Thanks to Second Harvest of South Georgia over 2,000 area families will have a happier Thanksgiving holiday. The organization’s staffers and a host of volunteers put together 20 pound food boxes to help families in need; enough to feed a family of four for a week. For every dollar donated the Food Bank as much as four pounds of food can be distributed to the needy. Persons wishing to donate may do so by making a one time gift-a monthly donation or b giving a tribute gift in memory of of someone special. Second Harvest of South Georgia is located at 1411 Harbin Circle.
The Federal Highway Administration has designated I-75 and I-85 as Alternative Fuel Corridors. The Interstates will be used to promote vehicles that use alternative fuel sources. Electric charging stations and compressed natural gas stations are located along the highways. The federal government is working to accelerate the use of electric vehicles and to provide infrastructure to support alternative fuel vehicles.
Safety officials are warning holiday cookers about the dangers of deep frying turkeys for Thanksgiving. Safety tips for cooking the birds include making sure that the turkey’s are completely thawed before placing them in the fryers-measuring out the proper amount of cooking oil needed-using a thermometer to make sure that the cooking oil is not too hot and be sure to deep fry the turkeys outside in case of a flash fire. The deep frying tradition is one of the most dangerous ways of turkey preparation.
Valdosta Police officers will begin using some different types of patrol vehicles Monday. Golf carts have been retrofitted to served the officers needs complete with lights and sirens.Three of the new patrol vehicles have been purchased to be manned by two officers who will patrol neighborhoods designated as high crime areas. The costs of the new cart patrol vehicles ranged between five and six thousand dollars and the funds to pay for them were awarded in a grant from the United States Department of Justice.
Administrators at the soup kitchen in Thomasville, the only facility of its kind in that area say that help is needed to assist them in fulfilling their mission of providing meals for those in need. More than 1,000 person are feed each week but supplies are running low because of the holidays and the number of students who are not receiving meals at school. The Thomasville soup kitchen is calling for monetary donations to help them in serving the community; it is located at 521 North Madison Street.
