Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:44 AM EDT2013-06-19 04:44:24 GMT
Visitors paddling through south Georgia enjoyed a street party in their honor tonight.They gathered in downtown Camilla.Several hundred canoeists and kayakers are taking part in Paddle Georgia 2013. It'sMore >>
Visitors paddling through south Georgia enjoyed a street party in their honor tonight.They gathered in downtown Camilla.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:34 AM EDT2013-06-19 04:34:01 GMT
Some central Albany eyesores are coming down to make way for what leaders hope will be a thriving mixed-income community.The Albany Housing Authority is still working on a plan that could bring up to 30-millionMore >>
Some central Albany eyesores are coming down to make way for what leaders hope will be a thriving mixed-income community.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:05 AM EDT2013-06-19 04:05:52 GMT
Five months after the mysterious murder of a Coffee County woman, people gathered Tuesday night in Douglas to remember her and to launch a community effort to make sure her case isn't forgotten. FriendsMore >>
People gather to bring attention to one of many unsolved murders of women in Coffee County.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:25 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:25:17 GMT
A young man in Moultrie is turning to you for help after suffering from a rare flesh eating bacteria. Michael Hobgood suffered a cut on his thumb while shooting a gun at an area pond. The condition ofMore >>
A young man in Moultrie is turning to you for help after suffering from a rare flesh eating bacteria. Michael Hobgood suffered a cut on his thumb while shooting a gun at an area pond. More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:24 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:24:00 GMT
Sherwood Baptist Church is inviting all children to join its Backyard Bible club. The club runs from 10-noon until Friday.Church members assist the children in worship and bible study.The camp is heldMore >>
Sherwood Baptist Church is inviting all children to join its Backyard Bible club. The club runs from 10-noon until Friday.Church members assist the children in worship and bible study.The camp is heldMore >>
ALBANY, GA (WALB) - Two south Georgia school systems currently have confirmed cases of MRSA, the antibiotic-resistant staph infection.
Three cases are confirmed in Lee County Schools and five confirmed and two suspected cases in Dougherty County Schools. Since January there have been 80 confirmed cases in southwest Georgia.
The Southwest Georgia Public Health District is encouraging schools and parents to be vigilant. Last year was the first year schools in south Georgia experienced outbreaks and cleaned locker rooms and equipment trying to keep the super-bug from spreading. Because it can be transmitted by skin to skin contact health officials say the best defense is hand washing.
"Wash your hands. That's the key message. This is a skin to skin contact or contact where the bug is on something and gets to the skin so washing your hands is the best advice that we can give to school children or anybody," said Dr. Jacqueline Grant, the Southwest Georgia Public Health District Director.
Health officials say if you notice a skin infection that becomes severe and won't heal you should contact your doctor. The health care provider must take a culture to positively identify MRSA.
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