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

Yesterday at 7:00 AM  Updated with video; An Ocilla man has been rescued and airlifted after an early morning accident left him bleeding and stuck atop a silo.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Lottery officials say that three south Georgia couples have come forward to claim their share of a quarter-million dollar Mega Millions prize from the May 14 drawing.

Thursday, May 09, 2013 

Monday, April 08, 2013  Ocilla born Celebrity Hairstylist Dennis Stokely is returning to Southwest Georgia to visit and teach those enrolled for Wiregrass's cosmetology classes.

Friday, August 10, 2012  Updated with video; An overnight home invasion has two would-be robbers on the run after a homeowner pulls a gun.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012  An Irwin County Sheriffs investigator says a pilot who had to make an emergency stop in a cotton field south of Ocilla, Ga has been released from the hospital after being treated for minor head injuries.

Tuesday, May 01, 2012  Updated with video; Multiple police agencies and a man are in the middle of a standoff after his brother becomes a crime victim.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  Eight Southwest Georgians are sentenced for drug-related charges, announces James U.S. Attorney Michael Moore, Middle District of Georgia.

Thursday, November 10, 2011  Updated with video; It's been six years since Tara Grinstead went missing from Ocilla.

Tuesday, June 09, 2009  Police charged Timothy Royal in the stabbing death of Charles Behrens.  Royal is the son of Ocilla Mayor Lamar Royal.