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

Sunday, June 16, 2013  Could Southwest Georgia see wildfires in the near future?

Sunday, June 16, 2013  Updated with video; Saturday was the first day of Paddle Georgia. The event is a 7 day adventure where more that 350 people will travel106 miles camping, canoeing, and learning about the river.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  The generation that's grown up posting their lives online wants something unexpected: privacy

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Emergency crews are at the scene of a building collapse in Philadelphia, and the fire commissioner says as many as eight to 10 people were believed trapped in the rubble.

Monday, June 03, 2013  The Lee County Sheriff's Office is warning the public about a scam going on in and outside of the area.

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.