Worth County News

S.R. 300 in Worth County, between Warwick and the Dougherty County Line will be reduced to one lane from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday, November 9 continuing through Friday, November 13 The Georgia DOT has scheduled single lane closures on S.R. 300 North and South between Warwick and the Dougherty County Line, weather permitting.

And with the extra construction zones, the chances for accidents also goes up. Wrecks like the one Wednesday along a construction zone on Highway 300 in Worth County are a reminder of how dangerous driving in construction zones can be.

23-year-old Cornelius Thomas was driving north on Highway 112 in Worth County around 5:30AM when a deer walked into the road.

Just hours after we first reported that we received a e-mails from a couple of people wanting to donate their animal to replace the one the family lost.

Brownlee's Grocery in Sumter County has a lot of cleanup to do. The small country store famous for its steaks and sausage is lucky to be standing after ripping winds came through Thursday night.

The Poulan City Cemetery and other City of Poulan services can be expanded now, thanks to a 45-acre land donation made by the McPhaul family.

Grant Chapel A.M.E. Church, 318 West Central Ave., will be having it's Annual Family and Friends Day Program this Sunday, Sept.

A former Colquitt County commission chairman who has worked to have Ga. Hwy. 133 four-laned from Albany to Valdosta is encouraged by the announcement of restored funding.

It's the third recent case we know about, and the Albany Police Department is investigating more potential cases.

It only takes one storm hitting the area to cause a lot of damage. And it doesn't even have to be a hurricane, as we found out last year with Tropical Storm Fay.

The GBI is still investigating to see if the woman may have stolen money from charity and civic organizations she volunteered with.

Another South Georgia non-profit organization is struggling to stay afloat. Family Visions Outreach in Sylvester has helped families through floods, hunger and other hard times but it's getting harder to do it alone.

The Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives has named Effingham Chamber of Commerce director Ken Stoner to its board of directors.

Several law enforcement agencies jumped into action after a robbery at an East Albany bank.

Has there been a cemetery survey done for Worth County, Georgia? If so where is the survey? Is it in a local library? Thank you.

Following a brief appeal hearing Monday, Doerun City Council agreed to uphold its dismissal of former Police Chief Randy Hill by a 4-1 margin.

Ten of the top honor graduates at area high schools, including one valedictorian and two salutatorians, have been selected as ABAC Foundation Scholars and will receive full tuition scholarships when they enroll at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College this fall.

Cecil Murray Pichardo, 78, of Albany died Thursday, June 18, 2009 at her residence following an illness.

Few details have been released but, we know that Doerun Police was chasing a Honda Accord West on Highway 133 just after 5:30 AM Saturday morning.

"God has delivered me from the streets, the drugs, the alcohol, the whole game. And since that time I have been doing his work," said Polite.