without bond after allegedly shooting at an occupied pickup truck on Sunday, according to the Meriwether County Sheriff’s Office. Detavious Ellison Jr., 17, Patrick Green, 18, and Markevious Warrior, 19, each face four counts of aggravated...
Donald Trump’s classified documents appeal will be heard in Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The special prosecutor overseeing former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case has filed an appeal of Judge Aileen Cannon’s dismissal of the case, meaning any oral arguments in the case will be heard in Atlanta. Jack Smith’s Wednesday notice of appeal brings...
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