Saturday, May 18 2013 11:42 PM EDT2013-05-19 03:42:57 GMT
A Lowndes County man is behind bars after deputies uncovered nearly half a million dollars of marijuana. Deputies responded to a complaint at Jose Sanchez's house on Highway 129 North Friday. AuthoritiesMore >>
A Lowndes County man is behind bars after deputies uncovered nearly half a million dollars of marijuana.
Saturday, May 18 2013 11:42 PM EDT2013-05-19 03:42:03 GMT
Hundreds of people came out to Lake Blackshear Saturday to support law enforcement and the Crisp County Sheriff. It was the first annual pigs in the park event, put on by the Georgia Narcotics Officer'sMore >>
Hundreds of people came out to Lake Blackshear Saturday to support law enforcement and the Crisp County Sheriff.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 9:47 PM EDT2013-05-19 01:47:12 GMT
Thomasville Police are looking for two men who attempted to rob a store, scaring customers and clerks. Police say they responded to the Dollar General on West Jackson Street around 9:15pm Friday. EmployeesMore >>
Thomasville Police are looking for two men who attempted to rob a store, scaring customers and clerks.
Saturday, May 18 2013 6:59 PM EDT2013-05-18 22:59:02 GMT
Dougherty County police are searching for a motorist who hit a pedestrian and then fled the scene. Authorities say it happened around 11pm Friday near the 3900 block of Radium Springs Road. PoliceMore >>
Dougherty County police are searching for a motorist who hit a pedestrian and then fled the scene. More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 6:58 PM EDT2013-05-18 22:58:50 GMT
It's graduation time for high schools in Dougherty County and students are ready to embark on their next journey. 230 graduates received their high school diplomas from Westover Comprehensive High SchoolMore >>
230 graduates received their high school diplomas from Westover Comprehensive High School this Saturday morning.More >>
May 4, 2007
Mitchell County-- The extreme drought conditions in South Georgia have farmers struggling just to get crops in the ground. Mithcell County Irrigated fields are about the only ones where farmers can work the soil well enough to plant.
Corn must be heavily irrigated to survive. If the dry conditions aren't bad enough, the cost of irrigating has many farmers worried about this year's crops.
"it's hard to work the soil as dry as it is now. Our non-irrigated land, folks are just waiting for rain. They can't even get in, and work the soil up and get the crops planted. We are incurring greater costs because of this even before the crop is up. Folks are having to irrigate, then work the soil up, put the herbicides out, then water some more and then get the crop up. So a lot of additional expense is there" said Mitchell County Extension Director Brad Mitchell.
Some chances for rain are in the forecast, but many experts say the extreme drought conditions will likely persist, with only a small improvement expected in the near term.
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