Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:04 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:04:27 GMT
The Lakeland Police Department is looking for a new police chief. Chief Jeff Harrison resigned Friday after nearly three years in the position. City officials say he's taking a higher paying job in NorthMore >>
The Lakeland Police Department is looking for a new police chief. More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 4:57 PM EDT2013-05-21 20:57:11 GMT
A Valdosta man born and raised in Moore, Oklahoma says his family and friends there are all okay. He grew up just two miles from the hardest hit area of town. Todd McCawley spent the first 17 years ofMore >>
A Valdosta man born and raised in Moore, Oklahoma says his family and friends there are all okay. He grew up just two miles from the hardest hit area of town.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 4:28 PM EDT2013-05-21 20:28:18 GMT
One south Georgia superintendent says his school system is finally moving in the right direction financially. The Decatur County Board of Education unanimously voted to reduce the number of furlough daysMore >>
One south Georgia superintendent says his school system is finally moving in the right direction financially.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 4:24 PM EDT2013-05-21 20:24:40 GMT
As Moore, Oklahoma begins what is sure be a long recovery period, folks here in Georgia are revisiting their own safety plans. Tornado and other emergency drills are common in our schools, but one southMore >>
As Moore, Oklahoma begins what is sure be a long recovery period, folks here in Georgia are revisiting their own safety plans. Tornado and other emergency drills are common in our schools, but one south Georgia school superintendent says the preparedness should not just remain in the classroom.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 3:44 PM EDT2013-05-21 19:44:00 GMT
A Tift County cold case still haunts a family nearly 10 years a young mother's murder. It was September 2003 when the body of Candy Cook was discovered in a field near the Tift County airport. Her familyMore >>
It was September 2003 when the body of Candy Cook was discovered in a field near the Tift County airport. Her family believes someone knows who killed her, and they hope the person with that information will bring them the peace they need.More >>
July 6, 2006
Leesburg- Drivers could face another jolt the next time they pull into the gas station. Crude oil prices surged past 75 dollars a barrel Wednesday, that's a record. Analysts say that could send retail prices over three dollars a gallon by the weekend.
In south Georgia, since Monday, the price has actually fallen nearly five cents. One local manager is hopeful south Georgia's price will remain steady.
"You never know from one day to the next what it's going to do. It may drop, it may go up, but I've had no indication that it's going to go to three dollars a gallon," said Morris Leverett, Leesburg Petro manager.
As of Thursday, the average price in Albany is $2.78. The state average is just a penny more. Two Democratic candidates for governor may use higher gas prices to fuel their campaigns. The gas tax in Georgia recently increased 2.4 cents a gallon to 17 cents.
Democrats say that with gasoline prices nearing three dollars a gallon, Governor Sonny Perdue should step in. His potential opponents in November, Lieutenant Governor Mark Taylor and Secretary of State Cathy Cox, say Perdue should suspend the increase in the gas tax in order to help cash strapped Georgians.
Perdue halted collection of the tax for a brief period last fall.
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