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

Thursday, April 25, 2013  More tough choices ahead for farmers, cities as New Mexico grapples with third year of drought

Monday, April 22, 2013  Wet or dry? Gardeners make plans with no certainty in forecast as cold spring follows drought

Saturday, March 30, 2013  Updated with video; In our Facebook story of the day, you wanted to know how local farmers feel about the severe drought being over.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Crop insurance claims total $16 billion after widespread U.S. drought; cost stirs debate in Congress

Monday, March 04, 2013  Bacteria, drought, heavy crop load: It's been a disappointing year for the citrus crop in Florida

Saturday, March 02, 2013  Updated with video; Officially at the Southwest Georgia Regional Airport there was over 10 inches of rain in February.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Some feedlots, meatpackers closing after US ranchers sold off cattle amid widespread drought

Thursday, February 21, 2013  Updated with video; The National Weather Service is predicting six inches of rain to fall over the weekend.

Friday, February 08, 2013  Updated with video; Thursday may have been a rainy day, but 23 counties across Georgia have been designated as natural disaster areas due to the recent drought.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack recently announced that 23 counties in Georgia have been named primary or contiguous natural disaster areas due to a recent drought

Thursday, January 10, 2013  Updated with video; Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack has announced that all 29 counties within the Second Congressional District of Georgia have been named primary or contiguous to natural disaster areas due to a recent drought.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012  Updated with video; Southwest Georgia Ethanol has temporarily stopped production at its ethanol facility in Mitchell County.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  Local farmers say despite this summer’s drought, the pumpkin crop is pretty good.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  In year of severe drought, farmers say pumpkin crop looks like rare, smashing success

Monday, October 08, 2012  Spring freeze, drought leave corn maze, orchard operators worried about fall tourism season