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 >>
TIFTON, GA (WALB) - A South Georgia college is receiving a federal grant to help children of migrant farmers attend college.
At Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, the College Assistance Migrant Program - or CAMP for short - has been awarded a 400 thousand dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
The money will be used to help those students with the transition to college life. Most are the first in their family to receive a higher education. ABAC is one of 13 schools in the country and the only school in Georgia to get the grant.
ABAC officials say that the money will help the students to realize the American Dream.
Alma Young, the Coordinator of the ABAC INformation Center said, "there's a lot of Hispanic students who don't even know that this program exists. They think they're just going to graduate from college and keep working on the farms like their parents did. And that's not always what has to happen."
Young is an alumna of the program. She went on to Georgia Southern and got her degree in Apparel Design. She now works at ABAC.
There were 32 participants in the CAMP program this year including the Class of 2008 valedictorian from Atkinson County High.
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