Tuesday, July 29 2014 11:29 PM EDT2014-07-30 03:29:29 GMT
Work is now underway to widen about two, and half miles of Carpenter Road in Tifton.When construction is complete, there will be two lanes of traffic in each direction, plus a center turn lane with curbs and gutters on both sides of the road.Drivers are encouraged to use an alternate route.The work is expected to be complete in October.Copyright 2014 WALB. All rights reserved.More >>
Work is now underway to widen about two, and half miles of Carpenter Road in Tifton.When construction is complete, there will be two lanes of traffic in each direction, plus a center turn lane with curbs and gutters on both sides of the road.Drivers are encouraged to use an alternate route.The work is expected to be complete in October.Copyright 2014 WALB. All rights reserved.More >>
Tuesday, July 29 2014 11:23 PM EDT2014-07-30 03:23:51 GMT
So far this year, more than 1100 unaccompanied migrant children have been sent to Georgia. We don't know exactly where. Governor Nathan Deal worries they'll cause a financial burden on local communities.At Our Divine Savior Catholic Church in Tifton, as many as 300 migrant families will attend mass on Saturday evenings.More >>
So far this year, more than 1100 unaccompanied migrant children have been sent to Georgia. We don't know exactly where. Governor Nathan Deal worries they'll cause a financial burden on local communities.At Our Divine Savior Catholic Church in Tifton, as many as 300 migrant families will attend mass on Saturday evenings.More >>
ALBANY, GA (WALB) - Dougherty County commissioner Jack Stone says voters should not have a say-so in city-county consolidation because the vote itself wouldn't be fair.
He claims people in the unincorporated parts of the county won't have an equal voice. If it comes up for a vote, there would be two referenda: One for city voters and one for county voters. People in the city would vote in both.
Stone thinks city voters will outnumber county voters and control the outcome no matter what people in unincorporated areas want. He said, "I believe in letting people vote, but when they don't get a fair shake and most of the people I represent is in the unincorporated area, I can't vote to put it on there because I'm voting to put them in jeopardy."
Stone says that's why he voted against the county moving forward with consolidation two years ago. He says he plans to continue to try to keep the process from going ahead because that's what his constituents want.
