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 >>
March 4, 2003
Adel - Cook County Sheriff's deputies arrested 50-year-old Peggy Parr and 20-year-old Jennifer Barnes, both of Valdosta, for setting fire to the Catfish House restaurant.
"They're both charged with first degree arson and could serve from two to 20 years," said Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine.
Parr and Barnes apparently left the restaurant a little after 10:00 on the night of the fire. Less than 30 minutes later, the Catfish House burned to the ground.
"Our investigators worked the scene very thoroughly and collected samples from throughout the building," said Oxendine. "Those samples recently came back from the G.B.I. lab and had traces of gasoline in them."
Records show the restaurant was having financial problems, and Parr had taken out a million dollar insurance policy on the building.
"We're not sure if its the definite motive, but from the beginning we've believed their financial status might have played a role," said Oxendine.
Parr and Barnes were being held in the Cook County Jail, but both bonded out on $10,000 last night.
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