Saturday, May 18 2013 11:42 PM EDT2013-05-19 03:42:57 GMT
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.
Saturday, May 18 2013 11:42 PM EDT2013-05-19 03:42:03 GMT
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 >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 9:47 PM EDT2013-05-19 01:47:12 GMT
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.
Saturday, May 18 2013 6:59 PM EDT2013-05-18 22:59:02 GMT
Dougherty County police are searching for a motorist who hit a pedestrian and then fled the scene. Authorities say it happened around 11pm Friday near the 3900 block of Radium Springs Road. PoliceMore >>
Dougherty County police are searching for a motorist who hit a pedestrian and then fled the scene. More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 6:58 PM EDT2013-05-18 22:58:50 GMT
It's graduation time for high schools in Dougherty County and students are ready to embark on their next journey. 230 graduates received their high school diplomas from Westover Comprehensive High SchoolMore >>
230 graduates received their high school diplomas from Westover Comprehensive High School this Saturday morning.More >>
ALBANY, GA (WALB) – A state senator is encouraging the Dougherty County school system to compete for a career academy. The school board chairman says that could force the system to close one of its four high schools.
State Senator Freddie Powell Sims will meet with board members this week to discuss trying to get a grant to establish a career academy in Southwest Georgia. The goal of the program is to increase graduation rates and ensure job placement and post-secondary opportunities.
Students would be dual enrolled in high school and a technical, two year, or four year college. Sims says the program would compliment what the schools already do and give students a chance for a better future after graduation.
She said, "It is to enhance what we already have, to augment what we already have. It is to make certain that our children are exposed to everything that the state has to offer."
Board chairman David Maschke says there's not enough money to create the academy. In an email to the board, he suggested one way to come up with the money would be to close one high school, but he said it's premature to talk to us about that.
The board will meet with Senator Sims and a representative from the Lt. Governor's office about the career academy Thursday.
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