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Monday, June 17, 2013  Vote for the Cat: Kitten vies for mayor of Mexican city, promising to sleep most of the day

Sunday, June 16, 2013  The Salvation Army is gearing up for summer and the Southwest Georgia heat is a definite factor for the charitable organization.

Sunday, June 16, 2013  Updated with video; On Saturday, St. Margaret of Scotland Episcopal Church in Moultrie hosted an indoor yard sale to raise money to send four kids to summer camp.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Updated with video. The American Red Cross held their monthly blood drive at the Cordele Community Clubhouse as a way to collect more blood as we head into the summer, which is one of the most in-demand seasons for donors.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Several contributors are stepping up to provide financial support for a summer program on Albany State University’s campus according to a press release issued by the University.

Monday, June 10, 2013  According to the Cordele Police Department, they have made an arrest regarding a purse snatching that happened at a local McDonalds last Monday.

Friday, June 07, 2013  Updated with video; Greg Coop, with the Moultrie YMCA, was one of 12 people honored at the White House Friday as a “Champion of Change.”

Friday, June 07, 2013  Updated with video; As Albany commissioners work on next year's budget, one of their concerns is making sure funding to the City Attorney's Office will stretch far enough to address a few of their biggest issues.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  Updated with video; Sylvester police officers are trying to figure who fired bullets into a man's home last month.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  20-year-old Amber Danielle Conner and 21-year-old Donnell Kitchens are behind bars after Sumter officials say they were growing marijuana on Pennington Road

Friday, May 31, 2013  Road closures slow Monday and Tuesday motorist travel around Albany.

Friday, May 31, 2013  On Tuesday, May 28, officers spoke to Earl Green about a shooting.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Lauren Ray, director of Phoebe Foundation, and Mandy Lanier, child life specialist at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, received a check Thursday for more than $4,000 from Lee Durham Attorneys at Law.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Updated with video; McDonald's restaurants across South Georgia and North Florida may run out of food today after a fire destroyed two of their delivery trucks.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  A retired educator of 40 years, Elaine Daniels, says one of her biggest frustrations as a teacher was having students come back in the fall that had forgotten everything they learned the year prior over the summer.