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  • 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...
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 7:20 PM EST2012-02-23 00:20:54 GMT
    Mardi Gras weekend is next weekend, and the Albany Convention and Visitors Bureau is getting ready.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 7:19 PM EST2012-02-23 00:19:22 GMT
    Olympic Gold Medalist Alice Coachman visited Albany State university to sign copies of her book Touch the Sky Wednesday.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 5:38 PM EST2012-02-22 22:38:00 GMT
    The Salvation Army hopes to bring together the city and county and other agencies to organize a joint response to disasters.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 5:32 PM EST2012-02-22 22:32:58 GMT

    Albany's mayor helped some young Dougherty County students learn about Black History.

  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 5:31 PM EST2012-02-22 22:31:09 GMT
    An Albany man threw more than a pound of marijuana out his car window while being chased by Dougherty County Police this morning.
  • 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.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 5:22 PM EST2012-02-22 22:22:54 GMT
    The increasing price of peanut butter is starting to affect sales.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 5:16 PM EST2012-02-22 22:16:03 GMT
    The annual Books For Bucks Adult Spelling Bee raises money for child literacy and adult education.
  • 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.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 4:49 PM EST2012-02-22 21:49:41 GMT

    Parishioners filled churches all over the world to celebrate Ash Wednesday. St. Teresa's held a special mass to mark the first day of Lent.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 3:59 PM EST2012-02-22 20:59:56 GMT
    With supply low and the prices high, this year's peanut crop could be a real economic boost for South Georgia.
  • 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.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 2:34 PM EST2012-02-22 19:34:15 GMT
    Two children who were reported kidnapped after a stranger offered to help the family when their car broke down have been safely recovered.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 12:38 PM EST2012-02-22 17:38:47 GMT
    Eighth graders at Robert Cross Magnet School received a live Georgia Studies lesson this morning, and their teacher was Mayor Dorothy Hubbard. 
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 11:21 PM EST2012-02-22 04:21:00 GMT
    Two traffic stops in Dooly County net large seizures of marijuana and suspected drug money.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 10:43 PM EST2012-02-22 03:43:29 GMT
    Investigators say 60-year-old Shelton Floyd molested children as young as 3-years old at the daycare center.
  • 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.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 6:55 PM EST2012-02-21 23:55:10 GMT
    Wednesday, Board members will look over a proposed calendar for the 2012-2013 year that includes ten unpaid days off.
  • 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.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 6:14 PM EST2012-02-21 23:14:11 GMT
    The Coffee 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.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 5:43 PM EST2012-02-21 22:43:13 GMT
    A 76-year old Boston man, charged with sexual exploitation of a child, is out of jail on a $10,000 bond.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 4:42 PM EST2012-02-21 21:42:15 GMT
    Panthers announced an agreement with Phoebe Putney Hospital for the naming rights to the team's home field in the Civic Center.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 4:41 PM EST2012-02-21 21:41:29 GMT

    Georgia is facing pressure to improve its child welfare system.

  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 4:35 PM EST2012-02-21 21:35:03 GMT
    There's another delay for Albany's Multi Modal Transportation Center and this one could kill the project.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 4:31 PM EST2012-02-21 21:31:37 GMT

    The Lee County Animal Shelter needs your help. They are almost full with dogs and cats and need people to come adopt them.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 2:37 PM EST2012-02-21 19:37:18 GMT
    A suspected Valdosta drug dealer remains in jail Monday after he was caught during a delivery
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 1:24 PM EST2012-02-21 18:24:31 GMT
    A man is being held in connection to the double murders of two young mothers in Coffee Co.
  • 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.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 9:55 AM EST2012-02-21 14:55:15 GMT
    Albany Police are investigating a burglary at 2221 East Broad. Officers responded to J.R. Wings and Things just after 5am, because of an alarm.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 8:56 AM EST2012-02-21 13:56:49 GMT
    A south Georgia sheriff is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in federal court.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 1:57 AM EST2012-02-21 06:57:59 GMT
    Google is partnering with the Peach State to provide free webpage service to help entrepreneurs expand their businesses.
  • 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.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 5:59 PM EST2012-02-20 22:59:55 GMT
     
    Law officers continue their interview with children who attend a Tift County daycare center where a worker was arrested.





     
  • Monday, February 20 2012 5:59 PM EST2012-02-20 22:59:49 GMT
    An Albany Drug Testing company says employers are requesting a cheap, instant test for synthetic marijuana use.
  • 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 and
  • 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.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 5:56 PM EST2012-02-20 22:56:10 GMT
    Authorities are still searching for whoever murdered two Coffee County women ten days ago.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 5:27 PM EST2012-02-20 22:27:02 GMT

    An Australian Shepherd is home with his owner after being quarantined for 10 days after biting a little girl.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 5:25 PM EST2012-02-20 22:25:09 GMT

    More people are enjoying everything that Chehaw Park has to offer. Attendance at the park jumped about 10% in 2011.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 5:16 PM EST2012-02-20 22:16:55 GMT
    Gas prices are rapidly approaching four dollars a gallon. The average price in Georgia right now is about 3.55 a gallon.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 5:15 PM EST2012-02-20 22:15:59 GMT
    As we move deeper into allergy season, many of you are suffering from sinus problems. Severe problems even sometimes require surgery. 
  • 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.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 3:43 PM EST2012-02-20 20:43:31 GMT
    The city of Leesburg makes sweeping changes in how they handle their finances after an audit found significant deficiencies.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 8:11 AM EST2012-02-20 13:11:12 GMT
    Police tell us  they're looking for two black men in dark clothing. We've also learned that a family of six were the targets in the drive-by.
  • 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.
  • 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.
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