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2 Georgia hunters plead guilty to poaching white-tailed deer in National Military Park
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Tenn. — In an investigation that took years, 2 men from northwest Georgia both pleaded guilty to hunting white-tailed deer on National Military Park property. William Edward Lough of Trenton and Jonathan Daniel Plaster of Rossville both entered their plea in federal court on April 16th to...
Kids Alliance for Better Care expands its rural reach to additional pediatric and family medicine practices
MACON —Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM) and the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center (GRHIC) are expanding their rural pediatric health initiative to seven additional counties, for a total of 35 pediatric and family medicine physicians and providers throughout the state. In February 2023, the School of Medicine and...
South Georgia training program will prepare paramedics for more advanced care
LISTEN: It's the first to meet new licensure requirements for paramedics that the state Department of Public Health says it intends to issue next year. GPB's Sofi Gratas reports. As part of their licensure, Georgia paramedics are all required to learn basic medical care in order to stabilize patients for...
Saharan dust approaching Florida. See when it will arrive and expected impacts
Get ready for some exceptional sunrises and sunsets. A plume of Saharan dust is on its way. The dust emerges off the western coast of Africa and travels across the Atlantic. It can blow as far west as Texas, according to NOAA. ➤ Track all active storms. A big benefit...
Local health departments extend hours to give school vaccinations
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Local health departments are working to bring ease to parents who need to get their children vaccinated by ensuring they have time to do so. At the following locations, health departments will be extending their hours to accommodate busy parents schedules: The Columbus and Harris County Health Department will provide vaccinations […]
Man walks into Warner Robins Walmart with gun after disagreement with employees, arrested, police say
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — A man was arrested after walking into a Warner Robins Walmart with a gun during a disagreement with store employees, according to a press release from the Warner Robins Police Department. Deputies were called to the Booth Road Walmart on Wednesday after a man, 28-year-old...
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...
Wilcox County recognizes French heritage through new city road signs.
By Sarah Brown – Managing Editor On July 13, 2024 the Wilcox Chamber of Commerce announced that the county has received four new road signs for the cities of Rochelle, GA and, Abbeville, GA. These signs recognized the namesake of the two cities and the strong French heritage Abbeville, France and La Rochelle, France. In […] The post Wilcox County recognizes French heritage through new city road signs. appeared first on Cordele Dispatch.
Justice For Noah Bush: Mother Charged After 2 White Kids Accused Of Drowning Black Boy, 8
Two white juveniles, ages 10 and 11, and one of their mothers were arrested and charged over the drowning of Noah Bush, 8, in Jesup, Georgia. The post Justice For Noah Bush: Mother Charged After 2 White Kids Accused Of Drowning Black Boy, 8 appeared first on NewsOne.
Car crashes into fallen tree in Madison County, one person 'seriously' hurt, FHP says
A sedan crashed into a fallen tree at Rocky Ford Road and Rocky Springs Church Road in Madison County late Tuesday night, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The 34-year-old male driver and a passenger, a 61-year-old man, were headed northbound on Rocky Ford Road approaching the tree, unknowingly in the path of the vehicle. The passenger suffered "serious" injuries, the FHP said.
Florida State baseball will play Auburn, Alabama, Blue Wahoos in 2024 fall schedule
Fresh off a trip to the College World Series, Florida State baseball head coach Link Jarrett announced the Seminoles' 2024 fall schedule Wednesday. FSU will play Auburn in Pensacola on Oct. 12 at the Blue Wahoos Stadium, the Double-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins. The game will begin at noon CT. (1 p.m. ET). ...
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