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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.
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.
‘Plenty of N—ers Out This Evening’: Florida Politician Under Fire for Sending Disturbing Racist Texts Targeting 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 […] ‘Plenty of N—ers Out This Evening’: Florida Politician Under Fire for Sending Disturbing Racist Texts Targeting Black People
Afternoon storms return Wednesday as unsettled pattern ramps up
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Much needed rain stays in the forecast at times over at least the next week. It will be very warm and muggy, but not as hot as this pattern becomes more established. Partly cloudy on this Wednesday with scattered rain and storms most likely starting around...
Milledgeville's Christmas in July market brings holiday cheer and deals this weekend
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (WGXA) — The Milledgeville Downtown Development Authority is celebrating Christmas in July with a holiday market this weekend. According to a release, the 2024 Downtown Milledgeville Christmas in July Market is promising 30 vendors with food trucks featuring Glo's Thighs and Pies, Devereux Crab Shack and Kona Ice this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Annex located at 127 East Hancock Street.
Two Monticello girls win medals at YMCA nationals
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Ella and Adalynne Parker of Monticello recently won several medals when they competed as members of the Thomasville Twisters gymnastics team in the YMCA National Gymnastics Championship, held June 22-24 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pa. The championship event, which was first held in 1938, had a theme in 2024 of “Dream” and involved more than 4,000 gymnasts, family members and coaches from more than 75 YMCAs nationwide. Ella, age 13, has been doing gymnastics at the YMCA in Thomasville, Ga., for two years. This year she competed nationally for the first time, entering all four gymnastics events at Level 6 of the women's junior divi.
Top 10 Most Wanted: Savannah Police release list of fugitives, including suspect in mass shooting
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Savannah Police Department has released its "Top 10 Most Wanted" fugitives list. This comes following several high-profile public safety incidents in the city, including a mass shooting at Ellis Square and an officer-involved shooting. Mayor Van Johnson noted earlier this month that the list was...
Judge rules against extension for Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage Medicaid work program
A federal judge has dismissed the State of Georgia’s lawsuit against the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services over how long the state can operate its work-requirement Medicaid program.
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