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

Yesterday at 2:09 PM  The Lee County Board of Commissioners Finance Committee met on Monday afternoon to continue looking over the final portions of next year's budget.

Yesterday at 1:31 PM  The Crisp County Board of Education approved the hiring of Russell “Rusty” Sowell as the new high school principal this past week

Yesterday at 11:34 AM  After weeks of discussion, Dougherty County commissioners have denied funding for the National Youth Sports Program.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Updated with video; Terrell County will soon have a new elementary school.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Updated with video; Lee County Board of Education officials have accepted the resignation of an educator who was arrested on drug charges.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Updated with video; The National Transportation Safety Board made 19 recommendations Tuesday to combat the drunk driving problem in the United States.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  The Albany Museum of Art will re-open with two galleries Thursday morning after being closed for nearly five months.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Updated with video; The Dougherty County Board of Education building and grounds committee met Tuesday morning to go over their plans for schools that need a construction upgrade.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Updated with video; Twelve Dougherty County Schools will welcome new principals to their buildings in August after the Dougherty County School Board voted on reappointments Monday evening

Monday, May 13, 2013  In order to make the transportation department more efficient, the Dougherty County Board of Education voted to eliminate two district manager positions and restructure how the entire system runs during their meeting on Monday evening

Monday, May 13, 2013  The Dougherty County Finance Committee has recommended that county commissioners deny a $15,000 funding request for the National Youth Sports Program.

Saturday, May 11, 2013  Updated with video; Dougherty County school board members will soon vote on whether or not to restructure the school system's transportation department.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Updated with video; Lee County commissioners resumed budget negotiations with department heads Thursday afternoon.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Updated with video; The Georgia Charter Schools Association held a community meeting this morning to discuss possibly bringing a charter school to Albany/Dougherty County.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Updated with video; Albany's Board of commissioners held a special called meeting Tuesday morning to select a preferred alternative site for the proposed Multimodal Site.