Friday, May 24 2013 10:55 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:55:46 GMT
Not going out of town for Memorial Day? Don't worry, the Albany Panthers want to make sure you have a good weekend as they host their first ever beer fest. You can sample more than 20 types of beer SaturdayMore >>
Not going out of town for Memorial Day? Don't worry, the Albany Panthers want to make sure you have a good weekend as they host their first ever beer fest.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 10:50 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:50:57 GMT
The family of a Miller County woman is mourning tonight after GBI investigators say the 58 year old was murdered by her husband, before he took his own life. Now the family of Barbara Bass is speakingMore >>
The family of a Miller County woman is mourning tonight after GBI investigators say the 58 year old was murdered by her husband, before he took his own life.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:38 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:38:36 GMT
Dougherty County Police Officer issues seat belt citation
The Memorial Day Holiday weekend is here, and Dougherty county police are gearing up for a busy weekend. They'll be keeping a close eye on the roads, and are asking motorists to stay safe. Police saidMore >>
The Memorial Day Holiday weekend is here, and Dougherty county police are gearing up for a busy weekend. They'll be keeping a close eye on the roads, and are asking motorists to stay safe.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:25 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:25:44 GMT
The Albany Dougherty County Post of the American Legion will be on the lawn of the Albany Mall Saturday morning at 8:00 to erect 122 white crosses. They are there to represent the men and women fromMore >>
The Albany Dougherty County Post of the American Legion will be on the lawn of the Albany Mall Saturday morning at 8:00 to erect 122 white crosses.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:21 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:21:31 GMT
A huge truck load of peanut butter is headed to Oklahoma tornado victims. Friday afternoon, 31,680 jars of it were loaded onto a truck at Lineage Logistics in Albany. The 22 pallets of peanut butterMore >>
Friday afternoon, 31,680 jars of it were loaded onto a truck at Lineage Logistics in Albany.More >>
Mitchell County, GA (WALB) – State budget cutbacks have fewer Georgia State Patrol Officers on southwest Georgia's highways.
Troopers have not been laid off, but new officers have not been hired to replace those who have left or retired.
The Georgia State Patrol post in Albany is short several positions and even has troopers detached from the post to help out other posts that are even more undermanned.
Because of state shortfalls, they're using state inmates to help maintain the grounds and borrowing equipment from other state facilities instead of replacing broken equipment. They're also relying more on local law enforcement for patrols.
"We try to look at it as just one big team, us the Sheriff's Office, City Police Departments if they can help us we greatly appreciate it and the same for us if we can lend a hand to them, right now everybody's hurting," said Albany Trooper Cpl. Scott McClure.
The State Patrol has gone from the full compliment of 954 troopers statewide to 755. Instead of just driving patrols, troopers are also concentrating their effort in trouble areas or targeting specific counties for road blocks.
Those efforts have allowed the post to save on fuel costs.
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