Thursday, May 23 2013 5:19 PM EDT2013-05-23 21:19:44 GMT
One south Georgia law enforcement agency recently received much needed financial help for a mandatory upgrade. The Thomasville Police department got an $8,000 grant from the Governor's Office of HighwayMore >>
The Thomasville Police department got an $8,000 grant from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 5:13 PM EDT2013-05-23 21:13:37 GMT
Army Specialist Ciara Smith surprised her son Devin Lewis and her mother Carla Williams today at Devin's Kindergarten graduation at Harper Elementary School in Thomasville. Smith just returned from herMore >>
Army Specialist Ciara Smith surprised her son Devin Lewis and her mother Carla Williams today at Devin's Kindergarten graduation at Harper Elementary School in Thomasville.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 5:06 PM EDT2013-05-23 21:06:59 GMT
A south Georgia soldier is enjoying her first night with her family in months. She returned to Quitman today after a 10-month deployment in Afghanistan. And she surprised her son and her mother at herMore >>
A south Georgia soldier is enjoying her first night with her family in months.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 5:04 PM EDT2013-05-23 21:04:16 GMT
All non-essential employees at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany have been sent home for the day due to a sudden drop in water pressure. Base officials say the water is either running extremely low orMore >>
The command is still investigating the cause of this specific leak and will provide up-to-date information to the public as well as its workforce as to the causes and preventative measures that will take place in the future.More >>
ALBANY, GA (WALB) – Secretary of State Karen Handel made a stop in southwest Georgia to discuss her goals for the state's future. Handel is among a crowded field of candidates to be Georgia's next governor.
Tuesday afternoon she took time to shake hands and talk with Dougherty County Rotary Club members. Handel is confronting Georgia's budget crisis head-on and says the state need to do a better job when it comes to prioritizing its goals.
"I really don't believe in across the board cuts. As the legislature returns I'm hopeful and I'm certain that what they will do is work with the governor to really prioritize our top priorities and obviously the state has some mission critical functions education being one of them, public safety, public health, as well as infrastructure and we need to get really very much more focused on those mission critical," said the Secretary of State.
Handel also told rotary members the state needs to focus on job growth, infrastructure improvements, and education.
There are seven Republicans, five democrats, one Libertarian, and one Independent candidate looking to replace Governor Sonny Perdue next year.
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