Author: pradatech
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Acts of Kindness and Appreciation
(Featured imaged above: Sign placed by Jackie Ragan Harrell to show appreciation for an essential Randolph County businesses) Times are tough. No schools for the kids, no jobs for the parents. Most everyone is staying at home trying to distance themselves from the coronavirus. However, the essential employees working at essential businesses are still on…
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Phoebe Assists Cuthbert Hospital and Nursing Home
Representative Gerald Greene requested assistance from Governor Brian Kemp to help with the Cuthbert hospital and nursing home. Representative Greene was notified of an emergency situation at the hospital and nursing home on Friday by Scott Steiner, CEO at Phoebe Hospital. Greene, working with Governor Kemp, Public Health officials in Atlanta, The National Guard, Homeland…
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National Guard Medical Teams Arrive in Albany
Featured image above: Gen. Carden and his team meeting with Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital leaders upon arrival at the main entrance of the hospital. Friday, March 27, the Georgia National Guard deployed two medical teams to assist with COVID-19 response at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia. A third team arrived on Saturday, bringing…
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Shooting in Downtown Cuthbert
Featured image above: Local and State law enforcement officers at the scene of Friday’s shooting On Friday, March 20, Hixon’s Hardware and Trading Post customers and employees heard the shots but did not know exactly what was happening at the time. The Cuthbert Police Department was working on an “entering auto” case. During the investigation,…
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Phoebe Begins Limited Drive-Through COVID-19 Testing; Awaits Results
Albany, Ga. – Phoebe opened southwest Georgia’s first drive through COVID-19 collection facility Monday to serve people in the health system’s service area. Patients concerned they may have contracted COVID-19 are instructed to call the hotline at 229-312-1919. Fourteen Phoebe nurses screened callers over the phone Monday. Those who met testing criteria were given an…
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You Can Have Financial Freedom
Featured image above: Britney Johnson-Gilbert teaching Financial Workshops at New Generation Bethel Ministries in Ft. Gaines On March 2, Britney Johnson-Gilbert taught the opening lesson of the Financial Literacy Workshops at the New Generation Bethel Ministries in Fort Gaines. Mrs. Johnson-Gilbert, an economics teacher at Randolph Clay High School, shared her bad and good experiences…
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Coding: Not Just for Boys
Featured image above: Ninth-grader Magan Hernandez designed, wrote the code and created her web site; SOUTHWEST GEORGIA STEM CHARTER SCHOOL Heather Page, Technology Instructor, at Southwest Georgia STEM Charter School (STEM School) invited the Southern Tribune to view one of the school’s two computer labs and meet some of the girls in the Girls Who…
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Lady Cougars Shoot Down the Patriots: Advance to Final 4 State Basketball Playoffs
Featured image above: #32 Destiny Hightower Shoots On Tuesday, February 25, in the hometown packed gym, the Lady Cougars shot down the Greenville Patriots, 54-39, to advance to the Final 4. Carman Cannon lead the scoring with 16 points, followed by Destiny Hightower with 14 points, Takia Davis with 10 points, Janiyah Wimberly with 9…
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Dee Armstrong coming to Cuthbert: WLTZ News Anchor Brings Inspiring Message to Celebrate Black History
[CUTHBERT, GEORGIA, February 20, 2020] Christian Life Church welcomes Dee Armstrong as a guest speaker for Black History Month on February 23rd at the 10:30 a.m. service. Armstrong is a news anchor on WLTZ’s First News and host of The Dee Armstrong Show. She’s had the privilege of working in television for 40 years, having…
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Virgil Chapel Missionary Baptist Church
(Featured image above: Minnie Lewis (L) poses with her brother, Samuel Williams in front of the Virgil Chapel exhibit) On display in the Maloof building on the square in Cuthbert, as part of the Smithsonian Exhibit, Minnie Lewis has put together photos and other historic material from the Virgil Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. The church…