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Yesterday at 2:20 PM  As with any natural disaster, coverage of the tornadoes that ripped through Oklahoma have been playing almost 24/7 on every major news channel.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Out of more than 40,000 people living in Tift County, only two residents showed up to the first neighborhood watch meeting on Monday evening, alarming organizers who say community involvement is everything.

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?

Saturday, May 18, 2013  Updated with video; Tift County Commissioner Melissa Chevers and Captain Dennis Reese with the Tift County Sheriff's Office have joined forces to implement a Neighborhood Crime Watch on the south side of the county.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Albany Technical College is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness.

Monday, May 13, 2013  Aamire Greene received a brand new Chevy Cruise for being selected as the student Ambassador for the Technical College System of Georgia.

Sunday, May 12, 2013  When it comes to severe weather, storms come in all shapes and sizes and can cause a variety of destruction.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Updated with video; With all of the rainfall accumulated since January and lower than average temperatures, local farmers say not only they've saved money not having to irrigate but they're predicting this 2013 could have a great crop season.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Updated with video; Students in the Drafting Technology program at Albany Technical College will present officials from The Parks at Chehaw expansion designs.

Friday, May 03, 2013  From grain to glass, making vodka and whiskey with local crops is catching on

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Updated with video; Dougherty County 911 officials are reporting a fatal car accident has happened at the intersection of Tarva Lane and Tarva Road.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Hospitals see wave of products to fight superbugs; penalties loom if patients catch infections

Friday, April 26, 2013  Updated with video; An Albany Tech Student has been names the Georgia Technical College System of Georgia’s Students of the Year.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  Aamir Greene (Telecommunications Engineering Technology student), Albany Technical College’s GOAL Student of the Year for 2013, was named one of nine finalists in the GOAL State Regional Competition at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta. Greene, along with the other finalists, was also presented with an iPad.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  Updated with video; Albany Tech Health Care Division held their spring semester Capping and Pinning ceremony Wednesday afternoon.