Billy Wright plunked down dime after dime for comic books while growing up in the late 1930s and early 1940s, caring for the collection he started around the age of 9 until his death more than half a century later. On...More >>
Wednesday, February 22 2012 6:46 PM EST2012-02-22 23:46:20 GMT
The stepmother charged with murder of her nine-year-old stepdaughter in Etowah County has given birth in a Gadsden hospital while under the guard of sheriff's deputies.More >>
Wednesday, February 22 2012 5:59 PM EST2012-02-22 22:59:56 GMT
Could the term "Southern Baptist" be a thing of the past for some churches? It is possible. Southern Baptist Convention leaders endorsed an optional name change.More >>
Wednesday, February 22 2012 5:57 PM EST2012-02-22 22:57:13 GMT
One of the stipulations of Race to the Top funding is having strong leadership in schools. During today's school board meeting, Board Chairman James Bush raised questions about Albany High School's lack of a principal.More >>
Wednesday, February 22 2012 5:52 PM EST2012-02-22 22:52:38 GMT
Online coupons are more popular than ever. More than 3,000 manufacturers distribute more than 330,000,000 coupons worth 280,000,000 dollars every year.More >>
Wednesday, February 22 2012 5:42 PM EST2012-02-22 22:42:04 GMT
As John Cougar Mellencamp sang, 'The walls... came tumblin' down...' And soon there will only be a pile of rubble where a hotel once stood. The long-awaited Olive garden will be built on the spot.More >>
Wednesday, February 22 2012 5:27 PM EST2012-02-22 22:27:26 GMT
There are more older drivers on the roads than ever. Georgia ranks fifth in number of older drivers killed, sixth in fatalities involving older drivers. Two national transportation groups released a new joint report on safety and mobility among that group of drivers today.More >>
Wednesday, February 22 2012 5:11 PM EST2012-02-22 22:11:04 GMT
The Lawson Neel MedBank helps uninsured and under-insured people in the area. They help folks get medications they need to stabilize chronic illnesses and diseases.More >>
Wednesday, February 22 2012 4:21 PM EST2012-02-22 21:21:41 GMT
District Attorney Greg Edwards said his office is expected to receive 3,000 pages of evidence. This week they received several discs from state investigators, though four of the discs were blank. The state is working to resend that information.More >>
Wednesday, February 22 2012 4:21 PM EST2012-02-22 21:21:18 GMT
The school systems records were reviewed by the state just last year, but they've asked them to come back and audit the system again to make sure there are no glaring errors.More >>
Wednesday, February 22 2012 2:45 PM EST2012-02-22 19:45:32 GMT
A refinery fire in Washington state is boosting prices significantly throughout the entire West Coast region. Rising spot prices in Great Lakes area is boosting prices 30-45¢ per gallon today in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky.More >>
Wednesday, February 22 2012 11:47 AM EST2012-02-22 16:47:26 GMT
Eight people have been arrested after an overnight prostitution sting conducted by the Effingham County Sheriff's Office and Rincon Police Department.More >>
Authorities in the Atlanta area say they are searching for two children who were reported kidnapped after a stranger offered to help the family when their car broke down on the side of an interstate highway.More >>
The Georgia House is expected to hold a second vote on a constitutional amendment that would allow the state to create and fund charter schools.More >>
Tuesday, February 21 2012 10:33 PM EST2012-02-22 03:33:54 GMT
A federal magistrate judge Tuesday afternoon ordered Wilcox County Sheriff Stacy Bloodsworth to resign from office and not to run for re-election.More >>
Tuesday, February 21 2012 6:20 PM EST2012-02-21 23:20:10 GMT
The Douglas Police Department announced today that it has made three arrests in connection with the shooting death of 38 year old Marcus Collins. Jacob Cornett, Brandon Cole Williams, and Michael Berrian were arrested today.More >>
Tuesday, February 21 2012 6:14 PM EST2012-02-21 23:14:11 GMT
TheCoffee County Sheriff's Office and Georgia Bureau of Investigation have arrested Shieme Kewan Brockington, 18 years of age, of Douglas, Georgia, for the murder of Natosha N. Stiles, 20, and Angela Mechell Ortega, 24.More >>
Tuesday, February 21 2012 5:42 PM EST2012-02-21 22:42:57 GMT
