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State AgrAbility program offers farm family a new path forward
DEARING -- When a half-ton bale of hay fell off a wagon in 2019, striking the back of Donald Adams’ head, the future of his family farm fell into immediate uncertainty. More than 200 head of cattle are worked on the land at Coastal Acres, a Dearing operation that involves intense manual labor.
Georgia regulates truck lifting, banning ‘Carolina Squat’
STATESBORO, Ga. (WSAV) – Some call it the “Carolina Squat,” but it’s a familiar sight in the South that’s soon to be leaving Georgia roadways after the state passed a bill banning the modifications. “If this law wasn’t in place, that would help me out more because it’s like you have other people doing bad […]
Southwest Georgia doula collective bridges health care gaps amid black maternal mortality crisis
ALBANY – Sharri Anderson said she believes each family has an unofficial doula – a mom, an aunt, a sister -- who steps up as a guide and advocate for the mother of a newborn baby. During Anderson’s third pregnancy, that advocate was her own mother. As Anderson worked to push out her 10-pound daughter who had a heart murmur, she said she was under immense stress. She tried to...
Audit: Georgia SOS should act to ensure it meets federal reporting requirements
(The Center Square) — Georgia's Secretary of State's office should take additional action to ensure it meets federal reporting and inventory requirements tied to federal election grants. The Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts included the finding in a new audit following a March 2022 examination. The initial audit revealed that, with a few exceptions, the office spent Help America Vote Act funds on authorized goods and services. However, nearly...
Chatham County Sheriff's deputy arrested in Rincon
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A deputy with the Chatham County Sheriff's Office was arrested by Rincon police after refusing to sign a ticket and obstructing justice. Carlos Petiote was booked into the Effingham County Jail Friday on four charges: misdemeanor violation of Georgia's move over law, failure to sign his ticket, misdemeanor obstructing justice and felony obstruction. He was released Saturday on $1,300 bond.
Car lands in ditch, catches fire on Skidaway Island
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV)- A vehicle landed in a ditch and caught fire on Green Island Rd. on Skidaway Island Saturday evening, Chatham County Fire Chief James Vickers tells News 3. Chief Vickers says someone drove up to Station 9 and reported a motor vehicle crash with vehicle on fire on Green Island Rd. around 5 […]
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