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Friday, June 07, 2013  Eddie Ballard was arrested Wednesday on warrants filed by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources for attempting to dig up arrowheads and other Native American artifacts.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Updated with video; The legal blood alcohol content while boating is now the same as on the road.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Giant African snails have invaded portions of Florida and for our FOX 31 Facebook story of the day people want to know if Georgia is next.

Sunday, April 07, 2013  Kids grabbed their fishing poles Saturday to kick-off the first day of catfish season at Chehaw Park.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Agency, Lee County Sheriff’s Office and Taylor County Sheriff’s Office initiated a narcotics investigation in a mult-county area targetting a  drug trafficking network Tuesday.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has selected Corporal Shawn Elmore as the 2012 Georgia Boating Officer of the Year for his outstanding performance as a boating safety officer.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  In our facebook story of the day you wanted to know if southwest Georgia should be worried about white-nose syndrome affecting our bat population.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Updated with video; Tuesday morning, officials with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has confirmed that Georgia has its first cases of white nose syndrome.

Sunday, February 10, 2013  Updated with video; The Exchange Club of Albany continued a 50+ year tradition on Friday by naming an officer of the year from each of the surrounding local law enforcement agencies.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Updated with video; In our Facebook story of the day people wanted to know if it's illegal to help or rehab wildlife.

Friday, January 25, 2013  Dedication to natural resources, both on and off the job, led to the recent selection of Kevin Lowrey as the Georgia Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) "Wildlife Manager of the Year" award.

Friday, January 25, 2013  Catching poachers and other wildlife violators often involves lengthy criminal investigations and require diligence and dedication on behalf of conservation rangers.

Saturday, January 12, 2013  Updated with video; Chehaw Park is traveling back in time for a few days to learn how to live just as people did in the 1800's.

Sunday, January 06, 2013  A landfill is a tremendous asset to each one of us and we need to conserve the space by recycling to make it last as long as we can.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  The Georgia Department of Natural Resources collected fish from the Ocmulgee Public Fishing Area due to a closure to fully address and make preparations to repair detected leaks in the main lake according to a release.