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Monday, May 06, 2013  Pfizer sells Viagra on its website in a drug industry first

Monday, February 11, 2013  On Saturday, dozens of men traded in their sneakers for red high-heeled stilettos in an effort to raise money for domestic and sexual abuse victims.

Monday, December 31, 2012  As the ball drops in Times Square tonight, local attractions here in albany have reason to celebrate the end of 2012 and the beginning of 2013.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  The new terminal at Southwest Georgia Regional Airport continues to take shape on the outside, and on the inside.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  About 30 contestants ate the insects during Friday night's contest at Ben Siegel Reptile Store in Deerfield Beach about 40 miles north of Miami. The grand prize was a python.

Monday, September 17, 2012  The average price per gallon of gas in Georgia is $3.77.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  Although many kids across southwest Georgia are heading back to school this week, some of them haven't stopped learning just because classes ended last May.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012  Updated with video; Signs are showing that summer gas prices may not be high as projected.

Thursday, February 16, 2012  Updated with video; The Georgia Bureau of Investigations is still looking into two bodies that were found in a pond in Coffee County off of Highway 206.

Wednesday, August 03, 2011  Officials with the Albany Fire Department has confirmed that the swarm of bees found in Albany are not the Africanized breed.

Thursday, June 23, 2011  Since last year southwest Georgian’s have become aware of the Africanized honey bee and how deadly it can be.

Friday, February 25, 2011  Assistant City Manager Wes Smith took a day off from his city job to help Lincoln Elementary Magnet School with lay tiles with student artwork on the school walls. The tiles are a fundraiser to raise money for art supplies at the school.

Monday, January 31, 2011  The adoption program, Aquadopt, helps buy food for the 1,200 fish, reptiles and birds at the Flint RiverQuarium. You can help by adopting turtles, frogs, snakes, fish, birds and alligators.

Thursday, January 27, 2011  Heat Pipe Technology was part of NASA’s Spinoff Technology Program and designed to control temperature and humidity around pipes.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011  U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson said states straining under pension debt should not fear what may sound like a drastic solution: bankruptcy.