Latest news, weather and high school sports for Albany and Southwest Georgia

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Updated with video; Radium Springs Middle Magnet School held the fifth parent meeting/open house tonight of several going on throughout the next month concerning the students transferring from schools that are closing.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  Updated with video; Sylvester Road Elementary School teacher, Deborah Flood, has been placed on a 15 day suspension after engaging in the inappropriate search of a student.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  One of southwest Georgia’s educators is in the running to be the state of Georgia’s 'Teacher of the Year.'

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Teachers make move to improve student focus by ditching desk chairs in favor of yoga balls

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Updated with video; Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital’s Network of Trust has partnered with Firehouse Subs to bring life-saving tools into local schools.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Updated with video; Marines at the Marine Corps Logistics Base got a chance to step out of uniform and focus on themselves as individuals without rank during a three-day Non-Commissioned Officer Workshop that began on Tuesday.

Monday, January 28, 2013  After touring the new Lee County Elementary school that’s set to open in August, the Lee County Board of Education met to make sure students will be safe in their classrooms.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  Updated with video; Being in high school can be challenging academically -- then you throw in sports, student organizations, part time jobs and planning your future and it can be overwhelming.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  Updated with video; More than 100 children were honored at the Pop Warner Scholastic Banquet for excellence in the classroom and on the football field.

Monday, October 29, 2012  Lee County educators are considering new ways to bring up test scores while engaging students.

Friday, October 12, 2012  Updated with video; A Tift County High School student has been arrested for allegedly threatening another student with a knife.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  Although many kids across southwest Georgia are heading back to school this week, some of them haven't stopped learning just because classes ended last May.

Friday, July 27, 2012  Darton College has made a new adjustment to the way they teach Spanish to those in the medical field.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012  Updated with video; Worth County students may soon have the option to carry cell phones to class.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012  Updated with video; Also in Monday night’s meeting, the board approved a waiver to have the flexibility to add five students to a classroom.