Sunday, April 20 2014 5:57 PM EDT2014-04-20 21:57:34 GMT
A Thomasville woman is celebrating her 100th birthday. Irene Manning celebrates her 100th Birthday today. Friends and family threw her a birthday party at Cherokee Lake in Thomasville. Her grandson saysMore >>
A Thomasville woman is celebrating her 100th birthday. Irene Manning celebrates her 100th Birthday today. Friends and family threw her a birthday party at Cherokee Lake in Thomasville. Her grandson saysMore >>
Sunday, April 20 2014 5:52 PM EDT2014-04-20 21:52:00 GMT
The Easter Bunny made an appearance at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital today. The Dougherty County Police Department partnered with the Easter Bunny Foundation to deliver stuffed Easter Bunnies to childrenMore >>
The Easter Bunny made an appearance at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital today. The Dougherty County Police Department partnered with the Easter Bunny Foundation to deliver stuffed Easter Bunnies to childrenMore >>
Sunday, April 20 2014 5:46 PM EDT2014-04-20 21:46:45 GMT
Storm Clean up is underway at a wildlife rehabilitation center in Thomasville. Sierra Dorpinghouse is all geared up and ready to help with clean up after Friday's storm damaged several animal cagesMore >>
Storm Clean up is underway at a wildlife rehabilitation center in Thomasville. Sierra Dorpinghouse is all geared up and ready to help with clean up after Friday's storm damaged several animal cagesMore >>
Sunday, April 20 2014 5:37 PM EDT2014-04-20 21:37:30 GMT
The May primaries are just around the corner and tomorrow is the last day you can register to vote. If you don't have time to go to the government center downtown, anyone with a valid driver's licenseMore >>
The May primaries are just around the corner and tomorrow is the last day you can register to vote.More >>
Sunday, April 20 2014 4:00 PM EDT2014-04-20 20:00:13 GMT
Albany Technical College, a Tree Campus USA, will celebrate Arbor Day on Monday, on the grounds north of the Nathaniel Cross Health Care Technology Building, by planting a tree. George Paul, EnvironmentalMore >>
Albany Technical College, a Tree Campus USA, will celebrate Arbor Day on Monday, on the grounds north of the Nathaniel Cross Health Care Technology Building, by planting a tree.More >>
ALBANY, GA (WALB) - Right now is the height of West Nile Virus season and while Georgia hasn't had any confirmed human cases this year, in Dougherty County the mosquitoes are biting.
Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Fay have created the potential for breeding areas across southwest Georgia. The county got 22 calls today with complaints about the pests. The Health Department reminds you to clear any standing water from your yards and check your window screens.
"The breeding of mosquito with all of the water, that's more the concern so, people need to make sure that they go out and they look on their property. If they've got any debris, any old tires, any area they've got where water could be standing for a while they need to make sure that they get those emptied," said Dr. Jacqueline Grant, Southwest Georgia Public Health Department.
The county plans to spay seven days a week if the weather permits. Mosquitoes typically bite at dusk and at dawn. If you've got to be outdoors during those hours, health officials recommend wearing long pants or a long sleeved shirt.
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