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Thursday, January 31, 2013  Updated with video; A fire at Worth Gin Company in Worth County has multiple agencies on scene Thursday afternoon.

Friday, January 11, 2013  Updated with video; Officials are investigating an overnight shooting that sent two to the hospital.

Thursday, September 06, 2012  UPDATE: Sylvester police have caught the suspect accused of assaulting four in a residence with a firearm and performing an armed robbery at the Worth Inn.

Thursday, August 02, 2012  Updated with video; Despite the hard times, one local farm is still finding ways to be successful.

Monday, July 23, 2012  Mike Morrison travels to Bronwood, home of the McCleskey Cotton Company, a company we recognize as doing "What’s Right" in Southwest Georgia.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012  An Irwin County Sheriffs investigator says a pilot who had to make an emergency stop in a cotton field south of Ocilla, Ga has been released from the hospital after being treated for minor head injuries.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012  Updated with video; Changing weather is affecting local farms

Friday, March 16, 2012  Updated with video; Updated with video; Sen. Saxby Chambliss speaks with citizens in Tift County about the future of the Farm Bill. As it comes up for renewal it's also facing cuts.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012  Economists report there are six items consumers will pay more for in 2012. Are the predictions true for local businesses?

Wednesday, November 23, 2011  Updated with video; A morning accident leaves a cotton truck flipped in a ditch.

Friday, September 16, 2011  A fire erupts in a silo at the Southwest Georgia Ethanol plant.

Wednesday, August 03, 2011  After an extension cord goes bad, an air conditioning window unit sparks a fire in a Cotton Avenue home causing nearly $10,000 of damage, including school supplies.

Friday, June 10, 2011  For FOX 31’s Facebook story of the day, viewers wanted to know what kinds of snakes cause problems in Southwest Georgia?

Tuesday, April 12, 2011  The first shot of the American Civil War was fired 150 years ago today. The aftermath of the bloody conflict meant radical changes and challenges for all of Southwest Georgia.

Thursday, January 27, 2011  Heat Pipe Technology was part of NASA’s Spinoff Technology Program and designed to control temperature and humidity around pipes.