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Thursday 4/1/2010
Albany air traffic controller saluted
Albany Police investigate two shootings
AM wreck backs up traffic on U. S. 19
Clerk shot in Norman Park armed robbery
Colleges prepare students for loan changes
Construction moving ahead at Americus hospital
Contraband found in LCHS sweep
Convicted sex offender back in jail
Emotional vigil for student at ASU
Flood insurance program in Limbo
G. E. shows off new appliance line in Thomasville
Georgia appeals water ruling to federal panel
GSW baseball reaching new heights
Habitat plans to send more emergency kits to Haiti
Have you completed the Census?
How affordable is the American dream?
Man shot to death in Thomas Co.
Marines run to raise child abuse awareness
Metro Albany February unemployment rate drops to 11.4%
New guidelines in use to help abused children
Open Arms supports Child Abuse Prevention Month
South Georgia takes game one at ABAC
State funding may be cut for SAM Shortline Train
Task force arrests drug dealers
Teaching students the real meaning of Easter
Tifton hosts Wiregrass Film Festival
Two early morning shootings in Albany
UPDATE: Thomas County murder victim's name released
Valdosta leaders urge you to fill out census forms
Friday 4/2/2010
Albany State Students walk for Relay for Life
Alexander Johnson named NBDL player of the month
Arrest made in Thomas County murder
ASU Founder's Day Golf Tournament set for Saturday
Bleckley Probation Detention Center survives
Briar Patch Festival brings music to rural GA
Business owner creates plan to boost local economy
Commission recommends removing Ga. judge
Friday truly GOOD for Albany woman
Ga. spending $200 million to put people to work
GAE has a plan for Savannah school
Governor honors red ribbon contest winners
GSW creates RCI-Korea, promotes SW Georgia
Harris County holds on to end Lee winning streak
Isakson released from Piedmont Hospital
Light malfunction suspends Darton baseball game
Live crucifixion reenactment honors Good Friday
Man wanted in rape investigation
Marine Base holds Easter sun rise service
More Albanians are fed up with crime
Neighbors rush to help two stabbed in Echols County
No motive yet in Thomas Co. murder
Posey will start season with Giants AAA team
Savannah student creates official Junior Duck Stamp
Upward Bound sponsors summer food service
Violent robberies seem to create a pattern
Saturday4/3/2010
ASU's Founder's Day Golf Tournament
Drug case evidence reveals possible public corruption
Man attacked and beaten Friday morning
Neighbors meet to tackle crime in Albany
Sunday 4/4/2010
Chemical plant catches fire
Eighth grade student stuck and killed
Man found unconscious and bleeding on Albany street
Officers hopped to the hospital
Posey to begin season with AAA Fresno
Sunday sunrise service at MCLB-Albany
Monday 4/5/2010
Albany is on Uncle Sam's hook, big time
Albany State baseball sweeps Paine
Charity needs updated security system
Commission wants to slow traffic
Darton College students try to save collapsed student
Doublegate fire blamed on electrical short
Dougherty County's CRCT policies reviewed
Family of murder victim tours crime scene for answers
Ga. Farmers busy planting row crops
Ga. tea party gears up for November elections
Georgia DE dismissed from team
Hundreds of people not counted in Census yet
Man enters plea in federal drug case
Pavo shooting suspect arrested
Pollen count spikes off the charts
Small Business Office in Limbo
Two hospitalized in SUV vs. train crash
Wild Adventures has three new rides
Woman driving stolen truck killed in crash
Woods glad to be back at Masters
Tuesday 4/6/2010
4/5 College Scoreboard
Albany shootout sends bullet through daycare
Albany taxpayers may get small break
APD Chief: More gang prevention and intervention
APD probes robbery by force, accident
Archbold's economic impact exceeds $630 million
Broad Avenue Bridge project moves ahead
Census rep gives advice on duplicate & missing forms
Commissioners vote to repay HUD $$$
Community needed to help stop burglaries
DAR members win Tree Stewardship Award
Federal school money comes with strings
Feds will fix south Georgia roads
Fight puts Valdosta man in hospital, another in jail
GA Power team wins ASU Founder's Day Tournament
Governor releases positive revenue report
GSW scholar athlete accepted to UCLA grad school
Murfree contract to be discussed in exec. session
Record enrollment at Albany Tech
Reflective vests can be life savers
Sumter Co. Schools hire former DCSS candidate
Thieves hit construction business again
Valdosta man charged with five burglaries
Warm temperatures help out strawberries
Wednesday 4/7/2010
4/6 baseball and softball scores
ADICA continues to get itself back on solid ground
Albany Job Corps center hosts tournaments
Arrests made in daycare gunplay
City attorney's gun gets commission's attention
Darton golf finishes 3rd at Lou Hart Invite
Darton soccer trio land with NAIA power Lee University
Driver never touched brake in lee Co. crash
Duck race fundraiser has new race for businesses
