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.
ALBANY, GA (WALB) - Federal investigators still haven't removed that U.S. Airways jetliner from the Hudson River.
A suspected bird strike forced the plane down in the middle of the river. Aviation officials in southwest Georgia say they sometimes struggle with troublesome birds and other wildlife.
Southwest Georgia Regional Airport Director Yvette Aehle says during the fall, a flock of Canada geese frequent Albany's airport and often have to be chased away with trucks or sirens. Deer and coyotes cause bigger problems. Crews had to shoot a coyote earlier this week after it wandered onto airport property.
"We have the United States Department of Agriculture that's involved with us that help us harvest the deer during certain times of the year if we see activity then we have to remove them because obviously an airplane that's taking off or landing and hits a deer that obviously complicates things and translate into loss of life," said Yvette Aehle, Southwest Regional Airport Director.
Aehle said at one point a dead deer was found at the end of a runway, with propeller marks on it. There were been five bird strikes involving planes in Georgia from 1990 to 2007, but none in our viewing area.
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