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

Friday, March 01, 2013  Updated with video; The students at Lincoln Elementary Magnet  School have a new "teaching garden."

Thursday, January 24, 2013 

Wednesday, May 09, 2012  Updated with video; Find out who won the top honor in the Dougherty County Teacher of the Year contest.

Thursday, April 26, 2012  Updated with video; DCSS Teacher of the Year finalist encourages her students to be champions in and outside of the classroom.

Friday, March 09, 2012  Records released by DCSS show four schools over building capacity and two under 50 percent capacity; many schools also still have portable classrooms.

Monday, January 16, 2012  Updated with video; The president of Albany’s NAACP spoke to AmeriCorps cadets Monday.

Saturday, August 06, 2011  Volunteers braved the heat Saturday morning to bring elementary school students some fun during recess.

Saturday, July 30, 2011  Artists began work on an outdoor recreation area at Lincoln Elementary School early Saturday morning, a weeklong project to repaint the school's backyard lot and promote healthy activities.

Friday, February 25, 2011  Assistant City Manager Wes Smith took a day off from his city job to help Lincoln Elementary Magnet School with lay tiles with student artwork on the school walls. The tiles are a fundraiser to raise money for art supplies at the school.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011  The “I Care” program honored many schools in Dougherty County Tuesday

Tuesday, March 09, 2010  Dougherty County students raise big bucks by jumping rope!