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Leesburg artist's illness impacts his concert schedule

Submitted by WALB Web Staff
Monday, May 6th, 2013, 12:39pm

ALBANY, GA (WALB)- American Idol winner Phillip Phillips will have to delete some of his scheduled concert dates, he reports on his Facebook page. 

About noon, he posted: "Due to doctor's orders I have to postpone my last few tour dates. They will be rescheduled! Looking forward to seeing you all on the John Mayer tour this summer! "

Phillips suffered kidney ailments that made it tough to compete in the final stages of last year's American Idol competition, but he made it through, and won the grand prize.

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TODAY books two South GA stars for Friday concerts

Submitted by WALB Web Staff
Friday, May 3rd, 2013, 12:17pm
Luke Bryan and Phillip Phillips

NEW YORK, NY (WALB)- Leesburg's Phillip Phillips is booked on the TODAY Show on WALB, on June 28. #PhillipTODAY . Country music super star Luke Bryan, also of Leesburg, is set to play the TODAY Show on WALB on  Aug. 16, as well.   #LukeBryanTODAY

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Lee Co Special Olympics event postponed

Submitted by WALB Web Staff
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013, 5:01pm
Lee Co Sheriff Reggie D. Rachals

LEESBURG, GA (WALB)- The threat of bad weather
is postponing a Special Olympics competition in South Georgia.

The event was set for this
Saturday in Lee County, but it will be pushed back to May 18th, 2013.

The competition will run from 10:30 AM until
3 o'clock in the afternoon at the Butterfly Kisses Play Park in Leesburg.

"Because we don't want to
mess up the field or we don't want people to not attend because it might pour
down raining," explained Lee County Sheriff Reggie D. Rachals

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Girls Inc. to host Bag Lady Luncheon

Submitted by WALB Web Staff
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013, 11:21am

ALBANY, GA (WALB)- Straps, colors, buckles and brand names, the purse is a symbol of femininity and Girls Incorporated of Albany is using that symbol to do what they do best, help build girls age 6 to 18 in South Georgia into successful women in the community.

The organization is asking for donations of gently used designer bags for their first ever Bag Lady Luncheon.

The event is an auction from 11:30am to 1:00pm Thursday, May 99th at the Deck at Creekside of Chehaw Park.

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More than 20 guns stolen from Norman Park home

Submitted by WALB Web Staff
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013, 11:37pm

COLQUITT COUNTY, GA (WALB)- Pawn shop owners are asked to keep an eye out for stolen guns after thieves swiped a Norman Park man's entire collection, more than 20 guns, in a daytime burglary at his home on Earnest Norman Road.

It's a serious crime problem in South Georgia.

One South Georgia Pawn shop owner told us most pawn shops work closely with investigators.

He says they follow several security checks to try to make sure they don't buy stolen guns, but some guns get through the cracks.

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DNR approves aquifer water storage experiment

Submitted by WALB Web Staff
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013, 5:36pm

BAKER CO., GA (WALB)- The Georgia Department of Natural Resources board today gave the go-ahead to build an experimental aquifer water storage and recovery system in Baker County.

It's intended to improve flow in streams off the Flint River and protect endangered species.

But the Georgia Water Coalition and many landowners along the Flint River oppose the project.

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Wild animals don't make good pets

Submitted by WALB Web Staff
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013, 5:20pm

WORTH CO., GA (WALB)- Public health officials are urging you to keep your pets up to date on their rabies vaccinations. Wild animals such as raccoons can't be vaccinated which is one reason they aren't supposed to be kept as pets.

One Worth County woman learned the hard way when her pet raccoon attacked her. He had to be euthanized so he could be tested for rabies.

This year, there have been two confirmed cases of Rabies in Worth County- one in a bobcat, and the other in a Raccoon.

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