A Thomas County woman is charged with a misdemeanor count of cruelty to animals following the seizure of horses, donkeys, and other animals from her property Monday afternoon.More >>
Tuesday, February 21 2012 4:45 PM EST2012-02-21 21:45:20 GMT
While construction continues, Lee County leaders say they are already seeing signs of economic development from the new Oakland library and Conference Center on U.S. 82 West. They hope it will lead to new businesses and jobs.More >>
Tuesday, February 21 2012 4:29 PM EST2012-02-21 21:29:06 GMT
Some Albany city commissioners say taxpayers aren't getting our money's worth from an office that's supposed to help small businesses get government contracts. They voted not to renew a $100,000 contract with the Georgia Tech Procurement Assistance Center. More >>
Tuesday, February 21 2012 4:28 PM EST2012-02-21 21:28:38 GMT
Albany commissioners hope to save tax money by amending the city's pension ordinance. Tuesday, commissioners unanimously approved an ordinance that will make cost of living adjustments discretionary.More >>
Tuesday, February 21 2012 12:33 PM EST2012-02-21 17:33:19 GMT
Joseph Stockhill was arrested after some Boston parents told Boston police their children had seen inappropriate photographs of juveniles at the suspect's residence.More >>
Monday, February 20 2012 6:00 PM EST2012-02-20 23:00:18 GMT
Ground water levels are at historic lows. Scientists say conditions in 2011 were comparable with the drought in Texas, but receive little attention. In the last two years we're short nearly 30 inches of rainfall, forcing south Georgia into an exceptional drought.More >>
Monday, February 20 2012 5:59 PM EST2012-02-20 22:59:37 GMT
In spite of heavy rain, no river or creek flooding will occur. The National Weather canceled a flood watch. In Lee County, flood stage on the Kinchafoonee is 13 feet. Currently the creek is at 6 andMore >>
Monday, February 20 2012 5:59 PM EST2012-02-20 22:59:29 GMT
The owners of the former Inn at Albany Mall on Dawson Road has a crew at work pulling out furniture, mattresses, and other items from the structure to prep for demolition so that a new Olive Garden can be built on the site.More >>
Monday, February 20 2012 5:00 PM EST2012-02-20 22:00:45 GMT
24-year-old Hiram Brainard Jones, Jr. was sentenced to two life prison terms in March 2007 when he was found guilty of robbing and killing 42-year-old Jake King.More >>
Monday, February 20 2012 2:30 PM EST2012-02-20 19:30:58 GMT
Local leaders met with State officials and talked about the possibility of several Georgia bases closings. The Georgia Military Affairs Coordinating Committee met last Thursday and Friday and the possibility of BRAC was mentioned.More >>
Monday, February 20 2012 12:12 PM EST2012-02-20 17:12:48 GMT
Baby Boomers have the misfortune of approaching retirement age at a time when stock market crashes diminished their 401 (k), companies began eliminating pensions in record numbers and previously unimagined technical advances all but eliminated entire job descriptions. At the same time, companies began moving other jobs overseas.More >>
Monday, February 20 2012 9:29 AM EST2012-02-20 14:29:14 GMT
B. J. Sanders told officer she and her boyfriend of 10 years were arguing when he punched her mouth, knocking out her front teeth. Then refused to let her leave the home.More >>
Monday, February 20 2012 9:08 AM EST2012-02-20 14:08:34 GMT
Both oil and gas prices climbed last week after headlines reported an improving U.S. economy, Greek bailout plan, and heightened tensions with Iran.More >>
Monday, February 20 2012 8:56 AM EST2012-02-20 13:56:03 GMT
20-year-old Dionte Nelson is behind bars Monday morning at the Dougherty County Jail. He is charged with Aggravated Assault, Robbery by Force and Aggravated Battery.More >>
Monday, February 20 2012 1:14 AM EST2012-02-20 06:14:49 GMT
Two south Georgia men were arrested Saturday night during a meth bust. Authorities say the suspects were trying to destroy a meth lab when deputies arrived.More >>
Friday, February 17 2012 2:36 PM EST2012-02-17 19:36:58 GMT
A sketch so vivid, so detailed, and it looks like its staring right through you, but in the picture shown is the eyes of a man on the run from the Colquitt County Sheriff's Office. More >>
The justices struggled with two central questions: Whether lies have any First Amendment value and when someone lies about a military honor, who is harmed?
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