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Thursday, April 18, 2013  Albany’s Marine Corps Logistics Base held their annual Unity and Multicultural day Thursday.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  With a 2013 funding award of $10,000 from the Mattie Marshall Foundation, Georgia Southwestern State University’s Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving (RCI) can help answer that question as it is offering a free and confidential memory loss screening program called ROAD (Reaching Out to Assess Dementia).

Sunday, March 03, 2013  Monday will be the last day for customers to shop in the Winn Dixie located on Oakridge Dr. and Radium Springs Rd.

Monday, January 21, 2013  According to a press release issued Monday afternon, an undetermined amount of jobs will be lost in the Calhoun County medical community.

Friday, January 18, 2013  The Sylvester Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 116 Albany Avenue in Sylvester near Shipp's Funeral Home.

Wednesday, January 02, 2013  The Albany-area YMCA has come up with a new promotion to help Southwest Georgians lose weight.

Saturday, December 29, 2012  Updated with video; Spending less, quitting smoking and falling in love are among the top ten New Year's Resolutions according to a study performed by the University of Scranton but the resolution that tops the list is losing weight -- and experts say it's an attainable goal if you know how to approach it.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  An Uncle alerts his family to escape from their burning home.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  The Georgia Departments of Health reports 15% of high school students, in Georgia, are obese.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  Lee County Board of Education go over a strategy for coping with a loss of educators and staff members.

Monday, October 15, 2012  Marines from Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany joined with elementary school students to begin their mentorship program Monday.

Friday, October 05, 2012  Updated with video; In Pakistan some law enforcement officers have to lose weight or risk losing their job. How do Albany officers keep in shape?

Saturday, September 22, 2012  Updated with video; Family and friends gathered in front of the main public library on Pine Avenue to release balloons in honor of Ashley Moore.

Thursday, September 13, 2012  Updated with video; The Dougherty County Commission heard from Waste Management Director Scott Addison about funding a study that would provide options on how to deal with the decrease in tonnage at the county landfill.

Saturday, May 05, 2012  Members of the Albany Vipers played the Atlanta Eclipse in beep ball, a game similar to baseball for the visually impaired