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New details on construction of the new terminal at Southwest Georgia Regional Airport. Construction crews are working on the final touches. Right now, officials are looking at bids for food vendors. TheyMore >>
New details on construction of the new terminal at Southwest Georgia Regional Airport. Construction crews are working on the final touches.More >>
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Supporters of a former Pelham teacher, accused of assaulting his principal, came out Tuesday to support him. They spoke to the Pelham School board saying former Pelham Elementary School teacher BobbyMore >>
Supporters of a former Pelham teacher, accused of assaulting his principal, came out Tuesday to support him.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:24 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:24:47 GMT
Some folks in South Georgia know all too well the destruction a powerful tornado can cause. Back in 2000, a tornado killed 11 people in Camilla. That prompted Mitchell County to become the state's firstMore >>
Some folks in South Georgia know all too well the destruction a powerful tornado can cause. Back in 2000, a tornado killed 11 people in Camilla.More >>
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 >>
January 26, 2006
Albany -- Hunters will have a big economic impact on the Albany economy this weekend. Two big hunting events will bring thousands of visitors to Southwest Georgia, pouring millions of dollars into local businesses.
The 19th Annual Winter Classic Coon Dog Hunt got underway Thursday morning. Thousands of coonhound hunters from across the United States and Canada are competing. Like Jack Coomer from Whitewater, Missouri.
Coomer has been a coon hunter for over 20 years, and he has seen it grow into a big money sport. Coomer said "But now these guys, they have made it a business. There is big money in it. I mean that world hunt pays 40-thousand dollars. 25 to 40 thousand dollars every year." "It's a money making thing for some people, for me it's a hobby."
These coon hunting dogs tree raccoons to score points on their hunting ability. There are no guns and no game killed in the Winter Classic. The dogs sell for thousands of dollars, depending on their bloodlines.
The hunters will fill Southwest Georgia motels and restaurants for the weekend, pumping an estimated two million dollars into the economy.
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