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

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  The Annual Birds of Prey Wildlife Demonstration is sponsored by the Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012  The Flint RiverQuarium held their 10th annual water fest Tuesday and was the first year of rain for the event as well.

Monday, September 17, 2012  MillerCoors strives each year to reduce energy.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012  Updated with video; The southwest Georgia community is experiencing one of its worst droughts in history, and water gas and light is asking all customers to crack down on their water usage.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012  Updated with video; One southwest Georgia community is the home to White Oak Pastures, the largest USDA-certified organic farm in Georgia and the only farm in the United States that has both a USDA-inspected beef and poultry abattoir.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012  Updated with video;  One thing we do with peanuts is to prescribe a fungicide program, Peanut RX, where you look at the risk factors. The point is to reduce the amount of fungicide you use. The typical spray program was about seven sprays a year and I have reduced that down to four to five, depending on the season. You can see the savings in both time, money, and I assume it is better for the environment if you don’t have to use the fungicides.

Thursday, January 20, 2011  The state of Georgia is expected to release its final plan for water conservation very soon. It will include strategies to help the agriculture industry save water and increase profits.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010  Flint Riverkeeper organization unveils legislation to conserve Flint River water and protect it from pollution. They met on Wednesday to discuss a bill that would regulate how much water is borrowed with Inter Basin Transfers (IBT) and how clean it has to be when it’s returned.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010  About 300 students are visiting the RiverQuarium each day through Wednesday to learn about a variety of water topics.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010  The dog days of summer are here and your lawn may need you to keep it watered and growing.   Here are a few tips to conserve water to save some green, while keeping your lawn green in this week's go green.

Wednesday, June 02, 2010  The new rules would ban most outdoor watering from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tuesday, June 01, 2010  The new rules would ban most outdoor watering from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. New buildings would need high-efficiency toilets, shower heads and faucets.

Friday, March 19, 2010  Latest Georgia news, sports, business and entertainment

Wednesday, January 13, 2010  A Republican state senator is pushing a water conservation bill aimed at repairing the state's aging and leaky water infrastructure.

Wednesday, August 05, 2009  Gov. Sonny Perdue is heading to Columbus and Albany to discuss the latest developments in Georgia's ongoing fight with Alabama and Florida over federal water rights.