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

Sunday, February 03, 2013  Updated to video; In our Facebook Story of the Day, you wanted to know when the peak flu season is.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  The Southwest Georgia Public Health Office is warning people about the oncoming Norovirus, a highly contagious two-to-three day stomach bug that is spreading around the area.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  In our Facebook Story of the Day, you wanted to know how the flu season is so far around Southwest Georgia.

Thursday, August 02, 2012  Updated with video; The Georgia Department of Public Health announced the eight-county metropolitan Atlanta area has seen an increase in pertussis or whooping cough.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012  Updated with video; A 64-year-old man is recovering in the hospital from the first reported case of West Nile Virus in Southwest Health District history.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  Updated with video; Farmers may be doing the rain dance, but what may seem like a much-needed break from the drought may bring a different set of issues in the near future -- like mosquito breeding.

Friday, April 27, 2012  After a case of mad cow disease was discovered in California, people in southwest Georgia want to know if this could affect the food chain.

Wednesday, April 04, 2012  Updated with video; Warmer weather is here and before the mosquitoes come out in full force, health officials are warning people to take precaution.

Friday, March 09, 2012  In our Facebook story of the day you wanted to know how you can protect yourselves from Clostridium Difficile.

Friday, September 30, 2011  An outbreak of listeria in cantaloupe is being called the deadliest in a decade

Friday, December 31, 2010  A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows widespread cases of the flu in five states – and Georgia is on the list. Officials with Southwest Georgia Public Health say they’re alarmed by new data indicating that influenza is spreading and spreading fast.