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

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Updated with video; Tift Regional Medical Center was recently named Regional Coordinating Hospital of the Year by the Georgia Hospital Association and the Georgia Department of Public Health for its efforts in disaster preparedness.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Updated with video; Earth day is celebrated across the country on April 22nd. Some plant trees, others go out and pick up litter, but at Chehaw, they're throwing a party.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Earth Day is upon us and Keep Albany Dougherty Beautiful is bringing together city officials, students and other citizens in the community for the Great American Cleanup event.

Sunday, April 14, 2013  Multiple accidents have occurred along the Liberty Expressway Sunday evening due to slick conditions on roadways.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Feeding the alligators is an annual summer tradition at Chehaw.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  The Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany Emergency Operation Center (EOC) ran through a Tornado drill Tuesday afternoon.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Updated with video; Multiple volunteers, from Turner Job Corps and Albany State University, came together on a sunny afternoon to give back to their community.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Updated with video; After Worth and Mitchell County were hit hard during the recent storms that came through Southwest Georgia, their public works departments are still working hard to get everything back to normal.

Saturday, March 02, 2013  Updated with video; Officially at the Southwest Georgia Regional Airport there was over 10 inches of rain in February.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Updated with video; With the heavy rain southwest Georgia has seen over the past few days, many local rivers and creeks were expected to flood pretty badly.

Monday, February 25, 2013  Despite all the rain, Mitchell officials say they are not seeing too many problems from the rain that has battered Southwest Georgia.