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

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Updated with video; Although north Georgia received the brunt of Wednesday night's storm, towns in South Georgia like Americus are also in disaster relief mode after multiple families were displaced from their homes.

Monday, October 29, 2012  To help with relief effort, the Flint River Chapter of the Red Cross is sending some of their crew members to help where needed.

Tuesday, March 06, 2012  Updated with video; Community members helping to clean debris and provide shelter. Dr. Benjamin Bailon says his neighbors are helping to clean up fallen trees in his yard.

Monday, March 05, 2012  Families in Lakeland, Georgia are working to restore their lives to back to normal after a tornado lifts their homes off the platform and scatters the remains across the city.

Monday, March 05, 2012  Updated with video;  While covering the damage Fox 31 saw roofs torn off of houses, cars flipped, and personal belongings scattered everywhere.

Saturday, February 25, 2012  Updated with video; A number of areas in the Southwest Georgia viewing area reported power outages; viewers sent FOX 31 their storm pictures.

Monday, September 05, 2011  Monday evening a tropical storm passed through the area leaving behind a mess for Albany residents to clean up.

Friday, April 29, 2011  Day of highs and lows for Obama as he heads to storm-ravaged Alabama, then shuttle launch

Wednesday, April 06, 2011  Utility crews continued to work to restore power to thousands of Georgians who lost their electricity, and communities were trying to recover from the storms that killed six people around the state and caused heavy damage.

Tuesday, April 05, 2011  Mother Nature’s assault on Southwest Georgia began around one o’clock Tuesday morning. Rain and hail pelted streets, homes, and cars, while high winds walloped trees and road signs.

Thursday, June 17, 2010  Chunks of metal littered the front lawn of Southwest Georgia Regional Airport today. The sheets were ripped from airplane hangars during last night’s storms.

Monday, April 26, 2010  An early Sunday morning storm knocked down the LED sign on Radium Springs Road.

Sunday, April 25, 2010  Overnight storms knocked down the the main Albany State University LED sign on Radium Springs Road.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009  The American Red Cross has released preliminary disaster assessment information from flooding that swamped parts of Georgia.

Monday, June 29, 2009  The northeast corner of the county was hit hardest Sunday afternoon when a thunderstorm with 50 mile per hour winds came through.