Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:08 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:08:21 GMT
Blake Samples, 34, is charged with the murder of Dusty Carroll in Colquitt County. Carroll died after being shot on April 28 at the residence of Samples' ex-wife. Carroll drove himself to the hospital,More >>
Blake Samples, 34, is charged with the murder of Dusty Carroll in Colquitt County.More >>
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Tuesday, May 21 2013 8:07 AM EDT2013-05-21 12:07:49 GMT
The American Red Cross is working with Oklahoma officials and have been all night to help clean up the devastation and ensure victims of these monstrous tornadoes get the help they need. They're alsoMore >>
The Red Cross holds blood drives, CPR classes and says there are many ways for folks to lend a hand throughout the year but now, for disasters like this, the organization says the best way to help is through donations.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:03 AM EDT2013-05-21 04:03:02 GMT
Paramedics tell us they're amazed no one was seriously hurt in a rush hour crash just outside Albany Monday evening. The driver of a pickup truck lost control on Philema Road just before 5:00. The truckMore >>
The driver of a pickup truck and his passenger walk away from the mangled wreckage after a crash.More >>
April 30, 2007
Albany - Each year it costs Dougherty County taxpayers close to $800,000 to house state inmates. Hopefully it won't anymore.
Each county holds state inmates until the state can find room for them in a prison. In Dougherty County, it costs about $45 a day per inmate. Until now, the state only reimbursed counties for $20 a day. Now, the state will add an additional $5.
County Administrator Richard Crowdis said, "That will certainly help our general fund. We certainly appreciate our state delegation voting for the approval and passage for this bill."
The last supplement increase was about 8 years ago. On any given day, the Dougherty County jail houses about 83 state inmates. The extra money will save the county about $150,000 a year.
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