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PCOM South Georgia to graduate second class of doctors
MOULTRIE – PCOM South Georgia will graduate on Thursday its second class of students with the doctor of osteopathic medicine degree since opening in Moultrie in the fall of 2019. The medical school will also graduate its third class of students with the master of science degree in biomedical sciences.
Southwell OB/GYN expansion
TIFTON, Ga. – Southwell has revealed plans for expansion in Tifton, with a focus on improving women’s healthcare access and services in the area. The facility has announced its intention to expand its OB/GYN providers in Tifton, with plans to introduce new providers at Affinity Physicians for Women. Additionally, it aims to bolster its Inpatient Obstetrical Program at Tifton Regional Medical Center.
ABAC graduates 350 at spring commencement
TIFTON—Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College graduated 350 students during its Spring Commencement ceremonies Thursday. Georgia State Supreme Court Justice John Ellington, an ABAC alumnus, was the featured speaker. “First, I want to tell you how proud I am to be a graduate of ABAC and congratulate you on your graduation,”...
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is only state college to offer payment plan
TIFTON, Ga. (WALB) - Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) is now the only state college in Georgia to offer an exclusively managed payment plan. The ABAC Payment Plan allows students to defer a portion of the payment for a semester or their account balances, whichever is less, until up to 60 days after the semester begins, according to a release on the school’s website.
PCOM South Georgia students honor donors
MOULTRIE – PCOM South Georgia students honored 11 people May 7 who made the selfless contribution of donating their bodies to science and to the education of future health care providers during a memorial service held on campus. Their family members were invited as guests to the service. “This...
Ben Hill County fugitive arrested in Coffee County
DOUGLAS, Ga. (WALB) - A fugitive out of Coffee County is back in jail after 15 months on the run, according to Douglas Now. On Feb. 25, 2023, Danny West, Jr., who was being held in the Ben Hill County Jail, escaped from a funeral in Douglas. According to Douglas...
Traffic signal added to dangerous Adel highway
ADEL, Ga. (WALB) - Some South Georgia residents are feeling relieved as the Georgia Department of Transportation is adding traffic signals to a dangerous highway on Alabama Road in Adel. Residents began expressing concerns about the need for traffic signals at the intersection on Alabama road after several accidents, now...
Jessica Miller selected for Carson Leadership Award at ABAC
TIFTON — Jessica Miller has been selected as the 2024 recipient of the E. Lanier Carson Leadership Award at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Miller has served as bursar and director of student accounts at ABAC since 2015. Established in 1973 as the Carlton Award for Administrative Excellence, the award’s...
Turkey Hunter’s Two-Year Chase Ends with a Cinnamon-Phase “Once-In-a-Lifetime Bird”
A Georgia hunter who bagged a rare cinnamon phase turkey that he’d been hunting for two years says he almost let the gobbler walk after being struck by the vividly colored bird’s beauty. “When it came out and the sunlight hit him, I just sat there and looked...
SRTC Nursing Graduates Honored in Pinning Ceremony
THOMASVILLE, GA — On Monday, May 6, 2024, Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) held a pinning ceremony at SRTC-Moultrie during which 32 Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) students from the SRTC-Thomasville and SRTC-Tifton cohorts received their nursing pins. The ceremony commemorates the students’ successful completion of their nursing coursework and clinical rotations. This class of nursing students is eligible to participate in SRTC’s formal graduation ceremony on July 30 and will officially be Registered Nurses (RN) pending the passage of their board exams.
4 Southwest Georgia cities highlighted as “Best Small Towns in Georgia for a Quaint Escape”
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Four cities in Southwest Georgia were listed in a Southern Living article titled “28 Best Small Towns In Georgia For A Quaint Escape.”. Americus was ranked first, Moultrie was ranked 18th, Thomasville was ranked 23rd, and Tifton was ranked 24th. The city of Moultrie posted...
NAMI Walk in Moultrie helps raise awareness for mental health
MOULTRIE, Ga. (WALB) - With May being Mental Health Awareness Month it’s important to know what resources you have available. That is why Moultrie hosted its annual NAMI Walk which is a fundraiser to help raise awareness as well as to support the need there is in the community.
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