Saturday, May 18 2013 9:47 PM EDT2013-05-19 01:47:12 GMT
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.
Saturday, May 18 2013 6:59 PM EDT2013-05-18 22:59:02 GMT
Dougherty County police are searching for a motorist who hit a pedestrian and then fled the scene. Authorities say it happened around 11pm Friday near the 3900 block of Radium Springs Road. PoliceMore >>
Dougherty County police are searching for a motorist who hit a pedestrian and then fled the scene. More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 6:58 PM EDT2013-05-18 22:58:50 GMT
It's graduation time for high schools in Dougherty County and students are ready to embark on their next journey. 230 graduates received their high school diplomas from Westover Comprehensive High SchoolMore >>
230 graduates received their high school diplomas from Westover Comprehensive High School this Saturday morning.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 6:44 PM EDT2013-05-18 22:44:14 GMT
Investigators are trying to find some clues as to who took nearly two dozen cell phones from a Mitchell County School. Pictures of the Baconton Community Charter School file room show where students cellMore >>
Investigators are trying to find some clues as to who took nearly two dozen cell phones from a Mitchell County School.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 12:48 PM EDT2013-05-18 16:48:01 GMT
The family of an Albany teenager who died on Friday, isn't sure how they'll pay for her funeral. 16-year old Keyanna Lang died from a heart condition. Due to her illness the family couldn't keep lifeMore >>
The family of an Albany teenager who died on Friday, isn't sure how they'll pay for her funeral.More >>
CLAY COUNTY (WALB) -
Clay County voters will have to re-cast their ballots in the sheriff's race. There was a problem with this week's ballot.
Challenger Freddy Johnson was disqualified from the race because he'd been convicted on cocaine charges in Alabama.
But his rights were restored, which means he can run for office. So he will be on the ballot in November.
Incumbent Roger Shivers has been Sheriff for 32 years and says he Johnson would not be able to be certified to arrest anyone even if he is elected.
"The Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, they regulate and dictate whether or not you are a certified officer, their policy and their rules are that anyone convicted of a felony, even with a pardon, cannot be certified," says Sheriff Roger Shivers\Clay County.
Sheriff Shivers, Freddie Johnson, and Freddie Ingram will be on the ballot in November. We talked to Johnson, but he referred us to his lawyer. We tried unsuccessfully to reach Ingram for a comment.
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