Monday, March 10 2014 3:52 PM EDT2014-03-10 19:52:14 GMT
Jan Hidi, 60, won $20,000 in the Georgia Lottery's $1 & $2 Play It Again Second Chance Promotion.Details soon on www.walb.comMore >>
Jan Hidi, 60, won $20,000 in the Georgia Lottery's $1 & $2 Play It Again Second Chance Promotion. She anticipates using part of her winnings to take a cruise. And Mega Millions is very large right now.More >>
Monday, March 10 2014 3:48 PM EDT2014-03-10 19:48:07 GMT
The Albany Police Department is investigating after a 13-year-old Albany teenager drowned Sunday afternoon. It happened around noon in the 400 block of Maxwell at holding pond. Police say the 13-year-oldMore >>
Thirteen year old Fred Brown is the victim of an apparent accidental drowning Sunday afternoon.More >>
Monday, March 10 2014 3:43 PM EDT2014-03-10 19:43:54 GMT
The Lowndes County Sheriff's Office is warning you to watch out for phone scams. Over the weekend, the sheriff's some people in Lowndes County got calls claiming they failed to show up for jury dutyMore >>
Over the weekend, the sheriff's some people in Lowndes County got calls claiming they failed to show up for jury duty and would go to jail if they didn't pay a fine immediately.More >>
Monday, March 10 2014 3:36 PM EDT2014-03-10 19:36:47 GMT
Colonel Billy Hancock, Chief Deputy of the Crisp County Sheriff's Office, took command of that agency Monday afternoon in Cordele. He was sworn in as acting sheriff, after the death of Donnie Haralson,More >>
Colonel Billy Hancock, Chief Deputy of the Crisp County Sheriff's Office, took command of that agency Monday afternoon in Cordele.More >>
Monday, March 10 2014 3:20 PM EDT2014-03-10 19:20:39 GMT
A professional basketball player is back home in south Georgia after leaving his team in Ukraine because of the unrest and uncertainty there. Andre Young was pursuing his dream of playing basketballMore >>
A professional basketball player is back home in south Georgia after leaving his team in Ukraine because of the unrest and uncertainty there. Andre Young was pursuing his dream of playing basketball at a high level, but he was forced to leave all of that behind and put safety first.More >>
ALBANY, GA (WALB) - Georgia's new sex offender law could kick offenders out of church activities, and critics say that violates their freedom of religion.
This year the General Assembly reworked a tough sex offender law, after part of it was thrown out in court.
The law governs where all registered sex offenders can live and work.
One new portion also prohibits all offenders, not just those that may pose a danger to children, from doing any kind of volunteer work at any church.
"When you draft a statute that tries to have a one size fits all kind of thing, rather than having a judge craft conditions of probation on a case by case basis you end up with unintended consequences. Even when they're off probation they can't do the things you may want them to do to help the rehabilitation," said James N. Finkelstein, Attorney.
This week, five sex offenders filed a lawsuit.
They claim the law criminalizes fundamental religious activities for sex offenders, and bars them from doing something as harmless as singing in a church choir.
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