Wednesday, May 23 2012 7:09 PM EDT2012-05-23 23:09:51 GMT
Lee County Primary school was buzzing Wednesday and not just because it's the last day of school. It's also the last day of American Idol. And teachers got creative to incorporate Phillip Phillips intoMore >>
Lee County Primary school was buzzing Wednesday and not just because it's the last day of school. It's also the last day of American Idol. And teachers got creative to incorporate Phillip Phillips into their lesson plans. More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 6:31 PM EDT2012-05-23 22:31:23 GMT
An Albany physician is hoping people in the community attend a public hearing to let the hospital authority know their thoughts on leasing Palmyra to Phoebe. Dr. Joe Stubbs, an internist at Albany InternalMore >>
An Albany physician is hoping people in the community attend a public hearing to let the hospital authority know their thoughts on leasing Palmyra to Phoebe. More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 6:24 PM EDT2012-05-23 22:24:05 GMT
An Albany woman is receiving treatment at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital after being stabbed with a screwdriver. APD says 19-year-old Henry Nixx III climbed through her window at 1414 Gillespie Avenue,More >>
Korea Harris received treatment at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital after being stabbed with a screwdriver.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 6:21 PM EDT2012-05-23 22:21:32 GMT
Many of you will be boating on south Georgia lakes and rivers this Memorial Day weekend. Remember, Georgia law requires a wearable personal flotation device for each person on board a boat. ChildrenMore >>
A reminder to make sure you have a good life jacket before you hit the water. Many of you will be boating on south Georgia lakes and rivers this Memorial Day weekend.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 5:55 PM EDT2012-05-23 21:55:45 GMT
Charles' Sumner's corn crop in Tift County looks normal from a distance, but upon closer inspection you can see the damage from last night's storms. In all of his years of farming, he's never seen a stormMore >>
Last night's hail storm did major damage to some South Georgia crops.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 5:45 PM EDT2012-05-23 21:45:16 GMT
Staff at Premier Orthopedics are showing their Phillip Phillips support too! Like the rest of us they are so excited Phillip Phillips has made it this far in the competition. Today they all wore theirMore >>
Staff at Premier Orthopedics are showing their Phillip Phillips support too! Like the rest of us they are so excited Phillip Phillips has made it this far in the competition.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 5:42 PM EDT2012-05-23 21:42:59 GMT
With lawn chairs and blankets placed on the floor of the civic center. Phillip Phillips fans were ready to watch the finale of American Idol on a 30 foot screen. "We have got us a pallet we are readyMore >>
With lawn chairs and blankets placed on the floor of the civic center. Phillip Phillips fans were ready to watch the finale of American Idol on a 30 foot screen.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 5:34 PM EDT2012-05-23 21:34:19 GMT
Dougherty County Administrator Richard Crowdis is recommending cuts for several agencies for the upcoming fiscal year. He proposed a 3.5 percent reduction in funding for the Albany Area Community ServiceMore >>
Dougherty County Administrator Richard Crowdis is recommending cuts for several agencies for the upcoming fiscal year.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 5:27 PM EDT2012-05-23 21:27:44 GMT
A south Georgia animal shelter is offering a reward in an animal cruelty case. A two-year-old American Staffordshire Terrier is recovering in Thomasville from a severe neck wound resulting from suspectedMore >>
A south Georgia animal shelter is offering a reward in an animal cruelty case. A two-year-old American Staffordshire Terrier is recovering in Thomasville from a severe neck wound resulting from suspected abuse.More >>
ALBANY, GA -
A Dougherty County principal is fighting her punishment for falsifying forms to qualify for free lunches for her children.
Morningside Elementary principal Gloria Baker served a 15-day suspension without pay in November when she was arrested.
Her attorney has asked for a hearing, claiming the school board should not have docked her pay.
"That's always a risk when you're offered a settlement so to speak of any, of any infraction and it's happened before, Superintendents have offered to suspend people for five days or 30 days or whatever and then they've gone to the board and the board has made a harsher sentence," said DCSS Board Attorney Tommy Coleman.
A special prosecutor assigned to handle criminal charges against Baker and Board Member Velvet Riggins says he plans to take the cases to a Dougherty Grand Jury soon.
Board Member Darrel Ealum questioned whether the school system just rubber stamps free lunch applications.
The state's form requires three individuals to sign off on an application. The schools' applications just have one signature.