GA Democrat not optimistic about healthcare costs
Hurricane risk for East Coast higher this year
Lady celebrates 100th birthday
Lowndes pitcher signs with SCAD
Lunch tab helps Relay for Life
Mitchell Co. Schools inspected by the state
Monroe's Chamberlain commits to Jackets
National Day of Hope service held at ASU
New operator selected for city owned skate park
Perdue greets GA troops returning from Afghanistan
Pools and car washes subject to water restrictions
Robbery thwarted by text message
Tax office deals with double normal workload
Tifton manufacturer thrives during tough times
Two GSW softball players recognized by Peach Belt
Under-performing Georgia schools
Under-performing schools face tough choices
Worth Co. dog helps stop criminal
Thursday 4/8/2010
Another 40 million Census forms hit mailboxes
APD stops home burglary in its tracks
Blue line symbol is often abused
Calhoun Plantation damaged by high winds
Darton recruiting off and running
Ex-POW gives life lessons to collegians
Firefighters work in shifts on house fire
First African-American female POW speaks at ASU
GSW stages shooting emergency drill
Helping young boys grow into Men of Distinction
Horlacher listens and learns in SOS campaign
Lee Co. wants everyone counted in the Census
Liberty Bypass snarled by traffic accidents
Oxendine plans to kick out income tax
People ate out to raise funds for Relay
Person killed in morning wreck
Police search for young arsonist
Rain postpones two baseball games
Real estate tax credits set to expire
State examines Mitchell Co. Spec. Ed. claims
Storm causes damage in Calhoun
Storm strikes in Calhoun, Early Co.
Three injured in Tifton shootings
Tifton police investigate two shootings
Tifton sees census improvement
Traffic accidents flood Liberty Bypass
U.S. Sen. Chambliss speaks to business community
Wife arrested smuggling drugs to inmate hubby
Friday 4/9/2010
Albany's Cinnabon finds sweet success
Alexander Johnson signs with Rockets
American heroes then and now arrive in Albany
Darton jumps on ABAC early in game one
Driving your car is costing you more
Elementary students attend pep rally before CRCT's
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Heavy dusting of pollen good for some businesses
High speed chase ends in Worth County
Homerville child ran over by teenaged driver
Inmate work detail saves counties money
Longtime football coach passes away
Lowndes County makes drug arrests
Man travels country on bicycle tracking weather
Media kept out of schools during CRCT
Moultrie's Cuff has big spring for UGA football
Oxygen truck flips in Lowndes County
Pilot suspects crop duster plane sabotaged
Ruling could give you more health care options
Sheriff's golf tournament pays to keep vital programs
Suspect leads drug unit agents on chase
Turner Job Corps gets third straight national title
Update on multi-vehicle crash that shut down I-75
Saturday 4/10/2010
4/10 College Scoreboard
congressional candidates talk to citizens in Lee County
Elderly woman flips car on Albany street
Non-profit sends team to build homes, lives in Haiti
Runners raised $7,000 for scholarships at Darton
Students interested in medicine host health fair
Winery celebrates Bud Break Bash
Wrestlers enter the ring to save today's youth
Sunday 4/11/2010
143-year-old church enters new chapter in its history
Four attacked in separate incidents this weekend
I-75 construction, traffic create multiple wrecks
T-Pain's dad loses boat on interstate
Monday 4/12/2010
4-H safe, for now
Albany man arrested twice same day on drug charges
Berrien County man shot during home invasion
Brother arrested for spiking sister's drink
Bypass wrecks due to negligence
County will keep Small Business Office
CRCT begins under state scrutiny
Flames take over Baker county home
Gas prices up $.80 over last year
Guardsmen gets R&R after nine-month deployment
Hurry; Census deadline approaching fast
Man arrested in Tifton shooting
Man shot in Berrien Co. home invasion
Moultrie drug dealer sentenced to federal prison
New camera system planed for Fitzgerald
Northbound lanes of Bypass clogged
One suspect flees, two arrested in theft ring
Phoebe Sumter announces new chief financial officer
Relay for Life kicks off with survivors dinner
State lawmakers consider changes in court system
Thomasville man found dead in abandoned house
Three Albany home invaders sought
Tift pitcher honored as student-athlete of the week
Tifton man wanted for vehicular homicide turns himself in
Trail of Albany man for robbery begins
Valdosta man shot after break-in
Valdosta woman accused of shooting boyfriend
Week of the Young Child kicks off in Albany
Tuesday 4/13/2010
Albany man pistol-whipped, robbed
Albany man pleads guilty to armed robbery
Albany student says her father is inspiration
APD Officer serves with 48th Brigade
At least 3 dead in north Ga. Navy plane crash
Baseball coming back to Albany
Board votes to re-zone Lamar Reese & MLK Elementary
Employer of the blind wins award
Ga. man arrested 2 times in 1 day on drug charges
Guest Viewpoint: How do you classify health insurance?
