Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:44 AM EDT2013-06-19 04:44:24 GMT
Visitors paddling through south Georgia enjoyed a street party in their honor tonight.They gathered in downtown Camilla.Several hundred canoeists and kayakers are taking part in Paddle Georgia 2013. It'sMore >>
Visitors paddling through south Georgia enjoyed a street party in their honor tonight.They gathered in downtown Camilla.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:34 AM EDT2013-06-19 04:34:01 GMT
Some central Albany eyesores are coming down to make way for what leaders hope will be a thriving mixed-income community.The Albany Housing Authority is still working on a plan that could bring up to 30-millionMore >>
Some central Albany eyesores are coming down to make way for what leaders hope will be a thriving mixed-income community.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:05 AM EDT2013-06-19 04:05:52 GMT
Five months after the mysterious murder of a Coffee County woman, people gathered Tuesday night in Douglas to remember her and to launch a community effort to make sure her case isn't forgotten. FriendsMore >>
People gather to bring attention to one of many unsolved murders of women in Coffee County.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:25 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:25:17 GMT
A young man in Moultrie is turning to you for help after suffering from a rare flesh eating bacteria. Michael Hobgood suffered a cut on his thumb while shooting a gun at an area pond. The condition ofMore >>
A young man in Moultrie is turning to you for help after suffering from a rare flesh eating bacteria. Michael Hobgood suffered a cut on his thumb while shooting a gun at an area pond. More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:24 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:24:00 GMT
Sherwood Baptist Church is inviting all children to join its Backyard Bible club. The club runs from 10-noon until Friday.Church members assist the children in worship and bible study.The camp is heldMore >>
Sherwood Baptist Church is inviting all children to join its Backyard Bible club. The club runs from 10-noon until Friday.Church members assist the children in worship and bible study.The camp is heldMore >>
October 25, 2007
Valdosta - A non-profit educational foundation is joining forces with a VSU student who says he was expelled for peacefully protesting a school construction project.
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Education, or FIRE, has agreed to help former Valdosta State University Junior Hayden Barnes.
Barnes was expelled shortly after posting a cartoon on his facebook page and writing a letter to President Ronald Zaccari, saying he didn't agree with the school's plan to build two new $30 million parking decks.
The president's office says the cartoon was threatening, and that he was a 'clear and present danger.'
Barnes and FIRE say he was simply voicing his opinion. "His actions here, expelling Hayden for clearly protected political speech, are so beyond the pale constitutionally speaking, that it easily ranks as one of the worst abuses of power FIRE has seen," says Will Creeley, a Senior Promotions Officer at FIRE.
A hearing date to review Barnes case has been set by the Office of State Administrative Hearings for November 26th.
Administrators at VSU say they are still not able to comment, since the case in ongoing.
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