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

Monday, May 20, 2013  Updated with new photos (Caution, graphic images), new video added; death toll now at 51.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Updated with video; For seven years, no one has entered the historic H. H. Tift Building on the University of Georgia's Tifton Campus while officials waited for the money to renovate it, but that wait is over now that $4.7 million dollars of the state's budget was allotted towards the project

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, April 29, 2013  Darton State College officials have confirmed that the J building on the Albany campus has been evacuated.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Updated with video; The SOWEGA Council on Aging met for their monthly meeting at their new center on West Society Avenue to give members a better idea of what's to come.

Saturday, April 13, 2013  Updated with video; Residents should not be alarmed to see smoke in the area.

Saturday, April 06, 2013  Updated with video; In our Facebook story of the day, you wanted to know how many buildings the City of Albany owns and rents out.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  Kay Hind with the SOWEGA Council on Aging spoke before the Kiwanis Club of Albany Wednesday afternoon about her new facility and government cuts.

Monday, April 01, 2013  Updated with video; Greenbriar Church held  their grand opening at their new location Sunday Morning.

Monday, March 18, 2013  On Monday, the Lee County Board of Commissioners officially welcomed interim county administrator Lynn Taylor to the job during a small reception at the T. Page Tharp Governmental Building.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Albany State University has announced the winners of the 2013 Southwest Georgia Regional Model Bridge Building competition held in February in recognition of National Engineers Week.

Saturday, March 09, 2013  Updated with video; Visitors to Albany will soon have a new place to rest their head.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Financial aid experts will be available to help college-bound students and their families complete and submit the federal financial aid form at the College Goal Georgia event on March 16 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Updated with video; In our Facebook Story of the Day you wanted to know how to go about building your credit as a young adult.

Sunday, February 24, 2013  Updated with video; Albany State University hosted the eleventh annual Southwest Georgia Model Bridge-building Competition Saturday.