A job training program created in Georgia is gaining national attention. President Barack Obama is expected to model his plan to help long-term unemployed Americans after it.

It's called the Georgia Works Program.

Caroline Garrett signed up for the program after a year of job hunting. "I was out of work for almost a year," says Garrett.

It gave her a chance to get paid to learn new skills. Garrett says as soon as the program ended she had 4 job interviews.

The Forsyth-Monroe County Chamber of Commerce is one of more than 16,000 different employers across the state to sign up for the program.

Twiggs County Chairman Ray Bennett admitted in a hearing today to using county equipment to work on private property,
that's according to commissioner Tommie Lee Bryant and concerned citizen Walter Ashby.

Ashby accused Bennett and the other commissioners of contempt of court, for allegedly violating a 1983 Court Order that says "having county crews and equipment work on private property is indeed illegal,
and constitutes an improper use of public monies..."

Ashby cites two instances, one  in 2007 and another in 2011, in which Bennett and other commissioners used county equipment for work at the Old Marion Baptist Church. The judge has not yet ruled in this case.

We reached out to Chairman Bennett but have not heard back from him.
We'll continue to follow this story and bring you more information as it becomes available.

September marks the beginning of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

A Houston County family thought their lives would change after their 17-year-old daughter Angelica Rios was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma last May. Instead, Rios says the only thing that's changed is her hair loss.

"After that it was just like chemo and after chemo, my hair fell out," says Rios.

Rios laughs as she talks about her hair falling out and her smile is a result of her positive attitude.

She says, "Even though I've been through a lot, my hair is all gone, my eyelashes and everything have fallen out and I've been through cancer, I'm not as weak as it would seem."

Just last week Rios had a tumor removed, but she isn't down about it. She says it just adds to her life experiences.

"I feel like I can help other people and understand what other people are going through."

Now as her journey continues Rios remembers this has not been an easy feat, but it's her courage to continue that counts.

"I'm a stronger person now and I can stand by myself and I'm not just that cancer person."

Rios is currently a senior at Houston County High School and hopes to have a career in the arts.