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Sunday, June 16, 2013  The Salvation Army is gearing up for summer and the Southwest Georgia heat is a definite factor for the charitable organization.

Friday, June 07, 2013  Updated with video; On Friday, people around the United States celebrated National Donut Day.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Emergency crews are at the scene of a building collapse in Philadelphia, and the fire commissioner says as many as eight to 10 people were believed trapped in the rubble.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Capt. Jerald Ferguson was promoted to the rank of Major in the United States Army after proving to superiors the potential to serve as a field grade officer.

Sunday, June 02, 2013  Mission MCLB: Explaining military coins

Monday, May 27, 2013  In honor of those who passed away, many families made a trip to the cemetery for Memorial Day.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  In the aftermath of a tornado that leveled off portions of Oklahoma, rescue crews from across the nation are lending their support.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., today praised the Senate passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2013, which contained a key provision to allow the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project to move forward.

Sunday, May 12, 2013  The Salvation Army provides shelter to the homeless on a daily basis, food and clothes for those who can’t afford it, and prayer services every Sunday and they rely on donations to get by.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  The Sumter County branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has decided to leave the NAACP after 56 years and form what they are calling God’s Army for the Advancement of All People (GAAAP.)

Sunday, April 07, 2013  A memorial service was held Saturday to honor the men of the Confederate Army that died durig the Civil War.

Monday, March 25, 2013  For the first time in Albany, the Salvation Army is out of clothing donations.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Budget fight is limiting the Army's ability to train personnel, the Army's chief of staff said.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Updated with video; Mandatory spending cuts will hit many federal programs beginning Friday unless President Barack Obama and Congress avoid the so-called sequester.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  China hacking reveals outsourcing to private US firms in international cyberwar