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 >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:01 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:01:37 GMT
As kids get out of school, they'll spend more time at the pool. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission 137 children younger than 15 drowned in a pool or spa from Memorial Day through LaborMore >>
As kids get out of school, they'll spend more time at the pool. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission 137 children younger than 15 drowned in a pool or spa from Memorial Day through LaborMore >>
Tifton- The Department of Corrections is giving probation violators a second chance to get their lives back on track. Instead of being sent to jail, they'll live at home but report to a new day reporting center five days a week.
The center in Tifton is just one of four new pilot programs across the state and the only one in South Georgia. Probationers will report to the center Monday through Friday. They'll get job training, be able to take GED classes, and get help for substance abuse problems.
"A lot of prison beds are being taken up by people who are there primarily because they had substance abuse issues and what we're trying to do is divert those people from the prisons and save the beds for the people who really need to be there," says center administrator Ricky Bryan.
The office will serve around 75 probationers in the Tift Judicial Circuit. After nine months in the program the men and women will return to traditional probation. The center will hold its grand opening Thursday at 2 PM.
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