A South Georgia girl is asking the community for help to provide scholarships for college-bound young women. In February, Madison Daughtry was named the Distinguished Young Woman of Leesburg for theMore >>
In February, Madison Daughtry was named the Distinguish Young Woman of Leesburg for the Class of 2014.More >>
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The Tift County Sheriff's investigators are still searching for clues to find a missing pregnant woman. Her mother is making a plea to find her daughter who hasn't been seen in more than two months. DianeMore >>
The Tift County Sheriff's investigators are still searching for clues to find Crystal Hendrix. Her mother is making a plea to find her daughter who hasn't been seen in more than two months.More >>
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A Lowndes County man is behind bars after deputies uncovered nearly half a million dollars of marijuana. Deputies responded to a complaint at Jose Sanchez's house on Highway 129 North Friday. AuthoritiesMore >>
A Lowndes County man is behind bars after deputies uncovered nearly half a million dollars of marijuana.
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Hundreds of people came out to Lake Blackshear Saturday to support law enforcement and the Crisp County Sheriff. It was the first annual pigs in the park event, put on by the Georgia Narcotics Officer'sMore >>
Hundreds of people came out to Lake Blackshear Saturday to support law enforcement and the Crisp County Sheriff.More >>
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Thomasville Police are looking for two men who attempted to rob a store, scaring customers and clerks. Police say they responded to the Dollar General on West Jackson Street around 9:15pm Friday. EmployeesMore >>
Thomasville Police are looking for two men who attempted to rob a store, scaring customers and clerks.
Americus - The head of the University System of Georgia urges one South Georgia college to raise the bar on academics. Chancellor Dr. Thomas Meredith spoke to faculty and students at Georgia Southwestern University on Tuesday.
Meredith is traveling to all 34 state public colleges and universities to encourage schools to set higher standards for students, especially in fields like education and nursing.
"We must produce teachers who can pass the Praxis exam, or nurses who can pass the state mandated nursing exam. If these students can't pass these imperative tests, we as educators have failed them," said Dr. Thomas Meredith.
Georgia ranks 47 out of 50 states in the number of students who finish high school and go onto college. Meredith says educators must inspire students to go to college, and he praised GSW for retaining more and more students each year.
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