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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 >>
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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 >>
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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 >>
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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 >>
ALBANY, GA (WALB) – The battle over babies will continue between Albany's two hospitals.
A judge says the state should not have given Palmyra Medical Center permission to start delivering babies.
Last year, the Department of Community Health granted a certificate of need to allow Palmyra to begin an obstetrics unit. After losing an appeal, Phoebe Putney Hospital and Sumter Regional, which is now Phoebe Sumter, went to court.
Sumter County Superior Court Judge George Peagler spelled out four ways he says the Department of Community Health did not follow state law in the process. He says the state ignored the adverse affect Palmyra's prenatal service would have on Phoebe Sumter's ability to recruit and retain doctors as it rebuilds from a tornado that destroyed the Americus hospital.
"It's a tremendous decision for the hospital and the community because it helps us as we go through the rebuilding process of the hospital after the devastating tornado in 2007," said Keith Peterson, Phoebe Sumter Medical Center CEO.
Palmyra officials did not say if they would appeal the ruling.
They sent a statement saying, "It was clear the Judge was concerned about rebuilding Sumter Regional after the tornado. However, the Department of Community Health found and Palmyra believes that its Obstetrical Services program will not adversely affect Sumter's staffing or physician recruiting."
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