House budget includes excluded items
Investigators suspect suicide in missing Tville man case
Knights and Panthers win region tennis titles
Lady Trojans advance to region soccer semifinals
Manhunt continues for suspected serial burglar
Ochlocknee latest hit in string of armed robberies
Panthers make minor schedule change
School board a step closer to swearing in Murfree
Study: More children with Autism in Georgia
Tiftarea, Deerfield-Windsor, and Westfield win region titles
Veterinarians offer tips to protect pets from heat
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Wednesday 4/14/2010
AC unit thefts prove costly
Albany drug suspects arrested in Florida
Americus Police investigate home invasion
Berrien Co. home invaders caught in Florida
Berrien Co. shooters caught in FLA
'Bodine' campaign for 2010 kicks off
Bus, deputy car involved in separate wrecks
Colquitt Co. deputy and female driver taken to hospital after crash
Combos & Habitat team up to build homes
Community weighs in on Broad Ave. Bridge replacement
Donate shoes to help out Haiti
Drug raid at Valdosta business
Early morning wreck injures two
Former Jet headed to Big East Conference
Georgia golfers in running for Hogan Award
Georgia in top 10 for most expensive car insurance
Job outlook improving for college graduates
Panthers face unknown against Wildcatters
Remerton Mayor's home burglarized
Residents help rescue young Bald Eagle
Retirement community on the table in Lee County
State funding needed to complete ABAC renovation project
Students get hands dirty to clean up community
Students see what happens after a 911 call is made
Suspected serial burglar caught
Teen hospitalized after being shot
Three injured in car/bus collision
Titans recruiting off to a strong start
Thursday 4/15/2010
Albany bowler looks for Vegas payday
Albany High students fight fires
Attorney General candidate says top priority is health care
Burglars steal from the House of God
Community meets to Stop The Violence
Comparing insurance rates like comparing apples to oranges
Former investigator charged for child molestation
Former Miller County coach dies suddenly
Former Monroe stars sign with ASU
Grady County investigators bust meth lab
Heart & Soul tour could have impact on Downtown
Humane Society buys stock to pressure Tville business
Humane Society pressures Flowers Foods
Hundreds protest taxes in Valdosta
Last minute filers flock to post office
Levi's Call issued for missing 3-year-old boy
Longtime civil rights leader Hooks dead at 85
Lumber prices soar, demand not the issue
Man pleads guilty to Mitchell Co. child molestation, rape
MCLB celebrates different cultures
Mitchell County's Cooper signs with Lady Rams
Ouachita jobs going to Georgia
Potential malfunction leads APD to replace guns
Putney man wins big on scratch-off
Randolph-Clay's Alexander chooses family and playing time
Ruta leaving Sherwood Christian
TEA Party Patriots rally in Bainbridge
Two Albany businesses hit by burglars
Two caregivers charged in Moultrie elder abuse case
Unemployment hikes to record high
Friday 4/16/2010
Area Census offices and phone numbers
Blazers face tough schedule in 2010
Georgia judge could be next US Supreme Court Justice
Hoopfest hopes to help Stop The Violence
Hundreds lace up their shoes for Relay for Life
Luke Bryan on Celebrity Apprentice
Moultrie's Spring Fling kicks off
No contract finalized for new DCSS Superintendent
Replacement Windows and Screen Rooms
Rising Republican leader is in town for TEA Party
Scam checks target Thomas Co. senior citizens
Saturday 4/17/2010
4/16 Scoreboard
Hundreds attend Albany tea party rally
Improving the outlook for African American Males
Laurie's Lament now on display at Albany Civil Rights Institute
Murder warrants issued for Fitzgerald man
Police hits four wheeler driver after he attempts to flee
Teens break into 14 unlocked cars
Sunday 4/18/2010
Lawmakers stall on Controversial Education Bills
Murder suspect turns himself in
Stop the Violence wraps up with accolades
Surprise goodbye for school system superintendent
Monday 4/19/2010
4/18 scoreboard
Albany drug agents make drug arrest
Albany man on drug and gun charges
Artists plan march on Georgia Capitol
Arts supporters make some noise
County Commission focuses on teen pregnancy
Crooks steal entire ATM in Bainbridge
Delta cancels 49 flights due to volcanic ash
Fire hits second time at same home
Ga. court vacates man's robbery sentence
GBI investigates inmate death at Sumter Co. jail
Georgia QB dismissed from football team
Leesburg native hits the big time
Mega at $143M, Powerball tops $252M
Metal thieves arrested in closed Albany distillery
Orange promotes Work Zone Safety Awareness
South Albany business raided by drug agents
South Albany teen mentoring agency burglarized
State gas prices fall, slightly
Target prepares relief kits for Red Cross
Thirteen arrested in Fitzgerald gambling bust
Toyota accepts record $16.4B fine
Victims' rights supported in Dougherty Co.
