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South Georgia pecans could be on their way to India
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The Consul General of India, from the Atlanta office, came to Albany Thursday to talk pecans with Southwest Georgia farmers. “The natural beauty, the silence, the amount of silence, I call it the sound of silence,” Consul General Ramesh Babu Lakshmanan said as he described Southwest Georgia.
Doctor and ATV accident survivor urge people to ride safe this summer
MACON, Ga. — ATV season is in full swing across Central Georgia, but that means more ATV accidents. The U.S. Department of Transportation said those accidents peak in June, July and August. But one of the worst times for an ATV accident is Memorial Day Weekend. This time of...
Plan for a wash-out on Saturday
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Some clouds but dry on Wednesday. More sunshine tomorrow as highs climb upper 80s low 90s. Enjoy the warm sunshine before rapid changes bring clouds and rain chances back early Friday. Not a washout but look for scattered showers through the afternoon and evening. Overnight periods of heavy rain become likely for a very wet Saturday.
'Very good at hide and seek': K9 Bloodhound Jones sniffs out crime for the Jones County Sheriff's Office
JONES COUNTY, Ga. — You may think life as a police dog is ruff, but not for K9 Jones. He's the bloodhound sniffing out trouble for the Jones County Sheriff's Office with his partner, Deputy Steven Astyk. Jones is ten months old and comes from a breeder in Kentucky;...
Georgia Man Allegedly Burns Girlfriend’s Body After She Discovered He Was Married
A 23-year-old mother is dead after discovering her live-in boyfriend married another woman. The Georgia man, whom police revealed as Michale Edwards, is accused of killing Briana Winston and burning her body afterward. They reportedly shared a child. The Clayton County Police Dept. revealed details about the disturbing case on Monday (May 13), per PEOPLE. It […] The post Georgia Man Allegedly Burns Girlfriend’s Body After She Discovered He Was Married appeared first on The Shade Room.
What's next for the site of the Walnut Street fire that destroyed three historic homes
MACON, Ga. — It's been nearly two weeks since three homes were destroyed, and a few more were damaged on Walnut Street. Edwin Atkins lives across the street from where the homes burned. He moved there in 2015 because he loves the historical value of the neighborhood. "The slate...
Native plant-eating beetles should soon make an appearance in Georgia
Spring season means warm weather, flowers blooming and a visit from the plant eating green June beetle. “They begin to appear around late May, early June depending on where you are in the state,” said Will Hudson, extension entomologist and professor for the Department of Entomology at the University of Georgia. “Where they’re likely to show up mostly has to do with soil temperature. They bury into the soil and emerge as adults in the spring.”
New dive team in Baldwin County helps local business owner find $20,000 of lost equipment
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — A new public safety office in Baldwin County is getting to work. Starting back in October, the Baldwin County Public Safety Dive Team officially started operations, and on Friday, they were called into action to help a local business recover two valuable pieces of equipment. "He...
Georgia initiative providing $36,000 to 270 women on Atlanta’s West Side
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - An initiative by the Georgia Resilience and Opportunity Fund (GRO Fund) is providing guaranteed income to Georgia women no strings attached. The initiative, called “In Her Hands,” will provide $36,000 over three years to 270 women. The income is only available to...
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