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 >>
April 8, 2004
If you have an unkempt yard in Dawson, watch out! It got one man 11.5 years in jail. Fifty-year-old Willie McCray was fined for his trashy property last summer. He was found in contempt for paying late and not cleaning up his property.
Monday night, Dawson Municipal Court Judge Henry Williams sentenced McCray to 4,260 days in jail, or confinement until he pays $7,339 in fines.
Dawson's City Attorney Tommy Coleman has contacted the public defender in Terrell County about what he says is an excessive sentence. "I think anyone looking at the sentence imposed, given the offense, even though there was a contempt, would suggest that $7,339 is an excessive fine, and 4,260 days in jail for an older poor person is virtually a life sentence."
There are more problems though. The Clerk of Municipal Court, Linda Mayo, is out-of-town. Turns out all the paperwork the public defender needs to file the motion to get McCray out of jail is under lock and key.
The Clerk appears to be the only one with the key.
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