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

Friday, May 10, 2013  The 9th annual Law Enforcement Special Olympics Torch Run was held in downtown Albany Friday morning.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Twenty juniors and seniors representing ten high schools across Georgia will meet in Atlanta  on Friday at NAPA Genuine Parts to face off in the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills competition.

Sunday, April 21, 2013  Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp offers advice to individuals planning to donate to charitable organizations during times of national crisis

Sunday, April 21, 2013  Southwest Georgia will soon be testing whether a network of pumps can boost the flow of depleted streams and rivers.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  Georgia Secretary of State, Brian Kemp, visited early-voting poles in Terrell County Tuesday.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012  Updated with video; Dougherty County Chairman, Jeff Sinyard spoke with legislators in Atlanta recently about the energy tax

Wednesday, October 05, 2011  Oral arguments are being presented in Atlanta regarding the FTC's appeal of a June decision that stated the FTC has no jurisdiction over the merger.

Wednesday, October 05, 2011  Oral arguments will begin in the Federal Trade Commission's appeal against an earlier ruling in favor of the Phoebe-Palmyra merger.

Sunday, March 20, 2011  A 14-year-old from Fulton County is going to represent Georgia at the National Spelling Bee Championships in Washington, D.C. in June.

Friday, March 18, 2011  New census numbers show the population of Southwest Georgia is shrinking. That could mean major changes for the economy and its politics.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011  Home Depot plans to hire 60,000 seasonal employees for its peak spring rush.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011  South could be frozen for days from furious storm that's coated several states with snow, ice

Monday, October 11, 2010  Atlanta has just become the point where embryonic stem cell research meets a human being in the United States, reported the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Wednesday, October 06, 2010  Bishop Eddie Long closed his Tuesday night empowerment service with a massive hugfest, showing he still has strong support among members of his congregation.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010  Atlanta police say one of the victims in a triple shooting at a southwest Atlanta gas station Monday has died.