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Yesterday at 9:54 PM  A Colquitt County man has been released from the hospital after he contracted a flesh eating disease

Yesterday at 1:45 PM  A Fitzgerald juvenile is back in custody after leading police on a man hunt.

Monday, June 17, 2013  In an effort to show support for a hospital that had a similar fate of its own, Employees of Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus recently reached out to employees of Moore Medical Center in Moore, Oklahoma.

Monday, June 17, 2013  Study: Media coverage has more pro than con views on same-sex marriage as court took arguments

Thursday, June 13, 2013  The generation that's grown up posting their lives online wants something unexpected: privacy

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Long-running study on Internet use finds 86 percent of Americans are online and most believe Big Brother is watching

Friday, June 07, 2013  Santa Monica's Police Chief says that as many as six have been shot to death, investigators not sure if gunman acted alone, and the suspect was shot to death by police.

Friday, June 07, 2013  Updated with video; A graduation ceremony was held Friday at the Mitchell County High School for students who have completed high school through the Millennium Second Chance Education Center.

Friday, June 07, 2013  Friday morning, the Department of Justice released information about the sentencing of three Georgia residents for their roles in a bribery scheme.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Updated with video; After a long discussion, Albany city commissioners have voted to approve a concept to regulate "event centers" and pass the ordinance on the city's planning commission for review and recommendation.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  In Wednesday’s Dougherty County School System board meeting, members approved several new positions throughout schools in the county.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Updated with video; The Hospital Authority of Colquitt County held two events Tuesday to inaugurate the expansion project of Colquitt Regional Medical Center.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Working moms are now main breadwinners in a record 40 percent of US households with children

Monday, May 27, 2013  As families head out to the pool or lake for Memorial Day, health professionals are stressing water safety.

Friday, May 24, 2013  Updated with video; MCLB Albany is currently experiencing a sudden drop in water pressure.