Thursday, May 23 2013 9:00 AM EDT2013-05-23 13:00:09 GMT
ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that metro Albany's unemployment rate declined to 8.6 percent in April, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 8.9 percent in March. TheMore >>
The unemployment rate in the Southwest Georgia region declined to 8.2 percent in April, down two-tenths of a percentage point from 8.4 percent in March. The rate was 8.8 percent in April a year ago.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:30 AM EDT2013-05-23 11:30:38 GMT
Dougherty County Police believe a pair of convenience store smash and grabs may be the work of the same two men. The first smash and grab happened around 2:20 am at the Pit Stop convenience store atMore >>
Dougherty County Police believe two men are behind a smash and grab and a break in at two convenience stores within four miles of each other.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:26 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:26:38 GMT
If you're traveling this Memorial Day Weekend, you may notice you're paying about the same at the pump as last year. AAA says the average gas price in Georgia right now is about $3.46 a gallon. That'sMore >>
If you're traveling this Memorial Day Weekend, you may notice you're paying about the same at the pump as last year.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:20 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:20:46 GMT
Looks like will have great weather for Memorial Day weekend and DNR Rangers are preparing for big crowds on Lake Blackshear. Rangers expect a large number of boaters all weekend. They say they will strictlyMore >>
Looks like will have great weather for Memorial Day weekend and DNR Rangers are preparing for big crowds on Lake Blackshear.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:14 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:14:04 GMT
A Cordele woman and her father are leading an effort to send clothes and other supplies to tornado victims in Moore, Oklahoma. Not only are a lot of people already donating items, but people are chippingMore >>
A Cordele woman and her father are leading an effort to send clothes and other supplies to tornado victims in Moore, Oklahoma.More >>
ALBANY, GA (WALB) – Tifton Representative and gubernatorial candidate Austin Scott had harsh criticism for the University of Georgia President and other University System leaders Thursday night.
Scott says, in budget hearings with lawmakers Thursday, Chancellor Erroll Davis focused more on tuition and fee increases than cuts legislators ordered him to come up with. The Chancellor, however, did release detailed cuts proposed at every school in the system.
Scott claims the lion's share of cuts suggested by UGA President Michael Adams are aimed at agriculture programs. He stopped just short of calling for Adams firing. Scott said, "I think President Adams expressed quite clearly how he feels about 4-H and how he feels about the research and extension offices, and I look forward to the day that we have a President of the University of Georgia that appreciates the value of 4-H and agriculture to our economy."
Of $59 million in cuts proposed at UGA, $11 million would come from 4-H and the extension service. Representative Scott says the University System hasn't been hit as hard by cuts as administrators claim. He says it's time for them to do their fair share.
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