Wednesday, June 19 2013 5:07 PM EDT2013-06-19 21:07:26 GMT
Five people remain in jail in Worth County on meth charges. The Worth County Sheriff's Office and Mid South Drug Task Force found meth when executing search warrants at houses near Oakfield and WarwickMore >>
The Worth County Sheriff's Office and Mid South Drug Task Force found meth when executing search warrants at houses near Oakfield and Warwick Tuesday night.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 5:05 PM EDT2013-06-19 21:05:10 GMT
Mug shot of the suspect, Benny James Johnson III
The search continues tonight for a man accused of trying to rob a Cordele motel. Police say 24-year-old Benny James Johnson the third jumped over the counter of the Ashburn Inn on East 16-th Avenue JuneMore >>
The search continues tonight for a man accused of trying to rob a Cordele motel. Police say 24-year-old Benny James Johnson the third jumped over the counter of the Ashburn Inn on East 16-th Avenue June 13th when no one was at the counter then ran away when an employee walked in on him trying to get money from the cash register.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 4:48 PM EDT2013-06-19 20:48:53 GMT
Do you have a taste for some good ole' south Georgia watermelon? You might have to wait a little bit. Farmers are running about three weeks behind after some crazy spring weather made this one of theirMore >>
Do you have a taste for some good ole' south Georgia watermelon? You might have to wait a little bit.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 4:32 PM EDT2013-06-19 20:32:15 GMT
South Georgia Medical Center is recognized as the number one spine surgery center in the state. Wednesday health officials gathered at the Valdosta hospital for a ceremony to celebrate the recognitionMore >>
South Georgia Medical Center is recognized as the number one spine surgery center in the state. More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 3:46 PM EDT2013-06-19 19:46:09 GMT
A Colquitt County grand jury has indicted two men in a deadly drive by shooting. 23-year-old Derek Rushing and 24-year-old Antonio Williams are charged in the March 5th shooting in which four peopleMore >>
23-year-old Derek Rushing and 24-year-old Antonio Williams are charged in the March 5th shooting in which four people were struck while standing outside a 2nd Street Northwest home. More >>
December 19, 2005
Albany - Two critics of Phoebe Putney ask to be appointed to the Hospital Authority, but neither gets his wish.
Monday, Proctor and Gamble's Vince Falcione asked Dougherty County commissioners to help lower health care costs. He says costs in southwest Georgia are some of the highest in the nation and are still going up. Falcione says the hospital authority isn't doing a good job, and he applied for an open seat on the board.
As did David Prisant. Just last week, he questioned Phoebe C-E-O Joel Wernick about board oversight of Wernick's leadership and hospital executives' travel expenses.
But commissioners appointed businessman Ralph Rosenberg.
"We we're looking for someone who was very objective, someone with a business background, someone who understands the process by which an authority should run. And we wanted to make sure we had someone very interested in this community," said Commission Chairman Jeff Sinyard.
"I don't know this new person, but I hear good things about him," said Falcione. "That's the important thing. We just want people on there that can take care of business and do what's right for southwest Georgia."
Chairman Jeff Sinyard says Phoebe Putney did not tell commissioners who they wanted on the hospital authority.
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