Blakely News

A bankruptcy trustee says claims have been filed for 154 people who say they were sickened by a salmonella outbreak traced to a Virginia peanut company.

Two Florida women were arrested in Arlington a couple weeks ago after trying to cash one of those checks.

Blakely, Ga.a 'Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education and Bainbridge College Early County are sponsoring a Nov.

Seven hundred people were sickened and nine deaths have been linked to contanimated product that was intentionally shipped from the plant to Kellogg and King Nut companies.

Someone stole their welcome sign. It's worth $15,000 but it's not the just money.

A $12 million fund is being created for individual claims against Peanut Corp. of America, the processor at the center of a nationwide salmonella outbreak this year.

Bainbridge College Early County will be holding the groundbreaking ceremony for the Student Wellness Center on October 8th.

For the first time the College is sending Professor Dr. David Nelson, abroad to teach.

The building of the now-closed Peanut Corporation of America plant is pictured in Blakely, Georgia on January 29, 2009.

Police say one woman was hitting another with a gun when it went off just after eight this morning.

A Georgia woman is in serious condition at Southeast Alabama Medical Center after authorities say she suffered life threatening injuries during an early morning shooting.

Sharing the spotlight at the Charles H. Kirbo Regional Center, Bainbridge College students were honored for completing their studies this summer in the Emergency Medical Technology Program and in the Medical Assisting Program.

Dothan Alabama is across the river from Blakely Ga., where a 1,200 megawatt plant is in the process of being permitted.

Dothan Alabama is across the river from Blakely Ga., where a 1,200 megawatt plant is in the process of being permitted.

While apparently no one was watching, a peanut plant in Blakely, Georgia was allowed to deteriorate to the point that it's now linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak.

Early County residents are concerned about a coal-fired power plant that could be coming to the area.

Residents in Blakely, Georgia will have a chance to talk about a $2 million dollar bid to build a coal plant in Early County.

On July 28, 2009, Investigators with the Early County Sheriff's Office charged 21 year old Le'Quezz Jimone Robinson, 160 Day Street, Blakely, Georgia with one count of Armed Robbery in connection with the robbery of Quick Buys on July 12, 2009.

A manhunt continues for a murder suspect. Officers from several agencies are on the lookout for a 21-year-old Calhoun County man suspected of gunning down a Blakely teenager in broad daylight.

This is good news for both farmers and consumers who stand to benefit from recent changes, and experts say if all goes well, this could pave the way for a profitable season next year.