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Thursday, June 13, 2013  The Dawson City Council is divided on an issue involving City Manager Barney Parnacott and Mayor Chris Wright, and during their meeting on Thursday night things got a little heated.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Updated with video; Albany's Fourth of July fireworks show will be back in the downtown area in 2014.

Monday, June 10, 2013  Updated with video; On Sunday, the Colquitt County Baptist Church hosted their Family Crusade series.

Friday, June 07, 2013  Updated with video; East Albany residents attended Thursday' Albany Planning Commission meeting to plea to the board to dent rezoning an area of land located at 508 Johnson Road to allow for the construction of rental property.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  According to the Moultrie Police Department they are on the search for a vehicle involved in a hit and run Tuesday night.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  On Friday afternoon, Lowndes County Sheriff Chris Prine hosted a reception honoring the service of Captain Carl Smith who is retiring from the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office after 45 years of service.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  On Monday, June 3, 2013 investigators from the Special Operations Division of the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at the residence of Wesley White at 214 Hollywood Street, Valdosta. The service of this warrant was the culmination of a lengthy investigation of White’s involvement in illegal narcotic distribution and his participation in a street gang.

Friday, May 24, 2013  Updated with video; If you’re thinking about taking a boat out on the water this summer, first you need to know some of the rules of the river, or any waterway for that matter.

Sunday, May 19, 2013  On Saturday, 7-year-old Jason Sisk, from Fayetteville, Tennessee, made the biggest kill of his life in the Hog Hunters for Hope event in Douglas, Georgia.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  The Lowndes County Sheriff's Office and Valdosta Police Department have responded to numerous residential burglaries that have occurred primarily in the southwest portion of the county.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Updated with video; The Georgia Chamber of Commerce continues their regional Power Lunch program with a special breakfast this morning in Albany.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Tift County Sheriff Gene Scarbrough reports that investigators with the department’s criminal investigation division and agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are continuing their investigation into a homicide which occurred on Friday, April 26 on Short Street in Tift County.

Sunday, April 28, 2013  Tift County Coroner Josh Hendrix is reporting that Christopher Raphael Sears has been identified as the man killed in a shooting Friday.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  On May 10th, Albany will be one of 400 cities throughout the nation to take part of the Chick-fil-A Leadercast, a telecast conference that provides leadership development techniques and officials say there’s still time to reserve a seat.

Sunday, April 07, 2013  Updated with video; Florida was dealt another setback last week as teh 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a decision to temporarily freeze drug testing for welfare recipients.