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Thursday, June 13, 2013  ProBuild in Lee County held a ribbon cutting Thursday morning for their new showroom.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Updated with video; Today, Mike Gorey, President and CEO of Propex Operating Company, LLC, announced plans to consolidate most of the woven geotextiles produced in their Nashville, Georgia plant to the Hazlehurst, Georgia production facility over the next six months.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Firefighters have been called to Atlanta's airport after reports of an apparent explosion at a maintenance shed.

Monday, June 10, 2013  DOCO president and chief executive officer, Barry O. Heape, was presented with the Moses C. Davis Professional of the Year Award by the Georgia Credit Union Affiliates.

Monday, June 10, 2013  Retail gas prices have remained relatively stable across the Southeast region.

Sunday, June 09, 2013  A Tifton man is being celebrated with a high honor.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Survey revelas that U.S. private employers added 135,000 jobs in May

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Updated with video; Survive-A-Storm makes tornado shelters, community safe rooms, survival bunkers and bulletproof panic rooms in Thomasville, GA.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Updated with video; After a long discussion, Albany city commissioners have voted to approve a concept to regulate "event centers" and pass the ordinance on the city's planning commission for review and recommendation.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Valdosta resident and physical therapist Gayla Prince, DPT, has been appointed the Physical Therapy Association of Georgia (PTAG) District 1 Director.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  As part of its continuing network investment to support growing demand for mobile devices and services, AT&T* has announced the activation of a cell site in Moultrie that is expected to enhance network coverage for the area

Friday, May 31, 2013  Lauren Ray, director of Phoebe Foundation, and Mandy Lanier, child life specialist at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, received a check Thursday for more than $4,000 from Lee Durham Attorneys at Law.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Students who graduate with an associate of science degree from a technical college can expect to seamlessly transition into Albany State University's new Bachelor of Applied Science Degree (BAS) program in Supply Chain and Logistics Management.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Updated with video; McDonald's restaurants across South Georgia and North Florida may run out of food today after a fire destroyed two of their delivery trucks.

Monday, May 20, 2013  College campuses in Albany are quiet this time of year.  Many students have gone home for the summer and the Class of 2013 has accepted its diplomas. But now that those grads out in the working world, will they stay here in Albany?