Wednesday, May 22 2013 2:01 PM EDT2013-05-22 18:01:27 GMT
Animal shelters and organizations across Georgia are getting a boost from grants totaling $125,000. Department of Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black made the announcement Wednesday.More >>
Animal shelters and organizations across Georgia are getting a boost from grants totaling $125,000. Department of Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black made the announcement Wednesday that the Spay and NeuterMore >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 1:45 PM EDT2013-05-22 17:45:10 GMT
The Albany Police Depart is engaged in a recruitment campaign to get its officer corps up to full strength. APD is budgeted for 214 officers, and right now is about 20 officers short of that level, andMore >>
The Albany Police Depart is engaged in a recruitment campaign to get its officer corps up to full strength. APD offers the training program for people who do not already have POST certification. Starting salary for a rookie officer is over $33,000 annually.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:37 PM EDT2013-05-22 16:37:47 GMT
Georgia Congressman Sanford Bishop is joining more than forty members of congress who are asking the United States Postal Service to keep postal processing facilities open until spring 2014.More >>
Georgia Congressman Sanford Bishop is joining more than forty members of congress who are asking the United States Postal Service to keep postal processing facilities open until spring 2014.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:52 AM EDT2013-05-22 15:52:19 GMT
An Albany man is trying to get his stolen property returned, after it was taken from his Cumberland Lane home Tuesday, and his camera got a partial look at the culprits. He said that two people brokeMore >>
An Albany man is trying to get his stolen property returned, after it was taken from his Cumberland Lane home Tuesday, and his camera got a partial look at the culprits.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:15 AM EDT2013-05-22 15:15:46 GMT
Information from Flowers Foods- Prior to the Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) annual shareholders meeting today, the company's board of directors declared a three-for-two split of the company's stock by meansMore >>
Flowers foods announces three-for-two stock split and increases annual dividend rate at shareholders meeting...More >>
August 2, 2006
Albany -- The heat wave continues in much of the country. We're at the peak of summer energy usage, and that means your power bill is probably much higher than usual.
If you need help paying it, you may be out of luck.
Albany's Water Gas and Light Commission gets about 100 requests a day from people who say they can't afford to pay their bills. WG&L has a program called HOPE, Helping Others Pay Electricity.
But so many people have requested help, the emergency program is out of money until mid-August."It will probably be the 15th before we have anymore monies available. We don't want to over extend ourselves and we know historically that August and September are our to hottest months, so we're trying not to do anything unless it's a dire emergency," said Lorie Farkas of WG&L.
More people ask for help when school starts, but people who can't pay their bill because they spent too much on school supplies don't qualify.
$30,000 from churches helped people pay their bills through the HOPE program last fiscal year.
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