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Family medicine residency program brings new doctors to South Ga.
CORDELE, Ga. (WALB) - The CareConnect Family Medicine Residency Program is the first of its kind in Georgia. It’s the only residency program in the state that takes place primarily outside the hospital. Residents will spend most of their time at CareConnect’s Family Medicine Clinic in Cordele. To gain...
Biden asks Congress for 5% rent increase cap
ATLANTA — Efforts to address affordable housing could soon come from the federal government. This Tuesday, the Biden administration announced a proposal to cap how much landlords could raise rent or risk losing tax breaks. Metro Atlanta realtor Alex Szemetyllo, he adds, in recent years he’s watched rent drastically...
Interior Department nominates Civil Rights Movement sites for World Heritage List
Interior Department Secretary Deb Haaland announced Tuesday that the National Park Service will potentially nominate 11 different sites from the U.S. Civil Rights Movement to be added to the World Heritage List. “The U.S. sites that mark the civil rights movement are integral in helping us tell a full and complete story of American history,”…
$10M suit in Georgia truck accident moved to federal court
A $10 million lawsuit by a Georgia man who says he was badly injured when his pickup was struck by a semi driven for an amusement rides company has been transferred to federal court in Georgia. The suit, first filed June 6 in Muscogee County Superior Court in Georgia, moved...
Allegiant Air adds new nonstop routes to Savannah/Hilton Head Int. Airport
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Three new routes will be added to the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. On Tuesday, Allegiant Travel Company announced the new nonstop routes which include: The company said the additional routes come at a time of high demand. “The addition of new routes is a testament to the success of our existing […]
New details in Port Wentworth family's legal battle against the city
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The city is looking to compromise with a Port Wentworth family after taking them to court after their use of a private water well. LaRay Benton said the city of Port Wentworth shut off the water to his mom's home and fined her $500 daily after he disconnected the house from the city's water and started using the family's private water well, which Benton said has added up $7,500.
State pays $400,000 after man dies from ‘negligence’ at Lowcountry hospitals
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The state’s Insurance Reserve Fund has paid the estate of a man thousands of dollars following alleged negligence at Beaufort Memorial Hospital and the Medical University of South Carolina that resulted in his death. Not only were the two hospitals listed in the lawsuit,...
Jasper County schools superintendent placed on administrative leave
JASPER COUNTY, SC (WSAV) – The superintendent of Jasper County schools has been placed on administrative leave. The decision was made during Monday night’s school board meeting as officials investigate allegations brought against Dr. Rechel Anderson. It’s a move that several school employees told News 3 came as a shock. Board members would not elaborate […]
Newnan Mayor Keith Brady Appointed to Georgia's State Workforce Development Board by Governor Kemp
Newnan's Mayor Keith Brady steps onto the state stage as the Governor's pick for the State Workforce Development Board. In a move signaling confidence in local leadership, Governor Brian Kemp appointed Mayor Brady to a three-year term on the esteemed workforce collective—taking the baton from the Honorable Randy Toms.
Update: Missing South Carolina teen is found
SUMTER, S.C. — Above video: Your Wednesday headlines. Update: She has been found. Initial report: Police in South Carolina need your help finding a missing teenage girl. Tamera Keitt, 16, left her Girard Drive home in Sumter without permission Wednesday morning. She is described as 5 feet 5 inches...
Port Royal names Assistant Town Manager
Plank-Buccola promoted from Director of Administrative Services. For the first time in 20 years, Port Royal has an Assistant Town Manager. During the July 10 Town Council meeting, Town Manager Van Willis announced that Brooke Plank-Buccola was being promoted to the position of Assistant Town Manager. “I am absolutely thrilled...
BPC Track & Field Coach Links Program to Son and Two-Time Olympic Qualifier Daniel Roberts
MOUNT VERNON, Ga. – Brewton-Parker College Track & Field Coach Stephen Roberts has finished his first season with the program and has already been able to bring a wealth of knowledge to Mount Vernon. Roberts can now add a two-time Olympic Qualifier to his tree of coaching experience, as...
Lyons Police Department: Missing 17-year-old found safe
LYONS, Ga. (WSAV) – A 17-year-old reported missing by her father on Tuesday has been found safe, according to the Lyons Police Department. Edlyn Yuliana Botello-Guzman is now at home with her parents, officials said. “Thank you for your cooperation and efforts with assisting us on this juvenile case,” the department wrote in a post […]
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