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Friday, May 17, 2013  Organic industry's political clout grows on Capitol Hill as consumers demand organic foods

Saturday, May 11, 2013  Updated with video; Dougherty County school board members will soon vote on whether or not to restructure the school system's transportation department.

Sunday, April 28, 2013  Updated with video; Members and volunteers from around the community came out to the annual March of Dimes walk Saturday morning.

Saturday, April 27, 2013  Life Link held their annual, "Walk for Life" this morning at Riverfront Park in Downtown Albany.

Monday, April 01, 2013  Officials with the Crisp County Sheriff's Office have confirmed that 35-year-old Gerome Morgan has turned himself in after warrants for sexual assault were issued against him.

Saturday, March 30, 2013  Updated with video; Warrants have been issued on a Crisp County teacher after authorities say he was having sexual relations with a student.

Saturday, March 23, 2013  Second Harvest of South Georgia teamed up with Northern Heights Baptist Church to distribute food to those who need it in Cordele Saturday morning.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Carla Hawkins with the Multicultural Donation Education Program and Dougherty County Coroner Michael Fowler teamed up to host an event Thursday afternoon to raise awareness of organ donation.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  Physicists say they are now confident they have discovered the long-sought Higgs boson

Monday, March 11, 2013  During a Monday morning Community Benefits Committee meeting, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital officials donated close to $85,000 to Southwest Georgia organizations that are making a difference in the community.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Updated with video; Georgia Power has announced that 100,000 students in Georgia have now been instructed through the company’s Learning Power program.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  Two local school districts were in a group honored on Tuesday in Atlanta for supporting their local economies by increasing the amount of local food they serve in their cafeterias.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  Updated with video; A Lee County Middle School student and her mother are worried she might be held back after receiving multiple discipline referrals for things they say shouldn't be an issue.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Updated with video; The Albany Housing Authority is continuing it's planning efforts for choice neighborhood upgrades.

Monday, January 21, 2013  The 33rd annual Martin Luther King Jr. commerative breakfast sponsored by HEART Organization Inc along with Procter & Gamble was held Monday morning at Mt. Zion Baptist Church.