Latest news, weather and high school sports for Albany and Southwest Georgia

Monday, September 19, 2011  Saturday, the fire department responded to a house where an old ac unit was causing trouble.

Wednesday, August 03, 2011  After an extension cord goes bad, an air conditioning window unit sparks a fire in a Cotton Avenue home causing nearly $10,000 of damage, including school supplies.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011  Updated with video; Tatina Tucker says she felt sick to her stomach when she pulled up Monday night and saw her house on fire.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011  The SOWEGA Council on Aging is looking for donated air conditioners and fans to help senior citizens in the triple-digit temperatures.

Friday, May 13, 2011  Water, Gas and Light employee says making changes to how we live and weatherizing homes can save up to 40 percent on power bills.

Friday, April 22, 2011  Residents living near Holloway Avenue and Newton Road were without power for close to an hour on Friday.

Saturday, April 02, 2011  Investigators arrest a man with a stolen ac unit.

Thursday, March 31, 2011  Sheriff’s Investigators have charged 43-year-old Jimmy Kentrell Williams with four counts of theft by deception.

Monday, November 22, 2010  St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church is latest victim of air conditioner theft and have had units stolen four times. APD officials says supects are after the copper and coils in the units.

Monday, September 06, 2010  Keeping our homes cool in summer in Southwest Georgia can be a challenge and quite expensive.  We according to a study from the us Department Of Energy’s Berkley Laboratory we should all just lighten up when it comes to keeping our homes cool.  I explain in this week’s Go Green.

Friday, June 11, 2010  Air conditioning is many people’s number one way of staying cool. Albany Water, Gas, and Light also has free energy audits and conservation talks to help customers lower their utility bills.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009  Albany Technical College will have at least 900 more students than ever before when classes start Thursday morning.

Thursday, September 17, 2009  With over 3,200 students already enrolled for fall quarter, the college has capped enrollment in three trade programs.