Wednesday, May 22 2013 5:58 PM EDT2013-05-22 21:58:07 GMT
Teachers and parents have new resources to help kids deal with major issues such as bullying, depression, and obesity. Now kids and educators have the power to make a difference. Officials with Phoebe'sMore >>
Teachers and parents have new resources to help kids deal with major issues such as bullying, depression, and obesity. Now kids and educators have the power to make a difference. Officials with Phoebe's Network of Trust highlighted those resources at a special luncheon Wednesday.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 5:45 PM EDT2013-05-22 21:45:46 GMT
Crews are working to finish installing the solar panels.
In just a few months the city of Ashburn will be one of the only cities in the country to have their water system primarily powered by solar panels. It's a project that will save the city thousands of dollars.More >>
In just a few months the city of Ashburn will be one of the only cities in the country to have their water system primarily powered by solar panels. It's a project that will save the city thousands of dollars.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 5:39 PM EDT2013-05-22 21:39:50 GMT
An Albany woman wanted for cutting her two sisters is behind bars. 21-year old Kizzie Lashay Coleman turned herself in Wednesday afternoon. Coleman is charged with two counts of aggravated assault. PoliceMore >>
21-year old Kizzie Lashay Coleman turned herself in Wednesday afternoon. Coleman is charged with two counts of aggravated assault.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 5:17 PM EDT2013-05-22 21:17:14 GMT
Right now, American Red Cross volunteers are at work in Oklahoma staffing shelters and serving meals and helping tornado survivors put their lives back together. We all know the Red Cross is there duringMore >>
We all know the Red Cross is there during big disasters like the tornado in Oklahoma. But the emergency to which they respond most is a house fire, and they desperately need volunteers to help.More >>
ALBANY, GA (WALB) – An Albany city commissioner wants more clarity on appointed officials and the employees they oversee. Mayor Pro Tem Christopher Pike says some city charter changes may be needed for how employees are hired in the city attorney's office and to whom they answer.
The city attorney is appointed by the city commission. He recently recommended one of his employees be fired, but the city manager has the final say-so. Now Pike wants the appeals process for employees who work for appointed employees revisited.
He said, "I'm a big believer in, you can't expect me to manage people and I have no control over them. So what we need to do is look at that and make sure that we hold people that are appointed officials, when we hold them accountable for their staffs actions, that they really have jurisdiction over those people to be able to manage their actions."
Pike also wants the assistant city attorney, and possibly other positions, to be directly answerable to the commission. That would require a charter change.
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