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Yesterday at 8:39 PM  Two Lee County fourth graders have made it their mission to end cancer.

Yesterday at 7:50 AM  Updated with video; Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital named registered nurse Patricia S. Kennedy as their nurse of the year on Thursday afternoon during an awards ceremony.

Yesterday at 7:35 AM  Updated with video; Though there was tough competition, Stewbo's Restaurant Group came in a close second as runner up, but electrical company A. West Enterprises took home the top honor as Small Business of the Year.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  UPDATE: Mumford has been found. The Americus Police Department and Georgia Bureau of Investigation need your help finding an abducted Americus child.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  LaVerne Worthy, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW), is the 2013 recipient of the Professor of the Year Award voted on by the class of 2012. The honor was presented to her at Spring Commencement on May 4 in the Student Success Center.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Albany State University Associate Professor of English Dr. Jeffery Mack was announced as one of 25 recipients of a National Endowment for the Humanities award Tuesday morning

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Minnesota Legislature passes same-sex marriage, governor to sign bill allowing Aug. 1 gay weddings

Monday, May 13, 2013  Moultrie Police have identified two suspects they believe are connected with a shooting that occured this past Saturday in the area surrounding the Forest Creek Apartment Complex.

Monday, May 13, 2013  James Holmes asking judge to change plea to insanity

Sunday, May 12, 2013  Updated with video; Officials with the 'American Red Cross' advise Albany residents to be prepared when disaster strikes.

Sunday, May 12, 2013  Updated with video; The Albany Convention and Visitors Bureau held a hospitality expo and several hometown tours Saturday.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Why does one hospital charge 40 times more than another? New data underscore cost mysteries

Friday, May 10, 2013  Updated with video; FOX 31 looks into several cases in southwest Georgia where children have fallen victim at the hands of their caretakers.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Top Boston cop to tell Congress he's OK with more cameras, not 'police state,' after bombings

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Updated with video; When Princes Patani moved to America she decided to follow her dream and become a nurse.