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 >>
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 >>
March 2, 2007
Dougherty County -- A Dougherty County family hid in a closet while the storm battered their County Line Road home.
One tree smashed through Brad Hatcher's mobile home, but the family escaped injury by seeking shelter. Hatcher said his father, Wade, his sister, a year-old child rode out the storm in the closet of the master bedroom.
"We all piled down I there, and we felt the house pick up. It moved about five or six feet, came back, broke the center of house, it tore everything up, and uprooted trees in the yard. I did everything I could to hold the closet door shut, and calm my mom and sister down. Daddy was helping calm them down. We didn't want to upset the baby with what was going on. It was a heck of an ordeal, but by the grace of God, we made it."
Hatcher said he and his father are truck drivers who got home last night before the tornado hit. He said he strained to hold the closet door closed while the twister lifted the mobile home off its foundation and moved it 5 or 6 feet.
There is other damage in the area, but no reports of injuries.
Brad Hatcher said he and his father are truck drivers, who got home just before the tornado hit.
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