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By JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press BERLIN (AP) - Trying to tamp down concerns about government over-reach, President Barack Obama on Wednesday defended U.S. Internet and phone surveillance programs asMore >>
Trying to tamp down concerns about government over-reach, President Barack Obama on Wednesday defended U.S. Internet and phone surveillance programs as narrowly targeted efforts that have saved lives and thwarted at least 50 terror threats.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:44 AM EDT2013-06-19 04:44:24 GMT
Visitors paddling through south Georgia enjoyed a street party in their honor tonight.They gathered in downtown Camilla.Several hundred canoeists and kayakers are taking part in Paddle Georgia 2013. It'sMore >>
Visitors paddling through south Georgia enjoyed a street party in their honor tonight.They gathered in downtown Camilla.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:34 AM EDT2013-06-19 04:34:01 GMT
Some central Albany eyesores are coming down to make way for what leaders hope will be a thriving mixed-income community.The Albany Housing Authority is still working on a plan that could bring up to 30-millionMore >>
Some central Albany eyesores are coming down to make way for what leaders hope will be a thriving mixed-income community.More >>
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Five months after the mysterious murder of a Coffee County woman, people gathered Tuesday night in Douglas to remember her and to launch a community effort to make sure her case isn't forgotten. FriendsMore >>
People gather to bring attention to one of many unsolved murders of women in Coffee County.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:25 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:25:17 GMT
A young man in Moultrie is turning to you for help after suffering from a rare flesh eating bacteria. Michael Hobgood suffered a cut on his thumb while shooting a gun at an area pond. The condition ofMore >>
A young man in Moultrie is turning to you for help after suffering from a rare flesh eating bacteria. Michael Hobgood suffered a cut on his thumb while shooting a gun at an area pond. More >>
October 31, 2006
Valdosta - Several Georgia Sheriffs have agreed not to evict elderly and disabled sex offenders from their homes.
Georgia's new Sex Offender law prohibits registered sex offenders from living within a thousand feet of a church, school, or any place children gather. The Southern Center for Human Rights filed suit on behalf of nine men living near a church.
All the men are terminally ill or severely disabled and live in a nursing home, hospice or family member's home.
Sheriff's in a couple of counties agreed not to evict the offenders. The Human Rights group hopes to reach agreements with the other counties soon. "I don't think there is a sheriff in Georgia who would want to evict an elderly man from a nursing home because that nursing home is less than 1000 feet from a church," says Sara Geraghty, Attorney for the Southern Center for Human Rights.
Attorneys with the Southern Center for Human Rights plan to continue to challenge the church provision of the bill.
They say it's too restrictive, especially for elderly and disabled offenders who pose no threat to others.
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