Saturday, May 18 2013 11:42 PM EDT2013-05-19 03:42:57 GMT
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.
Saturday, May 18 2013 11:42 PM EDT2013-05-19 03:42:03 GMT
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 >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 9:47 PM EDT2013-05-19 01:47:12 GMT
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.
Saturday, May 18 2013 6:59 PM EDT2013-05-18 22:59:02 GMT
Dougherty County police are searching for a motorist who hit a pedestrian and then fled the scene. Authorities say it happened around 11pm Friday near the 3900 block of Radium Springs Road. PoliceMore >>
Dougherty County police are searching for a motorist who hit a pedestrian and then fled the scene. More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 6:58 PM EDT2013-05-18 22:58:50 GMT
It's graduation time for high schools in Dougherty County and students are ready to embark on their next journey. 230 graduates received their high school diplomas from Westover Comprehensive High SchoolMore >>
230 graduates received their high school diplomas from Westover Comprehensive High School this Saturday morning.More >>
June 12, 2006
Albany -- Dougherty County Commissioners want to spend taxpayers money to find out if health care costs in southwest Georgia are higher than other parts of the country.
Dougherty County's largest industries, P&G, Miller, and Cooper Tire, have long said they pay much more for employee health care in Albany than at their other plants.
The big three even started a coalition with other businesses owners to find out why the costs are higher and what needs to be done to bring them down. But Phoebe Putney says health care cost aren't out of line for the region.
Today, county commission Chairman Jeff Sinyard suggested hiring an unbiased consultant to study health care. "We want to make sure that we've at least made an attempt to boil down all this information. So we can adjust as a community, both as health care providers as well as the manufactures, to whatever the facts actually are."
Monday, Albany Mayor Willie Adams said he thinks getting an unbiased review is a good idea, and he plans take the issue to city commissioners Tuesday.
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