Thursday, May 23 2013 7:27 PM EDT2013-05-23 23:27:31 GMT
Workers at the Marine Corps Logistics Base will be returning to work Friday. Many of the Marine base workers were sent home Thursday following a rupture to the bases main water line. One of the waterMore >>
Workers at the Marine Corps Logistics Base will be returning to work Friday. Many of the Marine base workers were sent home Thursday following a rupture to the bases main water line.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:05 PM EDT2013-05-23 23:05:04 GMT
Albany police are still on the lookout for a couple of thieves, who were prevented from selling a stolen bicycle by an alert WALB fan. The expensive road bike was stolen from a Kirt Phillips' storageMore >>
Albany police are still on the lookout for a couple of thieves, who were prevented from selling a stolen bicycle by an alert WALB fan. The expensive road bike was stolen from a Kirt Phillips' storageMore >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:55 PM EDT2013-05-23 22:55:13 GMT
Len Dorminey, Heritage Financial Group President
The president and C.E.O. of Heritage Financial Group said the economy is improving. Thursday, Len Dorminey spoke at the Rotary Club Meeting at Doublegate Country Club about the financial market. HeMore >>
The president and C.E.O. of Heritage Financial Group said the economy is improving. Thursday, Len Dorminey spoke at the Rotary Club Meeting at Doublegate Country Club about the financial market.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:49 PM EDT2013-05-23 22:49:49 GMT
Thursday night an Oklahoma tornado victim making her way to Florida stopped in Valdosta after she heard on the radio the American Red Cross was fundraising in the streets. Red Cross volunteers set upMore >>
Thursday night an Oklahoma tornado victim making her way to Florida stopped in Valdosta after she heard on the radio the American Red Cross was fundraising in the streets. More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:39 PM EDT2013-05-23 22:39:20 GMT
Budget cuts in Smithville are leaving some city workers unemployed and residents with less police protection. The city laid off three of the city's four police officers. Only the chief remains on theMore >>
The City of Smithville laid off three of the city's four police officers. Only the chief remains on the job. All this is because of budget cuts. More >>
March 8, 2003
Dougherty County- The Flint River is calm now, but almost nine years ago the waters ravaged thousands of homes included one on Radium Spring Road that brought a group of Mennonites to Southwest Georgia.
Gilmer Ratzalaff and his wife watched over a group of young men who volunteered to help clean up and restore houses for others. Something they say is a part of their Mennonite faith. Luella Ratzalaff says the five months she spent in Dougherty County were rewarding, and the best period in her life.
Many of the young men are now married and have families of they're own, but in 1994 they were only around 20 years old. Even at such a young age the men understood the importance of helping others in need. Bryce Koehn says it just seemed like the right thing to do.
This weekend the group is back in Southwest Georgia visiting some of the people they helped years ago. Sue and Mike Johnson now live in one house the Mennonites restored. Though they didn't know the group during the flood, they say their door is always open.
This weekend was not only a time for the Johnson's to meet the Mennonite group, but it was also a reunion for the young men who haven't been together since the flood.
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