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A Cordele man is out of jail tonight, accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry from his former employer. Crisp County Investigators say 25-year-old James Aultman stole more than $10,000More >>
A Cordele man is out of jail tonight, accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry from his former employer.More >>
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Albany Police are putting on a free gospel concert this weekend. It's free, but they will accept donations to fund the department's annual community picnic in June. Musical artists from around SouthMore >>
Albany Police are putting on a free gospel concert this weekend.More >>
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A couple of South Georgia mayors attended a forum at the Albany Civil Rights Institute to enlighten the public on how city governments run, Thursday. Albany Mayor Dorothy Hubbard and Baconton Mayor AnnetteMore >>
A couple of South Georgia mayors attended a forum at the Albany Civil Rights Institute to enlighten the public on how city governments run, Thursday.More >>
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Law enforcement agencies in Albany and Dougherty County are teaming up and strategically hitting the streets to make sure you stay safe this summer. Operation Takeback is a summer-long program to catchMore >>
Law enforcement agencies in Albany and Dougherty County are teaming up and strategically hitting the streets to make sure you stay safe this summer.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:43 PM EDT2013-05-23 23:43:51 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 >>
ALBANY, GA (WALB) – If a natural disaster or pandemic hits southwest Georgia, emergency responders have a new mobile hospital to help them deal with the crisis.
Thursday, Public Health set it up for the first time inside the Albany Civic Center. They can deploy the 50 bed facility to any of the 23 counties the Southwest Health District covers. It's one of 8 mobile hospitals now stationed around the state. It's a newer version of what was used in Americus after a tornado destroyed the hospital there three years ago.
"We have a little over 85 participants, partners throughout the region who are actually here putting it together putting hand on to see exactly what we have and then potentially looking at how their company their emergency room their hospital their EMA could use this mobile field hospital during an disaster," said Julie Miller, Southwest Georgia Health District Emergency Preparedness Director.
"It has 50 surge beds that does have mattresses on those beds that are actually more comfortable than what most people imagine," said Matthew Crumpton, Department of Public Health Training and Exercise Coordinator.
Organizers hope to set the hospital up at least once a year. Medical volunteers would staff it. Drills are planned on the coast in September and again this spring.
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