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

Wednesday, August 29, 2012  Isaac spins into New Orleans; officials consider intentional levee breach in rural Louisiana

Wednesday, August 29, 2012  Officials say New Orleans' flood protections system is holding up so far as Hurricane Isaac storms through the area.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012  Updated with video: Water driven by the large and powerful storm flooded over an 18-mile stretch of one levee in Plaquemines Parish south of New Orleans.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  Updated with video; The Levee School of Music started their first day of Rock Camp 2012 Monday morning.

Friday, October 14, 2011  An arts movement in Downtown Albany helped to inspire a group to create the Downtown Arts Coalition,

Friday, August 19, 2011  The Levee music school and video production studio says business boomed just after two weeks of being at their new Downtown Albany location.

Wednesday, August 03, 2011  Two new Downtown Albany projects will bring arts, an outdoor venue and possibly residential spaces to the area.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011  Updated with video; Seeing the growth of Downtown Albany, the Mannino family, of Mama Gina's fame, is setting up shop in Downtown Albany as is The Levee Studios.

Monday, May 16, 2011  55 people showed up for their chance at an audition in front of show producers in Dallas.

Friday, May 06, 2011  Mississippi River continues to rise, residents flee as flooding begins in parts of the Delta

Thursday, May 05, 2011  Slow-moving disaster spreads along the mighty Mississippi River; thousands flee from Illinois to Louisiana

Tuesday, May 03, 2011  Corps breaks levee to help Illinois town as water rises in places unlikely to be helped by breech

Saturday, April 30, 2011  Interested musicians can participate in a camp for future rock stars.

Thursday, February 10, 2011  Recording began for a musical written, arranged and performed by Southwest Georgians. They hope after the family musical "Monkey Business" makes its rounds in Georgia theaters, it heads to New York City.

Friday, August 27, 2010  In the five years since Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has become a laboratory for developing a new, state-of-the-art flood control system.