A South Georgia girl is asking the community for help to provide scholarships for college-bound young women. In February, Madison Daughtry was named the Distinguished Young Woman of Leesburg for theMore >>
In February, Madison Daughtry was named the Distinguish Young Woman of Leesburg for the Class of 2014.More >>
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The Tift County Sheriff's investigators are still searching for clues to find a missing pregnant woman. Her mother is making a plea to find her daughter who hasn't been seen in more than two months. DianeMore >>
The Tift County Sheriff's investigators are still searching for clues to find Crystal Hendrix. Her mother is making a plea to find her daughter who hasn't been seen in more than two months.More >>
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A Lowndes County man is behind bars after deputies uncovered nearly half a million dollars of marijuana. Deputies responded to a complaint at Jose Sanchez's house on Highway 129 North Friday. AuthoritiesMore >>
A Lowndes County man is behind bars after deputies uncovered nearly half a million dollars of marijuana.
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Hundreds of people came out to Lake Blackshear Saturday to support law enforcement and the Crisp County Sheriff. It was the first annual pigs in the park event, put on by the Georgia Narcotics Officer'sMore >>
Hundreds of people came out to Lake Blackshear Saturday to support law enforcement and the Crisp County Sheriff.More >>
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Thomasville Police are looking for two men who attempted to rob a store, scaring customers and clerks. Police say they responded to the Dollar General on West Jackson Street around 9:15pm Friday. EmployeesMore >>
Thomasville Police are looking for two men who attempted to rob a store, scaring customers and clerks.
Albany - Supporters of a one cent sales tax in Dougherty County want voters to know that nearly one-fourth of expected revenues from the tax would go to improve public safety.
Public Safety officials urged voters to vote yes and continue the sales tax. They alligned themselves with the Citizens for Goods Cents, a group in support of SPLOST. If passed, the 1% sales tax would be extended for 6 more years. About $24-million in sales tax revenue would go to public safety projects, including a $6.8-million upgrade of the radio communication system and a $ 1.5-million training center for firefighters.
"For years we could burn abandoned houses for fire training, but now the EPA doesn't allow that. So this fire training facility is our only other option," said J. Arrowood, Fire Chief.
Improvements to the jail and county police department, cameras for police cars, and a new EMS headquarters are other proposed SPLOST public safety projects. The tax is expected to raise $107.9-million over six years. The current local option sales tax expires March 31st, 2005 if voters do not extend it.
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