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.
Pelham - Tuberculosis is a contagious respiratory disease spread through the air from one person to another. Late last month, an inmate at Autry came down with symptoms of TB, and is now being treated for tuberculosis at Augusta State Medical Prison.
All other inmates were tested. 238 inmates and 13 employees tested positive for the bacteria, but they do not have active TB cases.
Millie Reeves, P. A. says, "We see clusters of cases like this, we don't see it that often, fortunately, but we do see it and what we do is try to look at the cases that have been converted, and try to figure out where they have been infected or who has infected them and try to find the source case."
The inmates who tested positive have been offered treatment so they will not develop symptoms. Employees have been referred to the Health Department.
Not everyone infected with TB bacteria becomes sick. People who are not sick have what is called latent TB infection. They cannot spread TB to others.
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