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

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Melissa Childs is nominated for the Dougherty County School System Teacher of the Year.

Monday, February 25, 2013  At least fifteen Southwest Georgia School Systems have announced that they will be closed Tuesday.

Sunday, February 24, 2013  Updated with video; The Georgia Department of Education approved a Turnaround/Race to the Top Division recommendation to release, on a reimbursement basis, $2.7 million in Race To The Top (RT3) funds and $400,000.00 in School Improvement Grant (SIG) funds.

Friday, January 11, 2013  Updated with video; In our Facebook story of the day you wanted to know if the anti-bullying programs are working in local school systems.

Monday, October 22, 2012  With bullying on the rise --- especially in cyberspace – local schools have protocol to follow when dealing with these sensitive cases.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  In our Facebook Story of the Day, you wanted to know if teachers undergo training for school shootings on campus. Fox 31 spoke to the Georgia Department of Education who says there are guidelines schools can follow but it is a decision made at a local level.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012  Updated with video; You may know Wendy's from the commercials asking "where's the beef?" but founder Dave Thomas, himself a foster child, was always strongly involved in the communities his restaurants served.

Friday, May 04, 2012  The Dougherty County School Board addressed the issue of the arrest authorization emails between members of the Dougherty County School System and Dougherty County School Police.

Friday, April 27, 2012  Updated with video; Months after the issue of homelessness in the DCSS was revealed, the number of students without a home has quadrupled. The school system is in need of help.

Friday, April 27, 2012  Updated with video; Dougherty County Schools held its annual celebration for volunteers who have logged 100 plus hours.

Thursday, April 26, 2012  Updated with video; The Instructional Services and Accountability Committee for the Dougherty County School System met to discuss changes that will happen in the future.

Monday, October 18, 2010  Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents began questioning Atlanta public school teachers this week, part of an investigation into possible test tampering at the Atlanta and Dougherty County public schools systems, reported the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Monday, August 02, 2010  Every school welcomed students and their parents to come meet their teachers and ask questions.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010  State schools Superintendent Kathy Cox says Georgia's budget crisis could jeopardize the gains students have been making in recent years.

Friday, December 18, 2009  Some schools are leaving driver's ed by the side of the road; parents teach their own kids