Thursday, May 23 2013 2:33 PM EDT2013-05-23 18:33:20 GMT
Three Albany men, charged with beating a man in a bar parking lot so viciously they fractured his skull. are found guilty of different levels of involvement in their trial. After three hours of deliberationMore >>
A guilty verdict after three hours of deliberation, as three Albany men are found guilty of different levels of involvement in their aggravated assault trial.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 12:25 PM EDT2013-05-23 16:25:08 GMT
Army Specialist Ciara Smith surprised her son Devin Lewis and her mother Carla Williams today at Devin's Kindergarten graduation at Harper Elementary School in Thomasville. Smith just returned from herMore >>
Army Specialist Ciara Smith surprised her son Devin Lewis and her mother Carla Williams today at Devin's Kindergarten graduation at Harper Elementary School in Thomasville. More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:57 AM EDT2013-05-23 15:57:54 GMT
Thomasville-Thomas County Humane Society Volunteer Lacey Williams and WALB's Stephen Abel drew the winning raffle ticket late Wednesday afternoon for a $100 gas card donated by Harold Jackson and PetroleumMore >>
A group of volunteers raised a total of $640 by selling the raffle tickets. The money will be used to fight animal cruelty through education and awareness.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 10:01 AM EDT2013-05-23 14:01:10 GMT
Albany Engineer K. Bruce Maples, P. E. announced some road closures Thursday morning. Beginning at 6:00 A.M., Saturday, May 25, 2013, the following streets will be closed for the Spring Fest and SBMore >>
Albany Engineer K. Bruce Maples, announced some road closures beginning at 6:00 A.M., Saturday, May 25, 2013, in downtown Albany.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:00 AM EDT2013-05-23 13:00:09 GMT
ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that metro Albany's unemployment rate declined to 8.6 percent in April, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 8.9 percent in March. TheMore >>
The unemployment rate in the Southwest Georgia region declined to 8.2 percent in April, down two-tenths of a percentage point from 8.4 percent in March. The rate was 8.8 percent in April a year ago.More >>
September 2, 2004
Cordele -The cotton stacked up at a Cordele warehouse may not be going very far. "There are some mills that are beginning to balk at some of Georgia's cotton," explains Crisp County extension coordinator Ken Lewis.
Textile mills and manufacturers are not buying Georgia cotton because they say this year's quality isn't good. Lewis says "While we're not exactly 100 percent sure of the reasons, we think it's related to staple length or the length of the fibers," and buyers are very specific when it comes to the quality of their cotton. "There's a color grade, the maturity of that cotton. There's the length of it, the strength of it,"explains Lewis.
The refusal of manufacturers to buy Georgia cotton has the strength to hurt this agricultural economy. "This has potential for a huge economic impact for our farmers,"replied Lewis.
Researchers are working with farmers to improve the quality of their crop. Lewis explained "We can make sure we control our stink bugs. We can harvest in a timely fashion. We can defoliate in a timely fashion to maintain that fiber quality."
They're hoping an improvement in quality will keep cotton buyers coming back to Georgia.
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