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 >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:05 AM EDT2013-06-19 04:05:52 GMT
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 >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:24 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:24:00 GMT
Sherwood Baptist Church is inviting all children to join its Backyard Bible club. The club runs from 10-noon until Friday.Church members assist the children in worship and bible study.The camp is heldMore >>
Sherwood Baptist Church is inviting all children to join its Backyard Bible club. The club runs from 10-noon until Friday.Church members assist the children in worship and bible study.The camp is heldMore >>
March 2, 2007
Baker County -- Six of those people were killed when a tornado hit two mobile homes in Baker County. That storm injured at least two more people, and caused a great deal of destruction.
First responders from Baker County and several surrounding counties combed through the field off Drennon Circle, where two mobile homes were destroyed by a killer tornado about 11:45 Thursday night. Only twisted metal from the frames is left. At least two people were injured, and rescue workers used flashlights searching for other storm victims.
Baker County Sheriff Issac Anderson said, "We really don't know the whole details. We got six deaths that we confirm at this point, but we got to get back out at daylight and try to search through this destruction and see what we got."
The names of the storm victims have not released yet, but Sheriff Anderson said the six were members of two families that lived in the two destroyed homes, two were adult women, and at least one was a 12 year old child.
The tornado damaged at least one other home on Highway 37, and flattened the St. Matthew's Church, but not one was injured in those structures.
Baker County authorities said they will be able to better assess the damage after dawn, hoping they will find no more deaths caused by last night's tornado.
A shelter for storm victims was set up at the Thankful Baptist Church on Highway 91 in Baker County.
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