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Sunday, April 28, 2013  Updated with video; The Flint Riverquarium and Darton Boosters, Inc. teamed up Saturday to hold the first ever Color the Grove 5k.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Authorities are investigating the slayings of five people whose bodies were found in a house in the tiny Scott County community of Manchester. A suspect is in custody.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  AGING AMERICA: Poll finds people in denial about the need for long-term care as they get older

Monday, April 22, 2013  Six people with almost a century and a half of work at Albany State University were honored during a retirement ceremony Monday afternoon on the campus.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  The Sumter County branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has decided to leave the NAACP after 56 years and form what they are calling God’s Army for the Advancement of All People (GAAAP.)

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. released a statement regarding the explosions in Boston at the end of the Boston Marathon.

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, April 05, 2013  After watching three different member of her family battle breast cancer, 11-year-old Victoria Natoli decided she wanted to raise some money to fight the disease.

Friday, March 22, 2013  Law enforcement and civilians graduated Friday from a crisis intervention course that taught them how to handle mentally ill people.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Should Georgia pass a law requiring all people accused of a crime that carries with it the death penalty to undergo DNA testing.

Friday, March 08, 2013  New TSA policy allowing small knives and bats on airliners fuels growing protest

Monday, March 04, 2013  The nursing home's administrators are defending the nurse's actions, saying she followed policy.

Sunday, March 03, 2013  Officers responded to a shooting around 10:00 PM Sunday in Northwest Moultrie.

Sunday, March 03, 2013  It's been a busy weekend for downtown Albany with Mardi Gras, the Marathon, and the Turtle Race.

Sunday, February 24, 2013  Updated with video; Albany residents met at the Civic Center Saturday evening for the Black History Celebration, an event that centered around the NAACP.