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

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  A New York proposal to raise the legal age for buying cigarettes to 21 is causing a debate over whether or not it would cause more issues, and in our Facebook Story of the day, you wanted to know what the pros and cons would arise from changing the age.

Saturday, April 13, 2013  Updated with video; In the FOX 31 Facebook story of the day people wanted to know 'what do southwest Georgians want to see funded more in the president's budget?'

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  In the Facebook story of the day you wanted to know how Southwest Georgians felt the Supreme Court should rule on the Defense of Marriage Act of 1996.

Thursday, February 21, 2013 

Monday, February 11, 2013  With the heavy rains making their way through Southwest Georgia, people having been emailing, calling, and posting to Facebook asking when will the rain end and expressing their concerns about the possibilities for flooding.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Updated with video; Although AAA previously reported gas prices were going to drop, they continue to increase -- and to combat the higher prices, locals are taking advantage of East Albany’s cheaper gas.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  Updated with video; Southwest Georgians can eat more chicken now that the Chick-fil-A of Cordele is open for business.

Thursday, December 27, 2012  As the so-called, "fiscal cliff" approaches, folks throughout the United States are looking to pinch their pocketbooks, and southwest Georgians are no exception.

Friday, December 21, 2012  Updated with video; With the Mayan calendar set to end today, many people across the globe were afraid that meant the end of the world.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  Two Southwest Georgians have been honored as top sales leaders during the Alltel Wireless Elite Conference.

Friday, November 23, 2012  What do Southwest Georgians think about Black Friday creeping into Thanksgiving?

Wednesday, November 21, 2012  Updated with video; AAA projects 43.6 million Americans are gassing up and hitting the roads this Thanksgiving, a 0.7% increase from last year.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012  Despite the high turnout of early voters, there are still plenty of Dougherty County residents turning up at the polls on November 6th.

Friday, August 10, 2012  Updated with video; Dougherty, Worth, and Lee Counties have been put under a severe thunderstorm warning until 3:15 PM while Dougherty has a flash flood warning issued until 4 PM.

Monday, February 20, 2012  Updated with video; Local Ron Paul supporters gathered food and other items for Albany residents stationed overseas.