Worth Co. Board of Education appoints superintendent
Tuesday 4/20/2010
Albany city attorney suspended without pay
Albany Sports Hall of Fame inducts six in 2010 class
Candidate calls for South Georgia party chair resignation
Commissioner wants tax money from eyesores
Couple robbed at gunpoint in Thomasville park
Don't cash that unexpected check...
Embattled Grand Island Golf Course back on par
Future PGA stars compete in south Georgia
Georgia Troopers receive special firearms training
Graffiti growing problem in Albany
History brought to life for gifted students
Is your Facebook friend really a friend?
Lady Jackets win 1-AAAA girls soccer title
Lee County girls soccer team ready to be tested
Lowndes County School may go to shorter school year
Man kills woman, self outside Tenn. hospital
Monroe's Blakely signs with CVCC hoops
Moody AFB searches for missing jet part
Mosquito spraying to begin next week in Dougherty Co.
Rams celebrate another big year
Residents near Fitzgerald nightclub speak out
Senate budget adds money for arts
Two chances to win more than $100 million
Wednesday 4/21/2010
12th Annual Career Fair at Albany Tech
Albany man runs from police, then swallows cocaine
Arts Council says money battle isn't won
Broadaway returns home looking for first win
Brooks County inmate death ruled suicide
City wants publics help in poverty study
Companies participate in Career Fair
Darton College hosts political forum
Drowning victim's body found in Chattahoochee River
Economic group highlights positive news
EDC in line for big budget hit
Furloughs may be in Dougherty's future
Ga. College arrests men after hall lockdown
Ga. labor commissioner announces bid for US Senate
Ga. robbery suspect charged with bringing infant
Ga. Senate approves change to sex offender law
GEMA: 22% of Georgians are prepared
Georgia State House candidate says welfare needs reform
Gubernatorial candidates attend forum at Darton
Job market may be slowly turning around
Lake Park archery team ready for nationals
Man arrested for several car burglaries in Decatur Co.
Oil rig tilting badly after explosion off Louisiana
Regulation could stymie American Agriculture
Slough Loop Road still washed out one year after flood
Soldiers visit Phoebe Sumter Medical Center
South Georgia sweeps DH from Darton
Striking out crime as part of Victims' Rights Week
Sweeps dominate GISA region track meets
Thieves steal more than $70,000 in jewelry
Two Dougherty Co. High Schools on list for improvements
Thursday 4/22/2010
Friday 4/23/2010
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Cavaliers open key series with win Darton golfers off to strong start DDS takes birth certificate, now apologizes Famous hip-hop stars mom's came to town Future soldiers honored at TNA Wrestling event GBI investigates Lee Co. toddler's death Lake Park students consider careers Law enforcement gets requests for firearm safety classes Lee County hoops star signs with Shorter College Lester shining in starter's spotlight Preps underway for Let's Make a Bid Recovered property tough to return Severe weather moves in, have you checked your yard? Some call him the Grandfather of EMS South Georgians share lead at GSGA 4-Ball
Valdosta man stranded in Europe returns home |
Saturday 4/24/2010
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Albany team continues to lead at GSGA 4-Ball Darton adds to lead at region golf tournament Ga. ranked 7th in the nation for identity theft Lady Rams claim SIAC softball title Lady Rams reach SIAC title game Non-profit celebrates a year of achievement |
Sunday 4/25/2010
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A confidence building win for Darton golf Blazers split to finish second in GSC East Fire gutted part of Dougherty County home Man dies after accident at Motorsports park Panthers are unstoppable force against Greenville |
Monday 4/26/2010
Albany gets positive business outlook
Animal Control takes dogs from Wells Avenue
Appliance rebates not big enough
Atkinson Co. authorities search for burglars
Authorities take dogs into custody
Byne's Hughes this week's SAOTW
DNA leads investigators to three burglars
Downtown cameras could help uncover brawl's start
Ga. Superior Court judge resigns
Kitchens sisters keep the title streak going
Lee County man charged with murdering child
Lee man charged with girls death
More dogs rescued in connection with dog fighting ring
More dogs seized as dog fighting investigation continues
Murder defendant asks judge to stop reading charges
Police: Drunk wrong-way driver causes Ga. crash
Quick Buys in Bainbridge robbed at gunpoint
Sherwood starts work on new movie
Smash-and-grabbers seen by camera
State offices closed for Confederate Memorial Day
Tanker overturns in Atkinson County
Tornado overturns planes, damages homes in NW Ga.
