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

Friday, May 03, 2013  Updated with video; Water Gas and Light has just completed an  investigative dig on the Society Avenue gas plant.

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

Saturday, April 13, 2013  Updated with video; Residents should not be alarmed to see smoke in the area.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Updated with video; Water restrictions remain in place despite recent rain.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Airline passenger complaints are surging as airlines continue to cram more seats into the same tube.

Friday, March 29, 2013  Updated with video; In Wednesday’s Dougherty County School Board meeting, the board voted unanimously to approve payments of $60,000 a month to the Water Gas and Light Commission.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Jay Smith with Georgia Power stopped by the Flint River habitat for humanity to deliver a $2500 check.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  City of Albany commissioners met this morning to discuss their relationships with the Aviation Commission and Water Gas & Light.

Monday, March 18, 2013  The Dougherty County Finance Committee met this morning, continuing the process of analyzing the county's budget as a whole.

Sunday, March 17, 2013  The Master Gardner's held an Exhibit this weekend at the Albany Mall.

Sunday, March 10, 2013  Daylight Savings Time kicked off this morning, sending many to bed a bit earlier.

Friday, March 08, 2013  New TSA policy allowing small knives and bats on airliners fuels growing protest

Friday, March 01, 2013  Updated with video; Four people charged in connection with a 2009 salmonella outbreak that killed nine people and sickened hundreds are set to appear in federal court in south Georgia.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Updated with video; The Water Gas and Light Commission held a meeting Thursday morning to discuss their January budget.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  A federal grand jury has indicted four people in a 2009 salmonella outbreak linked to a Georgia peanut processing plant.