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 >>
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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.
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce is launching a new initiative to make sure your money is spent wisely on education.
The "Smarter Funding, Better Outcomes" initiative will study ways to improve Georgia's K-12 funding system and the success of Georgia students.
It's partly paid for by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.
One study ranks Georgia 31st for the return on its education investment.
That's why chamber leaders say the initiative is needed.
"We're putting a lot of money into our education system. We're not getting the kind of results or return on investments we'd like to see and what this process is going to do is help identify some improvements we can make to make sure we're making the best use of taxpayers' dollars," said Senior Vice President of External Affairs for the Georgia Chamber of Commerce Joselyn Baker.
Chamber officials hope to have results from the initiative sometime this fall.
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