Westwood's Smith repeats as state champion
Tuesday 4/27/2010
City accepts DCSS's TAD participation
City wants more input on cell tower locations
Consolidation vote likely won't happen
Continued support needed for Arts
D.O.T. works on I-75 in South GA
Decatur County schools face $4 million in budget cuts
Dog fighting sweep collects more dogs
Dougherty Co. political qualifiers
Funeral services held, as GBI investigates murder
Ga. adopts pledge of allegiance requirements
Ga. House approves new rules for massage parlors
Harding stops in Albany on promotional tour
Hodges qualifies for state office
Homebuyer money runs out soon!
Husband, wife enter politics together
Jackson surrenders at Dougherty County jail
Jackson surrenders to authorities
Layoffs coming to Lowndes County Schools
MCLB receives a new load of gear
Nashville woman needs kidney transplant
Panthers bye week a mixed blessing
Rams ready for SIAC baseball tournament
Realtor offers home-buying incentive promotion
Stolen Bainbridge ATM recovered in Jacksonville
Surveillance video shows Bainbridge Quick Buys robbery
Turner Co. issues BOLO for missing man
UPDATE: 65-year-old woman killed in Albany wreck
"White pages" delivered upon request
Wednesday 4/28/2010
4/28 GHSA Girls Soccer Scores
Albany State baseball team opens up SIAC tournament with pair of wins
Albany State makes Magicians disappear
Albany student wins state STAR Award
Albany/Dougherty consolidation vote won't happen soon
Army brass indicted on child porn charges in Ga.
Assistance offered to Shaw employees
Atlanta club accused of pregnancy discrimination
Body found after camper fire in Johns Creek, Ga.
Brawl prompts study of downtown events security
Child sexual abuse brings huge economic impact
Controversial gun bill could soon become law
County Insurance Premiums likely to increase
Darton honors its best and brightest
DCSS says answer sheets were not altered
Deerfield-Windsor Conway ready for one last run
FDA issues defibrillator warning
Lady Tornadoes are ready for GHSA track meet
Lowndes Co. boy brings awareness to bicycle safety
Man attacked in Albany apartment
Morozova heading to VSU after Darton
No charges in fatal car crash yet
No extra money for city commissioners
Phoebe pushes no texting initiative
Spring Exhibition offers contemporary art in Tville
Terrell Academy's Cook signs with Darton
Tift Co. child left on school bus
Tville man offers $500 to get slot machine back
Wanted men arrested in Liberty County
Thursday 4/29/2010
Albany State reaches SIAC baseball championship
Camilla man stabbed, suspect at large
Caregivers offered some much needed help
Church thieves urged to give borrowed items back
Complaint to DFCS leads to meth lab bust
Darton promotes Gilbert as swim coach
Darton's Gilbert signs with Columbus State
Dead pit bull found in box in Central Albany
Deer collisions up in Decatur County
Dog owner must pay high fine to get 21 dogs back
Elder abuse victim released from hospital
Family reacts to two year olds death
Getting a grasp on poverty in Albany
Grinding collision in Dougherty County
Inaugural Briar Patch Festival kicks off Friday
Kelly Conway can't make it five in a row
Mitchell County pro tennis tournament has other benefits
Motorcycle awareness tour stops in Albany
Neighbor, police catch burglars off guard
Pet adoption price half on in Albany
Phoebe/Palmyra decision reversed
Scott chooses Congress instead of Governor's mansion
Seniors participate in Golden Olympics
Southwest GA's biggest pest gets a celebration
Students learn history made in Albany
Theft ring broke up in Lowndes County
Tift Co. shooting sends three to hospital
Tift County and Colquitt County basketball stars sign scholarships
Valdosta named a top place to live
Westover student named State STAR student of year
Wreck clogs traffic major intersection
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