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Friday, June 14, 2013  A tree-service worker had a close call on Thursday afternoon after his bucket lift malfunctioned, bringing him dangerous close to live electrical wires according to Worthit2u.net

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Updated with video; The Dougherty County Mental Health and Substance Abuse Center will be receiving an upgrade in the coming months to the tune of $4.9 million dollars.

Friday, June 07, 2013  Eric Greene was traveling west on Old Dawson Rd. in his 1997 Chevrolet Tahoe when Truitt Smith, who traveling west on Old Dawson Rd., failed to stop at the traffic light at Pointe North and struck Greene in the rear causing him to flip several times.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  By the end of the year, hundreds of people in Thomasville will be without work because Southwestern State Hospital has announced they are closing their doors.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  Wiregrass officials have announced that due to a water line break, the Valdosta Campus of Wiregrass Georgia Technical College will be closed for the remainder of May 22.

Monday, April 22, 2013  As the June 15th closure date for the Southwest Georgia Regional Airport’s air-traffic control tower nears, officials continued to explore their options of how to operate the tower during the Albany-Dougherty Aviation Commission meeting Monday evening.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Six dirt roads in Ben Hill County will no longer be maintained by public works after county commissioners unanimously voted for their closures on Tuesday evening.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  In a release posted to searsportrait.com, the company that operates Sears Portrait Studios is closing their locations, including the one inside the Albany Sears.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  The Dougherty County School board has voted 5-2 to close three schools.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  If you love to shop at the GAP store, soon you'll have to travel farther than the Albany Mall in order to shop there.

Sunday, March 24, 2013  Officials with Southwest Georgia Regional Airport confirmed on Friday that the Albany air traffic control tower has been placed on the FAA closure list due to the sequestration.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  City of Albany commissioners met this morning to discuss their relationships with the Aviation Commission and Water Gas & Light.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Dougherty County School System officials are ready to vote on a proposal to possibly close three schools.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  Updated with video; According to officials, dispatch received a call around 9:30 Thursday morning about an armed robbery in East Albany.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  According to officials, the Dawson Police Department was using Terrell Academy as a training facility Wednesday night when they smelled a strong odor in the lunchroom area.