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Three Albany men, charged with beating a man in a bar parking lot so viciously they fractured his skull. are found guilty of different levels of involvement in their trial. After three hours of deliberationMore >>
A guilty verdict after three hours of deliberation, as three Albany men are found guilty of different levels of involvement in their aggravated assault trial.More >>
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Army Specialist Ciara Smith surprised her son Devin Lewis and her mother Carla Williams today at Devin's Kindergarten graduation at Harper Elementary School in Thomasville. Smith just returned from herMore >>
Army Specialist Ciara Smith surprised her son Devin Lewis and her mother Carla Williams today at Devin's Kindergarten graduation at Harper Elementary School in Thomasville. More >>
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Thomasville-Thomas County Humane Society Volunteer Lacey Williams and WALB's Stephen Abel drew the winning raffle ticket late Wednesday afternoon for a $100 gas card donated by Harold Jackson and PetroleumMore >>
A group of volunteers raised a total of $640 by selling the raffle tickets. The money will be used to fight animal cruelty through education and awareness.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 10:01 AM EDT2013-05-23 14:01:10 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 >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:00 AM EDT2013-05-23 13:00:09 GMT
ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that metro Albany's unemployment rate declined to 8.6 percent in April, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 8.9 percent in March. TheMore >>
The unemployment rate in the Southwest Georgia region declined to 8.2 percent in April, down two-tenths of a percentage point from 8.4 percent in March. The rate was 8.8 percent in April a year ago.More >>
How long has it been since you've been inside of a school?
For some Albany grandparents it's only been a few hours.
Hundreds of them were at Lake Park Elementary School today to spend time with their grandchildren. They played games, heard songs and even had some snacks courtesy of the school's Parent-Teacher Organization.
While the students spend plenty of time with the grandparents outside of school, they also time inside the classroom, and that can help them once they leave school.
Nathan Masters and Third Grader at Lake Park Elementary School said, "I mean, it's just great to have them here."
Catherine Whitfield, the Principal of Lake Park Elementary School said, "as long as they know that somebody is behind them, supporting them and lets them know how important they think education is, that's one of the biggest things, the biggest differences in determining whether a child is going to be successful in school or not.
Grandparents Day has been going on at Lake Park Elementary for nearly a decade. Whitfield says that the students have been preparing for the day for weeks.
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Students from Ms. Brown's 3rd grade class get ready for their performance.
A sign on the board at Ms. Brown's 3rd grade class greets grandparents and friends.
Grandparents make their way from the gym to the 5th grade classes.
How many words can you make out of "Grandparent's Day"? The highest number in this class was 55.
Cornbread mix awaits the grandparents in Ms. Brown's 3rd grade class.
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