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Tuesday, April 02, 2013  The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Agency, Lee County Sheriff’s Office and Taylor County Sheriff’s Office initiated a narcotics investigation in a mult-county area targetting a  drug trafficking network Tuesday.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  In the Facebook story of the day, you wanted to know what species of fish call Southwest Georgia home.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  With a 2013 funding award of $10,000 from the Mattie Marshall Foundation, Georgia Southwestern State University’s Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving (RCI) can help answer that question as it is offering a free and confidential memory loss screening program called ROAD (Reaching Out to Assess Dementia).

Monday, February 25, 2013 

Friday, December 28, 2012  Police searched for a woman who killed a man by pushing him in front of a subway train and released surveillance video Friday of her running away from the station.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  Police say the suspect in a fatal New York City subway push implicated himself.

Wednesday, September 05, 2012  The large role for gays and lesbians is a striking contrast with last week's Republican convention, which ratified a platform opposing gay-rights priorities.

Monday, October 10, 2011  An Albany citizen who says he's passionate about politics is encouraging citizens in Ward 6 to register to vote in a way that's convenient for them.

Monday, August 29, 2011  Updated with video; Ward I City Commisioner Jon Howard has qualified for re-election.

Friday, August 19, 2011  Updated with video; Agencies from around the county rounded up 53 members of the Crips gang.

Monday, August 08, 2011  GBI along with local law enforcement executed search warrants in the Albany area.

Monday, June 13, 2011  Fred's Bait and Tackle Shop on Philema Road in Albany sponsored its first Catfish Fishing Tournament.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011  Starbucks adds 31-ounce Trenta to iced drink sizes. But how does the drink affect your nutrition?

Saturday, December 18, 2010  Deserving kids work out with a pageant winner.

Thursday, November 18, 2010  A Gwinnett County jury has sentenced an HIV-positive man to life plus 10 years in prison for raping a woman at a Lawrenceville psychiatric hospital in September 2007.