Wednesday, June 19 2013 3:26 PM EDT2013-06-19 19:26:33 GMT
We are learning new details about the man who was rescued Tuesday in Ocilla after he became trapped a top of a grain elevator. 36-year-old John Collins of Fitzgerald was repairing a motor one hundredMore >>
36-year-old John Collins of Fitzgerald was repairing a motor one hundred feet a top the grain elevator at Irwinville Peanut when his arm got pinned in the machinery. More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 1:31 PM EDT2013-06-19 17:31:17 GMT
Moultrie Technical College unveiled its new $9.5 million, 46,000 square-foot Health Sciences Building Wednesday. The brand new structure is located at the school's Veterans Parkway Campus (VPC) in Moultrie. RepresentativesMore >>
Moultrie Technical College unveiled its new $9.5 million, 46,000 square-foot Health Sciences Building Wednesday. The brand new structure is located at the school's Veterans Parkway Campus in Moultrie. More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:10 PM EDT2013-06-19 16:10:40 GMT
Ravi Mikel Givens was arrested Tuesday and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. He is being held in the Dougherty County jail. Givens, who played ball at Westover and StetsonMore >>
Agents say that police responded to the apartment because of a burglar alarm. Officers found the back door broken open and went inside. That's where they detected a strong odor of marijuana, and saw pot in plain view.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:53 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:53:35 GMT
Officials say 38-year-old Melissa Right was traveling south on the highway when her SUV drifted across the center line and hit a tractor trailer. More >>
Officials say 38-year-old Melissa Right was traveling south on the highway when her SUV drifted across the center line and hit a tractor trailer. More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 10:16 AM EDT2013-06-19 14:16:37 GMT
Demetria Porter, charged with causing the death of Ja' Kavion Davis, appeared before a judge at the Dougherty County jail this morning to hear the charges against her. She is charged with cruelty to aMore >>
Demetria Porter, charged with causing the death of Ja' Kavion Davis, appeared before a judge at the Dougherty County jail this morning to hear the charges against her.More >>
The complex process of removing toxic asbestos from Albany's biggest eyesore is moving along, and officials insist it poses no danger to people in the area.
Crews from Oxford Construction have removed several houses from the old Heritage House Hotel property on Oglethorpe Boulevard and are now getting rid of asbestos from the main building. They're covering it with plastic, making it airtight so asbestos can't escape.
Oxford bought the property. Once demolition and clean up are finished, the city will pay Oxford $1.1 million for the work and the property. The city will then be able to sell it.
If this deal hadn't worked out, the previous owner could have kept the property, and the city still would have been stuck with the full cleanup bill. Assistant City Manager Wes Smith said, "We've cut our losses to the absolute minimum, and the end result will be a product that can go back for reuse in the private sector, so this is as good I think as we could have possible achieved under the really bad circumstances we were under."
Smith says it's also a good deal for Oxford, a local company he says stepped up to work with the city. The project is putting Oxford crews to work, and the company is able to make some money by recycling much of the material from the site.
Actual demolition of the main building should begin by mid-summer. The whole project should be finished by late September.
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