Thursday, June 20 2013 12:09 AM EDT2013-06-20 04:09:02 GMT
The Albany Water Gas and light commission is preparing customers for a change that starts soon for those who pay with debit or credit cards. WG&L leaders say the utility is paying $20,000 dollars a monthMore >>
The Albany Water Gas and light commission is preparing customers for a change that starts soon for those who pay with debit or credit cards.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:41 PM EDT2013-06-20 03:41:18 GMT
An Albany man who was born when Woodrow Wilson was president celebrated his birthday today. Century Pines Assisted Living Center threw a party for resident Charles Walker who turned 101 today. Walker wasMore >>
An Albany man who was born when Woodrow Wilson was president celebrated his birthday today.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:34 PM EDT2013-06-20 03:34:54 GMT
For years, the area right across the street from the RiverQuarium has been rundown, but that's changing. A couple of businesses are thriving there. The new art park is open, and a sidewalk improvementMore >>
For years, the area right across the street from the RiverQuarium has been rundown, but that's changing.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:20 PM EDT2013-06-20 03:20:33 GMT
Downtown Albany leaders are looking for ways to make sure the Flint Riverquarium remains an important part of downtown for years to come. Tonight, The Albany Dougherty Inner City Authority board began discussionsMore >>
Downtown Albany leaders are looking for ways to make sure the Flint Riverquarium remains an important part of downtown for years to come.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:51 PM EDT2013-06-19 22:51:07 GMT
Ravi Mikel Givens was arrested Tuesday and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. He is being held in the Dougherty County jail. Givens, who played ball at Westover and StetsonMore >>
Agents say that police responded to the apartment because of a burglar alarm. Officers found the back door broken open and went inside. That's where they detected a strong odor of marijuana, and saw pot in plain view.More >>
April 5, 2006
Albany - A Bainbridge fisherman lands a state record catfish. James Tyus caught a 67.05 pound, 48 inch catfish Saturday on the Chattahoochee River just below the Columbia Lock Dam in Early County.
He was using just a 15-pound test line, but he managed to reel in the whopper with the help of his brother. Tyus kept the fish in his jacuzzi until he got in contact with the DNR. The catfish survived a 45 minute car ride, out of water, to Albany. The DNR then took the fish to the Flint Riverquarium.
"The experience of reeling it in was unreal. That's the first catfish I've ever seen that rolled like a bass. She did it twice. It was dark so I couldn't really tell what it was until we got it to the boat. It was something I won't forget for a long, long time," said fisherman James Tyus.
"He'll go through a couple rounds of medication," said Flint Riverquarium aquatist Holly Hayden. "We'll make sure he's eating really well, then we'll put him in the 175,000 gallon blue hole."
The blue catfish outweighed the current state record by six pounds. Tyus donated the fish to the Riverquarium. The fish will be in quarantine for about a month before going on display.
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