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Advocates for inmates in Georgia state prisons want legislative study panel to spur reforms
A new Georgia House Special Subcommittee of Appropriations on State Prisons is taking another step in the marathon probe that is tackling statewide prison system problems, including homicides and suicides. Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns earlier this month announced the creation of the subcommittee intended to give the Legislature a glide path to implement future […] The post Advocates for inmates in Georgia state prisons want legislative study panel to spur reforms appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
America’s best cruiser: Georgia, South Carolina Highway Patrol face off in competition
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Both the Georgia and South Carolina Highway Patrol are taking part in an annual contest to determine America’s best-looking cruiser. The contest is sponsored by the American Association of State Troopers to rally support for the organization. Each state will submit a photo of their patrol cruiser for consideration. The 13 […]
Tiffany Haddish Gearing Up for Georgia DUI Trial, Comedian Plans to Accuse Officers of ‘Unlawful Search’
Tiffany Haddish will be in court next month to fight the DUI case brought in Georgia months after she reached a plea deal in her DUI case in Los Angeles, In Touch can exclusively reveal. According to court documents obtained by In Touch, a Georgia judge scheduled Tiffany’s long-delayed trial for August 26. The case...
Community report highlights impact Phoebe has on southwest Georgia
ALBANY – Phoebe Putney Health System provides a higher percentage of its operating expenses on charity care for indigent patients than almost any health system in the country. That’s just one aspect of Phoebe’s impact on southwest Georgia that is highlighted in the health system’s 2024 Community Report. According to a recent report in Modern Healthcare magazine – the health care industry’s ...
North Atlantic right whale identified along Irish coast for first time in over 100 years
LISTEN: The rare species is usually found off Georgia, Florida and New England, but one was recently spotted more than 3,700 miles away from the Peach State. GPB's Benjamin Payne reports. A critically endangered species of whale sometimes found along Georgia's coast during calving season has been identified off the...
Entrepreneur seeks degree at GNTC
A Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) student is studying Business Technology more than 20 years after receiving her High School Equivalency through GNTC. Amanda Chadwell, 42, was born in Florida and moved to Georgia when she was 11. Family circumstances led her to drop out of high school. Chadwell, then an 18-year-old mother-to-be enrolled at […] The post Entrepreneur seeks degree at GNTC appeared first on Polk Today.
Toccoa City Commission to hold work session, regular meeting today
The Toccoa City Commission will meet twice today. First, Commissioners will meet for a work session at 3p.m., followed by a regularly scheduled meeting at 5 p.m.. Both meetings will take place at City Hall, 92 N. Alexander Street. On the agenda for the work session is a discussion of...
Bed bugs temporarily close Athens-Clarke County Courthouse
ATHENS, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The Athens-Clarke County Courthouse will be closed for a week to get rid of bed bugs in the facility, according to officials. The courthouse, which is on East Washington Street, will be closed until July 29. County officials said Superior Court Judge Lisa Lott...
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