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Friday, June 07, 2013  Updated with video; A graduation ceremony was held Friday at the Mitchell County High School for students who have completed high school through the Millennium Second Chance Education Center.

Sunday, May 19, 2013  Student athletes from Dougherty, Mitchell, and Terrell counties made a trip to Phoebe Northwest this weekend to get cleared to play school sports in the fall.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Officials with the United States Department of Justice say two former employees of the Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany pled guilty Wednesday morning to receiving bribes related to a scheme to funnel freight hauling business to a local transportation company resulting in the loss of millions of dollars to the United States government.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Pelham city schools were locked down Tuesday after a slight physical altercation took place between an elementary school teacher and principal.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Mitchell County EMT Benny Sadler has been named EMT of the Year for the eighth region of the EMS Council according to information released by Mid Georgia Ambulance.

Saturday, April 06, 2013  Updated with video; The Albany Planning Commission voted on a variance that would allow a personal care home to be placed only footsteps away from another.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  Officers responded to an accident involving a school bus Thursday morning on Highway 19 near Lestor Road.

Saturday, March 30, 2013  Updated with video; Albany police arrest a man involved in a Friday morning aggravated assault.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Updated with video; Coweta Fayetta EMC, Flint Energies, Griffin Power, Crisp Power, Mitchell EMC, and Gray Stone Power are in Albany to help set up for the Georgia Linesman Rodeo.

Monday, February 25, 2013  Despite all the rain, Mitchell officials say they are not seeing too many problems from the rain that has battered Southwest Georgia.

Sunday, February 17, 2013  Updated with video; Local Attorney Bill Mitchell held a seminar Saturday morning with the theme of "Facing Your Personal Financial Cliff."

Thursday, February 14, 2013  Several Southwest Georgians have hit the jackpot in the past week from playing the Georgia Lottery.

Friday, February 08, 2013  Updated with video; Thursday may have been a rainy day, but 23 counties across Georgia have been designated as natural disaster areas due to the recent drought.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  After two years of being out of commission, the Recollections exhibit at the Albany Museum of Art is back up and running thanks to a grant made by Mitchell EMC.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  In Mitchell County, 27 crosses line the roadway paying tribute to the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary shootings. Donna Thomas and her family have been teaching for three generations, which they say inspired them to build the memorials.