Thursday, May 23 2013 5:13 AM EDT2013-05-23 09:13:58 GMT
Dougherty County Police believe a pair of convenience store smash and grabs may be the work of the same two men. The first smash and grab happened around 2:20 am at the Pit Stop convenience store atMore >>
Dougherty County Police believe a pair of convenience store smash and grabs may be the work of the same two men.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:26 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:26:38 GMT
If you're traveling this Memorial Day Weekend, you may notice you're paying about the same at the pump as last year. AAA says the average gas price in Georgia right now is about $3.46 a gallon. That'sMore >>
If you're traveling this Memorial Day Weekend, you may notice you're paying about the same at the pump as last year.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:20 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:20:46 GMT
Looks like will have great weather for Memorial Day weekend and DNR Rangers are preparing for big crowds on Lake Blackshear. Rangers expect a large number of boaters all weekend. They say they will strictlyMore >>
Looks like will have great weather for Memorial Day weekend and DNR Rangers are preparing for big crowds on Lake Blackshear.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:14 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:14:04 GMT
A Cordele woman and her father are leading an effort to send clothes and other supplies to tornado victims in Moore, Oklahoma. Not only are a lot of people already donating items, but people are chippingMore >>
A Cordele woman and her father are leading an effort to send clothes and other supplies to tornado victims in Moore, Oklahoma.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:20 PM EDT2013-05-23 00:20:52 GMT
The Lee County Sheriff's Department is now working with the Albany Crime stoppers. The Lee County Sheriff's Department asked to join the Albany Crime-stoppers program. The Sheriff's Department believesMore >>
The Lee County Sheriff's Department is now working with the Albany Crime stoppers. The Lee County Sheriff's Department asked to join the Albany Crime-stoppers program. The Sheriff's Department believes it will be a helpful tool in closing some cases.
Ware County- Recent rains are giving firefighters and forestry crews fighting Georgia's wildfires a break. The fires burning in Ware, Charlton, and Clinch counties are now 90 percent contained.
Two new fires erupted Sunday in Clinch and Atkinson Counties, but were quickly contained. Forestry officials and fire fighters are now turning their attention from knocking down flames to focusing on hot spots that could re-ignite. Crews are also beginning to mop-up. That involves dozer crews clearing roads into the swamp areas so that crews can flood those areas with water to douse fires in the peat. It also means fewer crews are needed.
"We've dropped back probably 500 to 600 people away from what we had going about 1,500 down to about 1,000, between 900 and a thousand people. A lot of these people that are still there what they're doing is a mop up operations," said Gary English, Ranger-1.
It will likely be several months before crews completely pull out of the area. The fires have cost 52.7 million dollars to fight and have involved more than 15-hundred forestry personnel and fire fighters.
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