CORDELE, Ga. -- Our own Rick Smarr went to a work session for the Crisp county school system. We're pleased to bring you his special report on Sunday, August 9, at 3:00 p.m. on WSST 55.1 for all the discussion,…
(ALBANY, GA) - One man was killed in a shooting early Sunday morning, according to the Albany Police Department. APD responded to a call in the 2000 block of West Broad Avenue, shortly before 1 A.M. Sunday morning. Police found…
(ALBANY, GA) - Albany businesses are about to get a huge help when it comes to extra masks. Supply company, UniFirst has donated 10,000 masks as well as more than 200…
ALBANY, Ga. - Dougherty County COVID-19 Task Force officials met today and urged people to remember that COVID-19 is still very much affecting people in the community. Coroner Fowler says two county residents have died from coronavirus complications this week…
Originally Published: 07 AUG 20 01:50 ET Updated: 07 AUG 20 08:52 ET By Madeline Holcombe, CNN DALLAS, Ga. (CNN) -- A viral photo showing students in a Georgia high school crowded in hallways and with few visible…
(ALBANY, GA) - As Americans anxiously await the results of the federal moratorium on rent expiring, the Albany Housing Authority, like many in the country are trying to prevent a large number of evictions. Albany Housing Authority Head of Public…
ALBANY, Ga. - Last week Dougherty County Coroner Michael Fowler claimed some COVID-19 deaths might have gone uncounted due to Phoebe ceasing to test patients who’ve died in their ER or while being transported to the hospital. Fowler claimed he hadn’t…
ALBANY, Ga. - As the pandemic continues to take lives and affect Americans , Phoebe Health System announced that they are already preparing for the COVID-19 vaccine. Phoebe hopes to use its annual influenza vaccination program for employees as a trial…
(ALBANY, GA) -The Albany Police are investigating the Thorton Drive area, searching for two shooting suspects. The Black male is wearing a gray shirt and khaki pants, and the Black female is wearing a white shirt and black pants and…
(TIFTON, GA) - Students are getting set for a school year unlike any other in recent years. Either starting entirely online, or in a classroom at half occupancy, parents are showing concern for their kids and their mental state according to…
ALBANY, Ga. - The 2020 census might not be on the forefront of everyone’s mind in the midst of a pandemic but the deadline to get them in is coming to a close. The decennial population count was moved to Oct…
Phoebe Hospital System announced today that their hospital in Sumter County has experienced a spike in COVID-19 patients. "Across the system we have 74 patients today, 57 in Albany, 16 in Sumter, and one at worth. Just three to four…
CRISP COUNTY, Ga. - Crisp County Sheriff’s Office announced it has received a $15,000 Grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). The grant, which will continue through September of 2020, will help finance new Mobile Data Terminals for…
ALBANY, Ga. -- In a press release Wednesday, UniFirst Corporation announced that they are donating 10,000 face masks and 200 bottles of hand sanitizer to the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce. The donation is part of a company-wide initiative to…
ALBANY, Ga. -Less than 24 hours after Albany Police Chief Michael Persley expressed concern about the city's spike in gun violence, another person is dead Wednesday morning following a shooting. Willie Stringer Jr., 32, of from Blakely, Ga., was found…
ALBANY, Ga. - “We have 167 positive deaths that were reported and possibly more since the three weeks we did not get those report.” Dougherty County Coroner Michael…
(SYLVESTER, GA) -- As school systems announce a later start date in August over COVID-19, a group of school workers is making preparations much differently than in years passed: the school nurses who've been planning for months. "We've been preparing…
ATLANTA, GA -- The Georgia State House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow for alcohol delivery. House Bill 879 would allow for restaurants, liquor stores, and even supermarkets to have the option of delivering beer, wine, and spirits…
ALBANY, Ga. - Albany Police Chief Michael Persley says there’s been a spike in crime in the Good Life City. There were three homicides in July alone, making a total of 9 homicides so far this year. The Albany Police Department…
ALBANY, Ga. - Over the last seven days the Phoebe Health System has admitted COVID-19 patients in all of their hospitals for the first time in three…
(ALBANY, GA) - With COVID-19 cases holding steady in the Good Life City, current Mayor Pro-Tem, Jon Howard is suggesting to fellow Albany officials that the city adopt a mask mandate, requiring them in all public places. He cites the city's…
(MOULTRIE, GA) - The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine's South Georgia campus is giving back to Colquitt County students for the upcoming school year.. PCOM students are accepting donations in order to give out school supplies for Colquitt County's elementary school…
ALBANY, Ga. - The Albany Police Department’s Robbery/Homicide Team charged the following individuals in the Brykia Washington Homicide and Aggravated Assault Ta’Tavius Hawkins on August 1, 2020: Dreshun Clark, 23 (In Jail and Charged with Murder) Aukievah, Thomas,19 (Obstruction of Law…
ALBANY, Ga. - Dougherty County Schools are getting themselves together for the school year. And part of getting ready involves distributing meals and technology. The school system announced that they will return to school virtually beginning the 17th. And Students were…
ALBANY, Ga. - As of noon Monday, these were Phoebe’s COVID-19 numbers: Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital – 64 Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Sumter Medical Center – 13 Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Worth Medical Center –…
