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Yesterday at 11:55 AM  In a turn of tides, Dougherty County commissioners have voted to reopen the Westtown library.

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  Updated with video; The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is forecasting an active storm season this year.

Friday, June 07, 2013  Updated with video; East Albany residents attended Thursday' Albany Planning Commission meeting to plea to the board to dent rezoning an area of land located at 508 Johnson Road to allow for the construction of rental property.

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.

Sunday, June 02, 2013  A new study from TripAdvisor found that Americans tip 57 percent of the time while they are on vacation.

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.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  Updated with video; The sales of previously owned homes have risen to the highest numbers officials have seen since 2009 according to the National Association of Realtors, which is a good sign for the economy.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  Updated with video; It’s a common practice for self storage facilities to auction the contents of units when the renters have become sufficiently delinquent on storage fees.