Friday, May 24 2013 5:51 PM EDT2013-05-24 21:51:05 GMT
A huge truck load of peanut butter is headed to Oklahoma tornado victims. Friday afternoon, 31,680 jars of it were loaded onto a truck at Lineage Logistics in Albany. The 22 pallets of peanut butterMore >>
Friday afternoon, 31,680 jars of it were loaded onto a truck at Lineage Logistics in Albany.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 4:36 PM EDT2013-05-24 20:36:19 GMT
Summer at Wild Adventures in Valdosta kicks off this weekend. The park has a lot planned for the celebration, including free admission for military and first responders. Starting this weekend WildMore >>
The park has a lot planned for the celebration, including free admission for military and first responders.
Friday, May 24 2013 4:30 PM EDT2013-05-24 20:30:04 GMT
A Valdosta High School senior drove off from school today with a brand new car. An academic program, geared at keeping high schoolers on track, put the 18-year-old in the drawing. And Friday morning onlyMore >>
An academic program, geared at keeping high schoolers on track, put the 18-year-old in the drawing. And Friday morning only his key unlocked the car.
Friday, May 24 2013 4:13 PM EDT2013-05-24 20:13:22 GMT
New 3D technology is allowing south Georgia patients to take a glimpse into their own surgical future. Cosmetic surgeon Dr. Courtney Houston of Thomasville recently purchased a Vectra 3D Imager. TheMore >>
Cosmetic surgeon Dr. Courtney Houston of Thomasville recently purchased a Vectra 3D Imager.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 4:06 PM EDT2013-05-24 20:06:03 GMT
A South Georgia grower can never really relax, because the next weather, disease, or pest issue is always right around the corner. This week the insect thrip has become quite active on South Georgia cottonMore >>
A South Georgia grower can never really relax, because the next weather, disease, or pest issue is always right around the corner. This week the insect thrip has become quite active on South Georgia cotton and peanuts.More >>
May 21, 2008
Albany--The problem-plagued farm bill just ran into another bizarre problem no one anticipated.
After months of delays and negotiations, Congress finally passed the bill.
The President vetoed it, but Congress sent him the wrong bill with 34-pages missing.
That mistake wasn't discovered until after the House voted to override the veto and just before the Senate was to vote.
U.S. senator Saxby Chambliss said the real bill does more than subsidize farmers.
More than 70-percent of the money goes to nutrition programs such as food stamps, school lunches, and food banks.
"We certainly have seen increases in prices at the grocery store our food banks are going to have more money with which to provide their service to needy people all across the southwest portion of our state, there are a lot of reasons I had hoped he would sign the bill, and frankly I am disappointed that he didn't sign it," said Senator Saxby Chambliss(R) Georgia.
Since the wrong bill was vetoed, leaders are now trying to figure out if it would actually become law if the Senate overrides the veto.
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