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Churches move in too close to liquor store putting license at jeopardy | How the community rallied behind the business
THOMASTON, Ga. — An old law on the books is sparking a spirited debate in Thomaston, Georgia. The city is divided over a law that's preventing a locally-owned liquor store from opening its doors. "I'm not a crier, but this town has brought me to tears," Steve Duke said...
Family prepares to lay 16-year-old Manchester High School athlete fatally shot to rest
MANCHESTER, Ga. (WTVM) - Family and friends gathered in Manchester for the public viewing of 16-year-old Daryus Bryant, shot and killed in Columbus the night of his prom. Bryant was found in a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds around 11:50 p.m. on April 20 near Lakeshore Road and Macon Road in the Fountain City. He died shortly after at a local hospital.
Columbus woman dies in fatal crash in Macon County
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A Columbus woman is dead following a single-vehicle crash in Macon County. According to authorities, a single-vehicle crash occurred at approximately 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 24. 45-year-old Carey B. Chambers, of Columbus, was driving a 2013 Nissan Juke - she left the roadway, struck a ditch...
‘Fourth Quarter Celebration’ set for Manchester student shot, killed over the weekend
MANCHESTER, Ga. (WTVM) - A ‘Fourth Quarter Celebration’ will be held this Saturday in honor of 16-year-old Daryus Bryant. An early Sunday morning a shooting occurred at the intersection of Lakeshore Drive and Crystal Drive in Columbus. When officers arrived, they found two victims in separate cars suffering from gunshot wounds after authorities say a third vehicle rode by shooting into the other two cars.
'Increased focus on that safety' | Georgia approves stricter school bus safety laws
PEACH COUNTY, Ga. — Carrying nearly 2,000 of our future professionals in Peach County, each day, school buses should dominate the flow of traffic. However, Peach County Technology Director Jacob Gresham says they are often overlooked. "We have on almost a daily basis instances where people do blow by...
Power outage scheduled for Andersonville equipment replacement
ANDERSONVILLE, Ga. (WALB) - A scheduled power outage to replace aged equipment has been announced for the city of Andersonville. According to a post, Georgia Power has scheduled the outage for Friday, April 26 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Transmission lines that are corroding are set to be replaced.
17-year-old Ga. high school athlete shot to death on his prom night
Cartarsman Bryant told Channel 2′s Courtney Francisco that his son Daryus was leaving Manchester High School’s prom in Columbus Saturday before midnight. That’s when police say someone started shooting at a red light.
HS Baseball: 4-run 4th dooms Country Day
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The Savannah Country Day baseball team lost the deciding game in a three-game series in the first round of the Class AAA state playoffs. Savannah Country Day fell to Peach County, 5-3. Country Day struck first in the bottom of the first. However, in the top of the fourth, the Hornets […]
James Williams Named SGTC Crisp County Center Student of Excellence
Staff Reports South Georgia Technical College recently honored James Williams of Fort Valley as the college’s Crisp County Center Student of Excellence for the spring 2024 semester. Williams, an Electrical Systems Technology student, was nominated by his instructor, Jeff Sheppard. As the overall winner, Williams received a $50 check, an engraved personal plaque, a congratulatory letter […] The post James Williams Named SGTC Crisp County Center Student of Excellence appeared first on Cordele Dispatch.
Plastic recycling company plans $1 billion investment in Georgia
A California company on Tuesday announced plans to invest nearly $1 billion in Middle Georgia to build a factory that will take used plastic and turn it into the building blocks to make new plastics, while diverting hundreds of thousands of tons of waste each year from landfills.
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