Saturday, May 18 2013 11:42 PM EDT2013-05-19 03:42:57 GMT
A Lowndes County man is behind bars after deputies uncovered nearly half a million dollars of marijuana. Deputies responded to a complaint at Jose Sanchez's house on Highway 129 North Friday. AuthoritiesMore >>
A Lowndes County man is behind bars after deputies uncovered nearly half a million dollars of marijuana.
Saturday, May 18 2013 11:42 PM EDT2013-05-19 03:42:03 GMT
Hundreds of people came out to Lake Blackshear Saturday to support law enforcement and the Crisp County Sheriff. It was the first annual pigs in the park event, put on by the Georgia Narcotics Officer'sMore >>
Hundreds of people came out to Lake Blackshear Saturday to support law enforcement and the Crisp County Sheriff.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 9:47 PM EDT2013-05-19 01:47:12 GMT
Thomasville Police are looking for two men who attempted to rob a store, scaring customers and clerks. Police say they responded to the Dollar General on West Jackson Street around 9:15pm Friday. EmployeesMore >>
Thomasville Police are looking for two men who attempted to rob a store, scaring customers and clerks.
Saturday, May 18 2013 6:59 PM EDT2013-05-18 22:59:02 GMT
Dougherty County police are searching for a motorist who hit a pedestrian and then fled the scene. Authorities say it happened around 11pm Friday near the 3900 block of Radium Springs Road. PoliceMore >>
Dougherty County police are searching for a motorist who hit a pedestrian and then fled the scene. More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 6:58 PM EDT2013-05-18 22:58:50 GMT
It's graduation time for high schools in Dougherty County and students are ready to embark on their next journey. 230 graduates received their high school diplomas from Westover Comprehensive High SchoolMore >>
230 graduates received their high school diplomas from Westover Comprehensive High School this Saturday morning.More >>
January 3, 2003
An Albany pastor died just before the stroke of midnight New Years Eve. And It happened just minutes after he delivered a powerful sermon.
62-year-old James Polite was the preacher at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Albany and Friendship Baptist in Chula. He was a guest preacher at Weldon Springs for their Watch Night Service New Years Eve. He finished his sermon about the power of the word of God, collapsed in a chair, and died of a heart attack. His brother, also an Albany pastor, got word of his brother's death as he was about to start his own sermon.
Rev. Raymond Polite said, "If I had to choose a way to exit this earth, I would want to do it the way my brother did, preaching the word of the lord."
Polite ended his sermon telling the congregation he had many things left to say, but his time was wearing thin. His brother thinks that meant he knew God was calling him to heaven.
Funeral services for the pastor will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Mount Zion Baptist Church.
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