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

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Updated with video; Dougherty County Commissioners met in a work session Monday morning to discuss issues within the community.

Friday, June 07, 2013  Updated with video; Tropical storm Andrea is passing over south Georgia and leaving lots of rain in its wake.

Sunday, April 21, 2013  With severe weather season on the horizon, southwest Georgians are getting prepared.

Saturday, April 06, 2013  Updated with video; In our Facebook story of the day, you wanted to know how many buildings the City of Albany owns and rents out.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  The Friday hearing of Dougherty County teacher Deborah Flood has been postponed after the school system found out there were prior allegations against her on Wednesday.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  Updated with video; Sylvester Road Elementary School teacher, Deborah Flood, has been placed on a 15 day suspension after engaging in the inappropriate search of a student.

Monday, March 04, 2013  A zoning request for a borrow pit in Dougherty County had commissioners concerned about flooding.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Updated with video; With the heavy rain southwest Georgia has seen over the past few days, many local rivers and creeks were expected to flood pretty badly.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  The onslaught of rain in Southwest Georgia has brought with it flooding leading to road closures and hazards across the region.

Monday, February 25, 2013  Dougherty County officials are warning drivers to be careful on the roads.

Monday, February 25, 2013  After several days of steady rainfall, there's concern for people with wells that have been covered by flood waters.

Sunday, February 24, 2013  Updated with video; The steady rainfall across Southwest Georgia over the past 48 hours has caused many areas in the region to flood.

Sunday, February 24, 2013  UPDATE: Officials have announced that Worth County Schools are closed Monday, February 25th due to potential flooding.

Sunday, February 24, 2013  The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a flood warning for the Kinchafoonee Creek at Lee County for Sunday evening.

Sunday, February 24, 2013  Due to the heavy rain Southwest Georgia has seen over the past few days, many towns are seeing heavy flooding.