Police Department Reports
      June 19 800D Traffic Stop x4 •Citations x2 •Security Check x4 •Disturbance x2, 2nd St. June 20 800D Disturbance, MLK Jr. St. •Security Check x3 •Traffic Stop x2 June 21 800D Unruly Child Arrest •Disturbance, 2nd St.
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Sometimes, luck is better than skill
      It was a hot, hot evening Monday, June 22, when two firemen, A. J. Rollins and Dustin Wilson, an EMT, Kristen Maddox and a nurse, Courtney Collins, from Juliette, near Forsyth, were traveling on SR 91, north of Colquitt. One of the firemen spotted a modular home on fire at 2300 Highway 91 N. They jumped out of their vehicle and started fighting the fire with a garden hose.
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Sheriff Department Reports
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Emergency 911 Reports
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South Georgia's unemployment rate drops to 9.2 percent in May
      ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) has reported that the preliminary unadjusted unemployment rate in the South Georgia area declined to 9.2 percent in May, down one-tenth of a percentage point from a revised 9.3 percent in April.
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HIV rates highest in the South
Georgia Press Clips
      The new Internet data map looks at HIV on a county-by-county basis and shows that infection rates tend to be highest in the South. HIV infection rates are higher in African-American communities, and high minority populations in the South help explain the finding.
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