Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:38 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:38:58 GMT
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 >>
February 16, 2004
Atlanta-- In September, a Superior Court judge ordered the Dougherty County Commission to reinstate more than $300,000 it cut from the Sheriff's Department budget.
Sheriff Jamil Saba argued the cuts were intended to eliminate six investigators and patrol positions-- a move he said would prevent him from performing his constitutional duties.
The judge agreed, but the County Commission appealed that decision, and this afternoon both sides were heard by Georgia's Supreme Court justices. Attorneys for Sheriff Saba and the County Commission were each given 20 minutes to present their case and answer questions from the justices.
In a brief filed by the County Commission, they argue that there should have been a trial jury in the case, instead of a bench decision. They also said the court was wrong to prohibit the commission from removing any money from the Sheriff's budget, as well as ordering the commission to reinstate the cut money and pay Saba's attorney's fees.
A ruling from the Supreme Court could take as long as four months or more.
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