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

Friday, November 23, 2012  Updated with video; Preliminary numbers for unemployment are in and things are looking better for Southwest Georgia and Albany.

Thursday, September 27, 2012  The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that jobless rate numbers have decreased throughout the Southwest Georgia region.

Monday, September 10, 2012  AAA is reporting that the national average of regular unleaded gasoline has remained essentially the same for 11 days in a row at $3.82.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  Like many areas across the country, Ben Hill County is facing a financial crunch. County commissioners have to take drastic measures to keep the county afloat.

Thursday, June 14, 2012  On Tuesday, the Dougherty County Public Library Board of Trustees made a decision to close the Southside Branch and the Westtown Branch, laying off 6 employees system wide.

Monday, June 11, 2012  Updated with video; When you think of guns, there's a good chance the word violence comes to mind - but at the Albany Gun and Knife Show vendors say there is much more to firearms than the bad.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012  Updated with video; Darton College held a Red Cross Blood Drive Tuesday, with a variety of interesting donors.

Monday, May 21, 2012  Albany High School held their second annual ninth grade graduation this afternoon in an attempt to continue decreasing the dropout rate.

Friday, March 30, 2012  Updated with video; The nearly 24,000 Georgia Power customers in Albany will see a decrease in their monthly bills thanks to extra money generated by the company.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  Updated with video; Auditors say the city saw a decrease in revenue and increase in expenses in fiscal year 2011, so the mayor says cuts are coming for the next budget.

Wednesday, February 01, 2012  Over one hundred accredited historically black colleges and universities in the country are seeing a decline in the number of men enrolling.

Monday, January 23, 2012  Updated with video; Gas prices have been going up since the start of the New Year. In Albany  some of the cheapest regular unleaded gas is $3.17  and some of the highest is $3.49 a gallon. Allthough we havent arrived at the Memorial Day Holiday Gasbuddy.com says the US could see a spike in prices.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011  311 has come a long way--going from answering 14 calls on their first day to now over 160 calls in a day.

Thursday, September 15, 2011  The number of Georgia high school seniors taking the SAT increased but test scores in the Peach State and in Dougherty County decreased.

Wednesday, September 07, 2011  The Centers for Disease Control has released a report that says smoking among adults over the age of 18 has dropped over 20 percent since 2005.