Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:08 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:08:35 GMT
Some folks in South Georgia frantically tried to get in touch with loved ones who live near the destruction in Oklahoma. Leesburg's Wendy Mathis has a brother who lives in Oklahoma City and works inMore >>
Some folks in South Georgia frantically tried to get in touch with loved ones who live near the destruction in Oklahoma. Leesburg's Wendy Mathis has a brother who lives in Oklahoma City and works in Bethany, just 10 miles north of Moore. Albany native Liz Barfield recently relocated to a city nearby Moore, Oklahoma.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:04 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:04:27 GMT
The Lakeland Police Department is looking for a new police chief. Chief Jeff Harrison resigned Friday after nearly three years in the position. City officials say he's taking a higher paying job in NorthMore >>
The Lakeland Police Department is looking for a new police chief. More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 4:57 PM EDT2013-05-21 20:57:11 GMT
A Valdosta man born and raised in Moore, Oklahoma says his family and friends there are all okay. He grew up just two miles from the hardest hit area of town. Todd McCawley spent the first 17 years ofMore >>
A Valdosta man born and raised in Moore, Oklahoma says his family and friends there are all okay. He grew up just two miles from the hardest hit area of town.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 4:28 PM EDT2013-05-21 20:28:18 GMT
One south Georgia superintendent says his school system is finally moving in the right direction financially. The Decatur County Board of Education unanimously voted to reduce the number of furlough daysMore >>
One south Georgia superintendent says his school system is finally moving in the right direction financially.More >>
THOMASVILLE, GA (WALB) -
An African American history author and professor will provide a unique perspective Wednesday on a 150 year-old document.
Dr. Thomas Aiello will present "The Emancipation Proclamation Revisited" at Southwest Georgia Technical College in Thomasville.
Aiello will discuss the Proclamation as a military strategy rather than just the humane argument.
"It's important at this time, especially because of yesterday, where the state of Mississippi actually accepted the 13th Amendment to the Constitution and finally abolished slavery. Now slavery hasn't existed since the Civil War there, but it just shows how important the Emancipation Proclamation still is in American Society," said History Instructor Joshua Butler.
The free lecture will be held Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 in the Lecture Hall of Building B. For more information visit www.southwestgatech.edu.
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