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Saturday, May 11, 2013  Updated with video; A Lee County teacher has been arrested on drug charges.

Monday, April 29, 2013  The City of Albany Engineering Department has announced that beginning Monday, April 29th, some streets and intersections will be down to one lane of traffic at night during weekdays.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Legislation to end furloughs of air traffic controllers and delays for millions of travelers is headed to a House vote.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  The Albany Dougherty Drug Unit made a routine traffic stop around 7 o'clock on Wednesday evening.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Attorney General Sam Olens announced Wednesday via press release that an 18 month prosecution of an extensive tobacco trafficking ring spanning several counties has concluded with the prosecution resulting in the collection of more than $1.3 million in unpaid tobacco taxes and the sentencing of 49 defendants.

Monday, April 22, 2013  As the June 15th closure date for the Southwest Georgia Regional Airport’s air-traffic control tower nears, officials continued to explore their options of how to operate the tower during the Albany-Dougherty Aviation Commission meeting Monday evening.

Monday, April 15, 2013  The Albany Police Department is investigating after an officer's knee is injured during a traffic stop.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Starting Tuesday, April 9th 2013, Radium Springs Road will be closed by the Georgia-Florida Railroad and Dougherty County Public Works for improvements to the Merck Chemical railroad crossing.

Saturday, April 06, 2013  Updated with video; FAA says it will delay closure of 149 air traffic control towers at small airports until June.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  In three months and two days on the job, Sheriff Eugene Crum already helped indict dozens of suspected drug dealers through Mingo County's new Operation Zero Tolerance.

Monday, April 01, 2013  AP IMPACT: Mexican cartels dispatch trusted agents to live and work deep inside United States

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Albany city commissioners spent more than two hours in a public hearing about the rezoning of land off of Old Dawson Road.

Sunday, March 24, 2013  Officials with Southwest Georgia Regional Airport confirmed on Friday that the Albany air traffic control tower has been placed on the FAA closure list due to the sequestration.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  Updated with video; Officials with the Lee County Sheriff's Office say that things are a mess after a semi-trailer hauling logs turned over Wednesday afternoon.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  An accident took place Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of Ledo Road and US-19 involving three vehicles.