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South Georgia forest purposely set on fire

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  • Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:10 PM EDT2013-06-19 16:10:40 GMT
    Ravi Mikel Givens was arrested Tuesday and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. He is being held in the Dougherty County jail. Givens, who played ball at Westover and Stetson
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    Officials say 38-year-old Melissa Right was traveling south on the highway when her SUV drifted across the center line and hit a tractor trailer.
    Officials say 38-year-old Melissa Right was traveling south on the highway when her SUV drifted across the center line and hit a tractor trailer.
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    Demetria Porter, charged with causing the death of Ja' Kavion Davis, appeared before a judge at the Dougherty County jail this morning to hear the charges against her. She is charged with cruelty to a
    Demetria Porter, charged with causing the death of Ja' Kavion Davis, appeared before a judge at the Dougherty County jail this morning to hear the charges against her.

Doerun - The state oversaw this prescribed burn today at the Doerun Pitcherplant Bog Natural Area on Highway 133. Fire is needed to maintain natural plant communities in the longleaf ecosystem.

Biologist Shan Cammack says, "We're maintaining the longleaf wire grass ecosystem and there are just dozens and dozens of species of native ground cover in here that do really, really well with burns, especially in the growing season."

Biologists with the wildlife resources division burned close to 300 acres. They say wire grass and pitcherplants will begin to grow within weeks. Later this year, they plan to harvest the wire grass seed and plant it in other forests.

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