Saturday, May 25 2013 6:27 PM EDT2013-05-25 22:27:57 GMT
Supporters of a 6-year-old Albany boy battling a serious brain disorder are coming together once more to help with his medical bills. This time, with a Vegas style event. This may seem like a regularMore >>
Supporters of a 6-year-old Albany boy battling a serious brain disorder are coming together once more to help with his medical bills. This time, with a Vegas style event.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 4:52 PM EDT2013-05-25 20:52:02 GMT
A woman is recovering after her SUV was struck by another vehicle, flipping it several times. It happened around 3:15pm Saturday, near the 1500 block of U.S. Highway 19. Officials say John Earley wasMore >>
A woman is recovering after her SUV was struck by another vehicle, flipping it several times.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 7:30 AM EDT2013-05-25 11:30:07 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 >>
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 >>
Cairo- Cairo High School is hosting Bandfest this week. It's an event band directors and students look forward to all year.
40 bands from across our region are bringing their best to Cairo High School. Students say the standards have to be high to raise the bar for next year. The same goes for their band directors. "There's some pressure there. But just like the SAT helps inspire us to work harder, band fest helps us as musicians," says Vice-Chairman Johnny Folsom.
The festival is sponsored by the Georgia Music Educators Association. Each band is judged from superior to poor. But the adjudicators stress there are no winners. "It's not like a competition between bands. It's a quality event for students to get good input on how they perform," says Head Adjudicator Rudy Wilson.
Directors describe it as an annual checkup. The bands prepare all year to shine for 15 minutes. "We're trying to do our best to impress the judges and get a one. That's the highest score," says participant James Pratt Jr. "We need to get down to business and we need to do what we're supposed to do," adds participant Angel Edwards.
Getting down to business wasn't a problem for these bands. Judges say they're the best of the best of what our region's schools have to offer. "They're doing some good work, have some good directors. And there's a lot of good things happening here," says Wilson. That's a compliment to South Georgia theses bands can take with them long after the curtain closes.
The judges and directors say it's important to evaluate these bands so toughly because they're the future of music. Many of these students could go on to play in professional civic organizations.
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