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Sunday, May 19, 2013  May is also known as National Trauma Awareness Month and The American Trauma Society and the Society of Trauma Nurses are raising awareness with their "If You're Distracted, We're Impacted" campaign.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Updated with video; After going to more than 26 doctors to find answers and a diagnosis for 6-year-old Thomas Cooper, family members say they finally feel like they're getting somewhere after City of Albany Mayor Dorothy Hubbard signed a proclamation for his disorder on Tuesday afternoon.

Sunday, April 21, 2013  Updated with video; April is known as "Child Abuse Prevention" month and the Exchange Club of Albany was out spreading the word Saturday.

Sunday, April 21, 2013  Updated with video; With April being 'Autism Awareness Month,' residents in Dawson took the streets with their annual, 'Dawson Autism Walk' this morning.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Col. Davis signed the proclamation that urged members of the base to become aware of child abuse and support causes that are working to end it.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  The camp was open to all Department of Defense Family members ages 5-13 and offered them taste of what it's like to become a Marine.

Monday, April 01, 2013  April is set aside as National Child Abuse Prevention month to recognize the role that we all play in the well-being of children.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Thursday and Friday, bands and choruses from around the area will be traveling to Lamar Reese Elementary school to perform for the students.

Saturday, March 02, 2013  Updated with video; Darton State College partnered with the Phoebe Cancer Center, Southwest Public Health District, Cancer Coalition of South Georgia, American Cancer Society, and 100 Black Men of Albany to hold a luncheon Friday raising awareness for colorectal cancer.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Around 30 girls ages 6 through 18 participated in Girls Inc. of Albany's annual Black History Month Celebration titled "Past, Present, and Future" on Thursday evening.

Friday, February 22, 2013  Updated with video; The Tift Head Start Center in Albany held a Black History Month program Thursday morning entitled “A Journey Through Black History Through the Eyes of a Child.”

Thursday, February 21, 2013  During the 1968 Civil Rights Movement, then nine year old Ralph D. Abernathy III, without his parent’s knowledge, stood alongside men and women, who were caught up in the push for equality. Arrested as part of a “mule train” march to a Martin Luther King Jr. rally, he was held in a warehouse alongside 250 other marchers.

Friday, February 15, 2013  The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) and the Georgia Parent Teacher Association (GA PTA) are recognizing six parents from across the state with the 2013 Georgia Parent Leadership Award.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Updated with video; The Albany Area chapter of Blacks in Government hosted their 19th annual Black History luncheon at MCLB Albany on Tuesday.

Friday, February 08, 2013  Updated with video; To commemorate Black History Month, the Albany Area Arts Council is displaying the artwork of one south georgia artist who's using something other than paint to express himself.