Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:03 AM EDT2013-05-21 04:03:02 GMT
Paramedics tell us they're amazed no one was seriously hurt in a rush hour crash just outside Albany Monday evening. The driver of a pickup truck lost control on Philema Road just before 5:00. The truckMore >>
The driver of a pickup truck and his passenger walk away from the mangled wreckage after a crash.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:02 AM EDT2013-05-21 04:02:59 GMT
An unusual wreck on Albany's bypass Monday night left the highway littered with yard debris. About 9:30, a car collided with a trailer that was hauling tree limbs on the Liberty Expressway between theMore >>
Wrecked cars and yard debris slow traffic on Albany's bypass.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 11:45 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:45:07 GMT
Moultrie Police tell us they have the accused triggerman in a shooting in custody after two weeks on the run. Police arrested 19-year-old Darren Huntley over the weekend in Waycross. 22-year-old DominiqueMore >>
Moultrie Police tell us they have the accused triggerman in a shooting in custody after two weeks on the run.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 11:37 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:37:21 GMT
Students at a South Georgia University are working together to make it into the workforce. Nursing students at Georgia Southwestern asked business students to help them prepare for their job searches. HumanMore >>
Students at a South Georgia University are working together to make it into the workforce.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 11:28 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:28:47 GMT
A lot of South Georgians are all too familiar with the damage a tornado can do. An EF-3 tornado roared through Americus six years ago. It killed two people and destroyed Sumter Regional Hospital andMore >>
A lot of South Georgians are all too familiar with the damage a tornado can do.More >>
ALBANY, GA (WALB) – Proof of the economic downtown is showing up in school cafeterias across the state. Georgia is seeing a substantial jump in the number of students eligible to receive a free or reduced lunch.
In the last five years, the number in Dougherty County rose 13%. As of October, 81% of students in the school system were getting free or reduced lunches.
The system offers a free breakfast to every student. School officials here say that's important because students can't learn if they are hungry.
"Here in Dougherty County it's paramount that we take care of our children, we understand that the need is great, we have wonderful board members who support us, we have a great superintendent that supports us, and I just want the community to know it takes all of us, we need all the help we can get," said DCSS Child Nutrition Director Vanessa Hayes.
They get help by working with local vendors to get fresh products at lower costs. They also look for grants to help with child nutrition and say sometimes they pay a little more for a product like wheat buns because it's a healthy choice for the students.
A full price lunch in Dougherty County Schools costs $1.50. The reduced price is 40 cents.
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