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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 >>
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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 >>
November 11, 2003
Albany-- You remember last year's big controversy over video poker in Georgia? The General Assembly made it illegal even to possess the machines, but that hasn't put a stop to video gambling.
Albany Police, Dougherty County Deputies, and District Attorneys investigators confiscated 28 illegal machines from ten stores, including six at one store at Jefferson Street and 8th Avenue.
BP
Newton Rd.
One Stop
W. Oakridge
Oasis
Gillionville Rd.
Chevron
N. Slappey
Chevron
Stuart Av.
Pelham’s Grocery
N. Jefferson St.
Priya Food Mart
S. Jefferson St.
Petro
Brierwood
Dixie
E. Broad Av.
A&S Foods
Moultrie Rd.
Prosecutors believe the stores were paying out cash, but the odds are stacked against players.
"These people who can't afford to play it," said Ken Hodges, District Attorney. "We're talking about people who live paycheck to paycheck, are going out and putting their dollars in them and then they're not taking that food money home for their children and not paying child support and not doing the things they need to be doing with that money."
Even if the store owners didn't offer pay outs, they could face misdemeanor charges for possessing the machines.
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