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) – Tuesday afternoon President Obama signed the first major overhaul of the country's food safety laws in 70-years, but a south Georgia Congressman will fight to keep the law from being implemented.
Congress passed the bill after several major deadly Salmonella and E. Coli outbreaks in recent years, Including two tied to peanut products at south Georgia plants.
The law gives the FDA power to order recalls of tainted food for the first time and increases food inspection. It will cost $1.4 billion.
Representative Jack Kingston says that's too costly since the food supply is largely safe.
"The FDA wants to spend another $1.4 billion and hire 18,000 food inspectors, and I don't know that's the most efficient expenditure the federal government needs to be making in light of our deficit," said Rep. Kingston (R) Georgia.
The $1.4-billion would be spread over five years, but Kingston and other republicans promise to fight to keep it from being funded.
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