Saturday, May 18 2013 12:48 PM EDT2013-05-18 16:48:01 GMT
The family of an Albany teenager who died on Friday, isn't sure how they'll pay for her funeral. 16-year old Keyanna Lang died from a heart condition. Due to her illness the family couldn't keep lifeMore >>
The family of an Albany teenager who died on Friday, isn't sure how they'll pay for her funeral.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 8:00 AM EDT2013-05-18 12:00:09 GMT
In its effort to hire 10,000 new employees in May, Dollar General will host a career fair at Dollar General located at 2017 N Slappey Blvd. in Albany, Ga. on Saturday, May 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.More >>
The event is held as part of the major retailer's effort to hire 10,000 new employees in May...More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 11:58 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:58:09 GMT
A student-led effort to help cancer survivors ended up being a big success at a Lee County School. Friday students at Twin Oaks elementary school donated the proceeds from their effort to the Cancer CoalitionMore >>
A student-led effort to help cancer survivors ended up being a big success at a Lee County School. Friday students at Twin Oaks elementary school donated the proceeds from their effort to the Cancer Coalition of Southwest Georgia.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 11:44 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:44:12 GMT
Furloughs for Marine Corps Logistics Base workers could start in less than two months. About 2,000 workers at the Albany base will have to take up to 11 unpaid days off in the next fiscal year that startsMore >>
Furloughs for Marine Corps Logistics Base workers could start in less than two months.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 11:43 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:43:28 GMT
The Rat Pack came back to Albany Friday night. Sinatra and Friends performed at Doublegate Country Club to raise money for the Albany Symphony Association. The guys who play the roles of Frank Sinatra,More >>
People danced the night away to Frank Sinatra tunes.More >>
ALBANY, GA (WALB) –High winds blew a brush fire dangerously close to an Albany mobile home park Monday and firefighters worked to keep the fast moving flames away from the homes.
Those high winds pushed that fire quickly through the woods off Mobile Avenue and Doles Avenue in South Albany.
Firefighters soaked down the flames, while Georgia Forestry Commission tractors worked to make fire breaks to stop the fire.
Residents at the Dunes Mobile Home Park could only watch as heavy smoke blew past their homes, the burning woods only feet away.
Park manager Mathilda Smith said "It's terrifying actually. Just called the boss. He told me to evacuate everybody. So I've been running up and down the street trying to get everybody out of their houses, away from the woods."
No homes were damaged by the fire,but about five acres of woods burned.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but firefighters say a train had just passed on nearby railroad tracks, and they suspect a spark from the passing train could have started the blaze.
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