District Attorneys face furloughs

District Attorneys and their employees around the state will have to take a one-day work furlough each month. The Times-Herald reports the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia made that decision to meet state-mandated budget cuts. The furloughs mean an unpaid day off. They are set to start this month.

New district attorney in Augusta

Governor Sonny Perdue has appointed Rebecca Ashley Wright as district attorney for the Augusta judicial circuit.

Wright, 40, an assistant district attorney, replaces Danny Craig, who recently gave up that job to become a superior court judge.

The Augusta judicial circuit is made up of Richmond, Columbia and Burke counties.

Northeast Georgia DA offers resignation

A northeast Georgia district attorney has turned-in his resignation, as a state investigation into financial issues within his office continues. Tim Madison of the Piedmont Judicial Circuit has offered the resignation effective June 4th, awaiting Governor Sonny Perdue’s approval.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation began a probe in March. At issue is whether money from a victim's assistance fund was misspent. Madison kept at least four bank accounts-—one a crime victims fund. Money is alleged to have been spent on salaries, travel, meals and whitewater rafting.

Madison’s office prosecutes cases in Banks, Barrow and Jackson counties.