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Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Updated with video; Ben Hill County is getting statewide recognition for their efforts to cut back on the county's budget.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  By eighth grade, American students have fallen behind their Russian, Japanese and Taiwanese counterparts in math, and trail students from Hong Kong, Slovenia and South Korea in science.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  Nine days before Christmas in 2009, Alex Sorohan's family was told her brother, Caleb, was killed instantly in a head-on collision. It wasn't until five days later they were told the crash was Caleb's fault because he was texting.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  This week is National Banned Books Week--a week libraries try to push the "freedom to read".

Saturday, September 08, 2012  Updated with video; Students at North Mitchell Elementary School kicked off the school year Friday morning with their annual Literacy Day program.

Saturday, September 01, 2012  Updated with video; Kids at Lamar Reese School of Fine Arts geared up for reading Friday by committing to the One Million Words Campaign.

Thursday, July 12, 2012  Updated with video; The Albany Police Department now has a new set of eyes on the road -- or four.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012  Updated with video; The Lee County Public Library held an event Tuesday allowing children to read to therapy dogs.

Monday, April 23, 2012  For years people across the world have been celebrating Earth Day.

Friday, April 06, 2012  Updated with video; The Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany and local community officials came together early Thursday morning for a ceremony to observe National Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month.

Thursday, April 05, 2012  Have you seen pictures of a man dressed as Jesus walking through Southwest Georgia on Facebook and Twitter?

Wednesday, April 04, 2012  Updated with video; We may be in for a hot summer but Albany-Dougherty Inner City Authority (ADICA)  officials are working to make sure there's plenty of entertainment to keep your mind off of the heat.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  Updated with video; Albany firemen responded to a kitchen fire at 1014 East Roosevelt that caused $22,000 worth of damage.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012  Updated with video; In our Facebook Story of the day you wanted to know what books are banned in local libaries. Every year the American Library Association Posts a list of banned books and many of the books listed are percieved as objectionable because of how they discuss topics such as sex, profanity, religion, or racism.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012  Updated with video; A state grant could help a local library focus on repairs and expansion.