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Downtown Albany will be full of cyclists from all over the Southeast flying through the streets this weekend. The SB&T Bike Race will be held there to kick off the Southeast Regional Series moving throughMore >>
Downtown Albany will be full of cyclists from all over the Southeast flying through the streets this weekend. The SB&T Bike Race will kick off the Southeast Regional Series.More >>
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New details on construction of the new terminal at Southwest Georgia Regional Airport. Construction crews are working on the final touches. Right now, officials are looking at bids for food vendors. TheyMore >>
New details on construction of the new terminal at Southwest Georgia Regional Airport. Construction crews are working on the final touches.More >>
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Supporters of a former Pelham teacher, accused of assaulting his principal, came out Tuesday to support him. They spoke to the Pelham School board saying former Pelham Elementary School teacher BobbyMore >>
Supporters of a former Pelham teacher, accused of assaulting his principal, came out Tuesday to support him.More >>
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Some folks in South Georgia know all too well the destruction a powerful tornado can cause. Back in 2000, a tornado killed 11 people in Camilla. That prompted Mitchell County to become the state's firstMore >>
Some folks in South Georgia know all too well the destruction a powerful tornado can cause. Back in 2000, a tornado killed 11 people in Camilla.More >>
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Some folks in South Georgia frantically tried to get in touch with loved ones who live near the destruction in Oklahoma. Leesburg's Wendy Mathis has a brother who lives in Oklahoma City and works in BethanyMore >>
Some folks in South Georgia frantically tried to get in touch with loved ones who live near the destruction in Oklahoma.More >>
ALBANY, GA (WALB) - A man arrested for breaking into cars had recently been released from jail on one thousand dollars bond. Judges say they see revolving door criminals like this too often, and say state laws are partly to blame.
43-year-old Willie James Harrison, Junior was caught breaking into cars at David Smith Autoland. He had just been arrested in July for selling copper from a theft that caused half a million dollars in damages to Flint River Services cooling systems.
But he was only charged with misdemeanor theft by receiving and was released on only one thousand dollars bond.
Dougherty Superior Court Judge Loring Gray says state laws that take away their judicial oversight causes this.
"The prisons and the jails are full. And yet they keep imposing mandatory minimum sentences, and taking away the discretion of the Judges. And yet they take away our diversion centers, they take away our detention centers. They take away our day reporting centers. They take away our options."
Willie Harrison is being held in the Dougherty County jail on seven counts of entering auto and criminal trespass.
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