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Thursday, April 18, 2013  Cook Regional Medical Center officials in Adel participated in a disaster drill Thursday afternoon.

Monday, April 01, 2013  Updated with video; An East Albany neighborhood off Clark Avenue celebrated their annual, "Easter Egg Hunt and Car Show," Sunday afternoon, bringing in the events' 13th year.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  The Powerball jackpot has reached $150 million to a single annuity winner for Saturday’s drawing according to information sent by the Georgia Lottery.

Monday, February 25, 2013  Plains region braces for 2nd blizzard in a week after record storm dumped foot of snow

Saturday, February 23, 2013  A horse participating in the Horse Shows in the Sun (HITS), horse show in Ocala was referred to the University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine after showing clinical neurological signs on February 20, 2013.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  Updated with video; Around 9:40 AM Wednesday morning, Corporal Kris Herrick with Cordele Police Department  was participating in Operation Lifesaver with Norfolk Southern train company alerting motorists about train track safety when four blocks away, a man and his vehicle was struck by a Norfolk Southern Train.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that Georgia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has declined to 8.5 percent for November.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012  Slow economic recovery forces Thanksgiving travelers to make sacrifices, rely on relatives

Monday, November 05, 2012  Commuters streaming into New York City on Monday endured long waits and crowded trains, giving the recovering transit system a stress test a week after Superstorm Sandy ravaged the eastern third of the country, with New York and New Jersey bearing the brunt of the destruction.

Friday, November 02, 2012  Updated with video; The Dougherty County Police Department is investigating a Wednesday night incident after a woman hit her boyfriend with her car on Broach Avenue.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012  A slowed, darkened New York City begins to stir to life even as security concerns linger

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  Superstorm Sandy rolls inland as East Coast assesses havoc that monstrous hybrid wrought

Wednesday, August 29, 2012  Updated with video: Water driven by the large and powerful storm flooded over an 18-mile stretch of one levee in Plaquemines Parish south of New Orleans.

Friday, July 27, 2012  Three individuals riding bicycles were hit by a semi-truck reportedly owned by American Proteins Incorporated.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012  Updated with video; What to do when your on the water and lightning strikes.