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

Friday, May 17, 2013  Updated with video; Find out why some teachers are paid close to six figures

Friday, May 17, 2013  Updated with video; Lee County Board of Education officials have accepted the resignation of an educator who was arrested on drug charges.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Updated with video; Radium Springs Middle Magnet School held the fifth parent meeting/open house tonight of several going on throughout the next month concerning the students transferring from schools that are closing.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Updated with video; Up until now the way Dougherty County Schools kept track of how schools are performing was by using Academic Yearly Progress reports (AYP.) They are now switching to a new way of testing schools called College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI.)

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Melissa Childs is nominated for the Dougherty County School System Teacher of the Year.

Friday, March 15, 2013  Updated with video; In honor of pi day, March 14th, St. Theresa students had the opportunity to slap teachers and their principal in the face with pie, all for a good cause.

Friday, March 15, 2013  Updated with video; Dougherty County school officials held a retreat Thursday to review how the school system will move forward.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  One of southwest Georgia’s educators is in the running to be the state of Georgia’s 'Teacher of the Year.'

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Teachers make move to improve student focus by ditching desk chairs in favor of yoga balls

Monday, February 04, 2013  Updated with video; It was standing room only as the Dougherty County School Board held the first of two public hearings regarding the possible closure of schools.

Sunday, February 03, 2013  With the recent shootings that have happened across the country, three local law enforcement officials have come up with a plan to help the issue.

Saturday, February 02, 2013  Updated with video; Parents, teachers, officials, and others came together Saturday afternoon to talk about the recent announcement made by the Dougherty County School Board that two local schools may be closing.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Wiregrass Georgia Technical College and the Technical College System of Georgia have been approved as a Georgia Teacher Academy for Preparation and Pedagogy (GaTAPP) provider.

Monday, January 28, 2013  After touring the new Lee County Elementary school that’s set to open in August, the Lee County Board of Education met to make sure students will be safe in their classrooms.

Friday, December 21, 2012  The question is whether public outrage will produce a meaningful difference in the rules for how Americans buy and use guns.