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New details on construction of the new terminal at Southwest Georgia Regional Airport. Construction crews are working on the final touches. Right now, officials are looking at bids for food vendors. TheyMore >>
New details on construction of the new terminal at Southwest Georgia Regional Airport. Construction crews are working on the final touches.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:34 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:34:05 GMT
Supporters of a former Pelham teacher, accused of assaulting his principal, came out Tuesday to support him. They spoke to the Pelham School board saying former Pelham Elementary School teacher BobbyMore >>
Supporters of a former Pelham teacher, accused of assaulting his principal, came out Tuesday to support him.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:24 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:24:47 GMT
Some folks in South Georgia know all too well the destruction a powerful tornado can cause. Back in 2000, a tornado killed 11 people in Camilla. That prompted Mitchell County to become the state's firstMore >>
Some folks in South Georgia know all too well the destruction a powerful tornado can cause. Back in 2000, a tornado killed 11 people in Camilla.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:46 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:46:50 GMT
Some folks in South Georgia frantically tried to get in touch with loved ones who live near the destruction in Oklahoma. Leesburg's Wendy Mathis has a brother who lives in Oklahoma City and works in BethanyMore >>
Some folks in South Georgia frantically tried to get in touch with loved ones who live near the destruction in Oklahoma.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:38 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:38:18 GMT
A concerned citizen is stepping up to help the children who have been devastated by the tornado in Oklahoma. Lee County resident Jyl Goodson says she wants to help bring joy back to the children in Moore,More >>
A concerned citizen is stepping up to help the children who have been devastated by the tornado in Oklahoma.More >>
November 14, 2003 by Scott Hunter
Albany-- In less than a week wireless users will be allowed to switch their home phone numbers to their cell phones. As more people use cell phones more often, 9-1-1 workers hope new technology will help protect users in an emergency.
Joanne Jasper is a traveling grandmother who takes her cell phone wherever she goes. "I used it from Georgia to Maine and I was in 19 states," exclaims Joanne. A car accident early this year taught Joanne having a cell phone could save your life.
And as thousands of Americans and southwest Georgian switch to cells, 9-1-1 officials are working to push wireless companies to improve technology so they can pinpoint the location of callers.
"It's a real big concern because if we don't know the location of where the person is calling from then we can't help them," says Albany communication manger, Julia Rainey.
Eighteen thousand of Albany's annual 911 calls come from cell phones. But the city's current system can only show a caller's address. Until phones come equipped with global satellite position chips emergency operators must depend on callers to tell them where they are.
The city says it has the money to buy new location technology when its time. But cell phone companies say there are options if you want safety now. GPS services offer attachment for your phones so 911 workers can find you. There are currently about 80,000 cell phone users in the Albany area.
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