Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:43 PM EDT2013-06-18 22:43:40 GMT
South Georgia law enforcers get specialized training in dealing with domestic violence victims. The Georgia Commission on Family Violence reports the Peach State is tenth in the nation for domestic violenceMore >>
Georgia is tenth in the nation in the rate of domestic violence deaths, and the Commission on Family Violence is training law enforcement to help victims.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:13 PM EDT2013-06-18 22:13:28 GMT
New terminal under construction at the South West Georgia Regional Airport
City commissioners give the Southwest Georgia Regional Airport permission to go ahead with the next phase of a major construction project, if the federal government approves grant money for it. As constructionMore >>
City commissioners give the Southwest Georgia Regional Airport permission to go ahead with the next phase of a major construction project, if the federal government approves grant money for it.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:58 PM EDT2013-06-18 21:58:53 GMT
Albany city leaders may come to the rescue of one of the city's major attractions. Today, city commissioners tentatively approved a $150,000 request for Flint RiverQuarium, a facility they describe asMore >>
Albany city leaders may come to the rescue of one of the city's major attractions. Today, city commissioners tentatively approved a $150,000 request for Flint RiverQuarium, a facility they describe as a valuable asset. More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:54 PM EDT2013-06-18 21:54:56 GMT
32 year old Demetria Porter was charged with murder and first degree cruelty to a child in just the last hour, after a baby she was keeping died. An autopsy performed on Ja'Kobian Davis today at theMore >>
32 year old Demetria Porter was charged with murder and first degree cruelty to a child in just the last hour, after a baby she was keeping died.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:43 PM EDT2013-06-18 21:43:18 GMT
Students and staff at Albany State jumped into action when a tornado siren sounded Tuesday. Fortunately it was a drill, mirrored by Police on the campus.More >>
Students and staff at Albany State jumped into action when a tornado siren sounded Tuesday. Fortunately it was a drill, mirrored by Police on the campus.More >>
November 26, 2002
Albany -- Phoebe Putney's Community Visions Foundation gave 65-thousand dollars worth of automatic external defibrillators and the training to use them to the 7 Southwest Georgia counties.
Their fire departments and E.M.S. will put them in emergency vehicles in remote areas where they can save lives. The defibrillators can give heart steadying shocks in case of sudden cardiac arrest. The sooner the victim gets treatment, the better their chance of survival.
Phoebe hopes by putting as many defibrillators as possible throughout Southwest Georgia, more heart attack victims will be saved.
Colquitt County Fire Coordinator Gerald Psalmond said " We have areas in the county that it takes an ambulance at least 30 minutes to get there running as fast as they can run. So this is really going to help us as far as being able to deliver a service to our community."
The Phoebe Foundation also gave 21 thousand dollars in grant money to the American Heart Association, Ritz Cultural Center, the American Lung Association, and the Alzhelmer's Association.
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