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Kennan Phillips, Brenna Conley named Bainbridge High School’s Joe Crine Athletes of the Year
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Senior Bearcat football and track & field athlete Keenan Phillips and senior Ladycat softball and soccer player Brenna Conley have been named Bainbridge High School’s 2023-2024 Joe Crine Male and Female Athletes of the Year. The award is named after the late, long-time...
Flooding and strong-severe storms possible
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - A First Alert Weather Day has been issued for Tuesday morning due to multiple possible strong to severe storms. The First Alert Weather Day for Monday has ended, however, a Flood Watch remains in effect through 8 p.m. Tuesday for Grady and Seminole Counties. Rainfall around 3 inches has fallen and with an additional 3-4 inches possible flash flooding may occur. Watch for rising water in those areas.
1 dead in Florida crash involving Dothan man
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash in Calhoun County, Florida on Friday afternoon. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) incident report, the driver of a commercial van driven by a 47-year-old Bristol, Florida man was travelling eastbound on Florida Highway 20 when, for reasons unknown to investigators at this time, their vehicle crossed the roadway into oncoming traffic.
SGA to graduate twenty-two Thursday, May 23
Graduation Exercises for Southwest Georgia Academy’s thirty-three Seniors are to be held on Thursday, May 23 at 8:00 p.m. in the Wayne Proffitt, Jr. Gymnasium. Honor Graduates will consist of fourteen members of the graduating class. Using the traditional marches for the processional and recessional, graduates will participate in...
Bainbridge Public Safety starts e-bike unit to patrol nature trail
BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (WALB) - Bainbridge Public Safety is introducing a new bike unit to the community but they’re not using just any bike. Bainbridge Public Safety Officers say a new electric bike will keep the community safe one electric pedal at a time. “It has gears as well and...
Two EF-2 Tornadoes Confirmed In Gadsden and Leon Counties Friday Morning
At 5:30 pm EDT on Saturday, the National Weather Service confirmed that their survey teams found damage consistent with an EF-2 tornado on two separate paths cutting through parts of Gadsden and Leon counties. Maximum wind speeds for an EF-2 tornado are between 111 and 135 mile per hour. This...
Fatal accident on Highway 20 near Blountstown
Update: The driver of the Pepsi van is a 47-year-old man from Bristol, FL, and the driver of the truck is a 26-year-old man from Dothan, AL, who sustained minor injuries, according to a news release. CALHOUN COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Florida Highway Patrol has reported an accident on Highway 20 towards Blountstown. Highway 20 […]
Woman dead after shooting near Midway apartment complex
MIDWAY, Fla. (WCTV) - The Midway Police Department confirmed a 60-year old woman is dead after a shooting off Highway 90. Officials said the shooting call came in around 7:45 Saturday evening in front of the Ochlockonee Pointe Apartments. Details from police are limited, but officials said there is no immediate danger to the public.
DeSantis expands disaster area amid warnings of floods and additional tornadoes in N. FL
Utility workers remained on the job on May 13, 2024, repairing damage caused by tornadoes in Tallahassee's Myers Park neighborhood. Credit: Michael Moline. With a new storm system hitting North Florida following last week’s tornadoes, Gov. Ron DeSantis has expanded his declared disaster area by three counties. The order...
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