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Thursday, June 06, 2013  Updated with video; It may be a little late, but Albany Technical College celebrated Arbor Day with the planting of a tree.

Monday, May 20, 2013  The Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany has announced via press release that it's Fourth of July celebration has been cancelled.

Sunday, May 05, 2013  Updated with video; A little rain couldn't stop Doerun residents from enjoying their annual, 'May-day' barbeque cook-off.

Sunday, April 28, 2013  The Moultrie McNeill UDC Chapter #661 held their 110th Confederate Memorial Day Observance Ceremony Sunday afternoon.

Saturday, April 20, 2013  Neighbors applaud, cheer after authorities capture Boston Marathon bombing suspect

Sunday, April 14, 2013  Cray Chapel C.M.E. Church kept out of the rain with their annual, "Family and Friends Day."

Saturday, April 13, 2013  Updated with video; Sunbelt Rentals celebrated their grand opening Friday morning with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Around 30 girls ages 6 through 18 participated in Girls Inc. of Albany's annual Black History Month Celebration titled "Past, Present, and Future" on Thursday evening.

Sunday, February 24, 2013  Updated with video; Albany residents met at the Civic Center Saturday evening for the Black History Celebration, an event that centered around the NAACP.

Friday, February 22, 2013  Updated with video; The Tift Head Start Center in Albany held a Black History Month program Thursday morning entitled “A Journey Through Black History Through the Eyes of a Child.”

Sunday, February 03, 2013  Tift County Regional Medical Center held its 10th annual, "Hearts and Diamons" gala this weekend, honoring President and CEO, Bill Richardson.

Monday, January 21, 2013  Hundreds gathered at the First African Baptist Church in Sylvester to honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and give back to the community.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  Two bullets struck Patsy Sanders home, shortly after midnight on New Year's Day.

Monday, December 31, 2012  The buoyant economies of the Asia-Pacific are prepared to party with renewed optimism despite the so-called fiscal cliff threatening to reverberate globally from the United States and the tattered economies of Europe.

Thursday, November 22, 2012  Americans prepare to mark Thanksgiving with family, celebrations; Sandy overshadows for some