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Friday, May 03, 2013  Updated with video; After being denied a variance of a 1,000 foot ordinance to start a group home in an Albany community, owners of that home were back in front of the Albany Dougherty Planning Commission Thursday for reconsideration.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Rick Hoyt has run, biked and swum with his father in 1,092 races — including 252 triathlons, 70 marathons and 95 half-marathons — over the past 34 years, including a wartime race in El Salvador in which they had to be escorted by armed men.

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, February 27, 2013  Updated with video; A moratorium has been lifted and a decision was made on a group home wanting to set up shop in a residential area of Albany.

Friday, February 15, 2013  Updated with video; The month of February will be all about the heart at Phoebe Putney Health System.

Friday, February 15, 2013  Updated with video; Marijuana laws have slowly evolved over the last ten years but as the laws change, officials say it's affecting the drug war in our area.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Updated with video; Public Health officials are working with law enforcement after learning that patient information has been compromised at the Terrell County Health Department.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  Phoebe's Network of Trust is holding a Kohl's Cares® donation kickoff from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at Albany Middle School on February 7. The event includes a preview of a Kohl's Cares® Middle School Health Program 8th Grade Health Fair.

Monday, January 21, 2013  According to a press release issued Monday afternon, an undetermined amount of jobs will be lost in the Calhoun County medical community.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Updated with video; The Crisp County Fire Department responded to a chemical explosion at Drexel Chemical Company, located at 120 Cape Road, early Wednesday morning.

Monday, December 17, 2012  More than 250 people had the chance to visit a candy room that's stocked with more than 500 pounds of candy.