Tuesday, May 22 2012 5:20 PM EDT2012-05-22 21:20:36 GMT
Smash and Grab bandits continue to strike business throughout south Georgia. Overnight Tuesday crooks stole hundreds of dollars worth of alcohol and cigarettes and even a safe when they broke inside aMore >>
Overnight Tuesday crooks stole hundreds of dollars worth of alcohol and cigarettes and even a safe when they broke inside a Damascus Liquor store.More >>
Tuesday, May 22 2012 5:15 PM EDT2012-05-22 21:15:56 GMT
THOMASVILLE, GA (WALB) - A south Georgia arts center is looking out for a unique breed of artist for an upcoming competition. The Thomasville Center for the Arts, in partnership with Keep Thomas CountyMore >>
The Thomasville Center for the Arts, in partnership with Keep Thomas County Beautiful and Downtown Thomasville Mainstreet, is encouraging sculptors, potters, jewelers, and other artists who use recycled materials to apply for FLAUNT: 2012 Upcycle/Downtown artwalk and exhibition.More >>
Tuesday, May 22 2012 5:13 PM EDT2012-05-22 21:13:23 GMT
It's Super Tuesday of a different sort as America votes tonight to pick the next American Idol. Will it be southern California's Jessica Sanchez. Or south Georgia's Phillip Phillips? Phillip certainlyMore >>
It's Super Tuesday of a different sort as America votes tonight to pick the next American Idol. Will it be southern California's Jessica Sanchez. Or south Georgia's Phillip Phillips?More >>
Tuesday, May 22 2012 5:12 PM EDT2012-05-22 21:12:13 GMT
In just an hour the American Idol finalists will take the stage and when the show ends the phone lines will open and the voting will begin. Will America choose Leesburg's Phillip Phillips to be the nextMore >>
In just an hour the American Idol finalists will take the stage and when the show ends the phone lines will open and the voting will begin. Will America choose Leesburg's Phillip Phillips to be the next American Idol?More >>
Tuesday, May 22 2012 4:51 PM EDT2012-05-22 20:51:20 GMT
A veteran south Georgia Sheriff is likely retiring. Freddie Tompkins has been sheriff in Worth County since 1984. He won't say for certain he's not running again, but with election qualifying openingMore >>
A veteran south Georgia Sheriff is likely retiring. Freddie Tompkins has been sheriff in Worth County since 1984.More >>
Tuesday, May 22 2012 4:21 PM EDT2012-05-22 20:21:24 GMT
The Albany Police Department is trying to help the family of Eugene Cribb find him. Cribb has been missing since May 13th, when he was seen walking away from 211 Pine Bluff Road, towards Cordele Road.More >>
Eugene Cribb has been missing since May 13th, when he was seen walking away from 211 Pine Bluff Road, towards Cordele Road. Cribb suffers from depression and has made threats of harming himself.More >>
Tuesday, May 22 2012 4:20 PM EDT2012-05-22 20:20:36 GMT
Dougherty County Police are beefing up patrols to protect convenience stores. Smash and grab burglaries have become a nearly nightly crime around Albany in recent weeks. In almost every one of theseMore >>
Police ask you to report people you see selling Newport cigarettes on the street, because they know these smash and grab burglars are known in the communityMore >>
Tuesday, May 22 2012 4:17 PM EDT2012-05-22 20:17:07 GMT
Three Albany men plead guilty to being part of a burglary ring that broke into dozens of northwest Albany homes last year. 20-year-old Justin Hendricks was sentenced to seven years in prison for burglary.More >>
20-year-old Justin Hendricks was sentenced to seven years in prison for burglary. Henry Wallace and Donald Holsey were sentenced to five years for theft by receiving.More >>
Tuesday, May 22 2012 4:10 PM EDT2012-05-22 20:10:32 GMT
An Albany woman is receiving treatment at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital after being stabbed with a screwdriver. APD says 19-year-old Henry Nixx III climbed through her window at 1414 Gillespie Avenue,More >>
An Albany woman is receiving treatment at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital after being stabbed with a screwdriver.More >>
Tuesday, May 22 2012 3:58 PM EDT2012-05-22 19:58:00 GMT
A Tifton scientist is running for Tift County Commission Chairman. Stephen Mullis works at the UGA Experiment Station. He's a Tifton native and an army veteran. Mullis says he'll be fiscally responsibleMore >>
A Tifton scientist is running for Tift County Commission Chairman. Stephen Mullis works at the UGA Experiment Station. He's a Tifton native and an army veteran.More >>
CAMILLA (WALB) – Life sentences were handed down Monday against two men charged with robbing three deacons outside a Mitchell County church
Travis Donaldson and Corry Hallman pleaded guilty to armed robbery.They'll have to serve 12-years before they're eligible for parole followed by a lifetime on probation.
They held up the deacons as they left Camilla First Baptist Church September 9, 2009.
Four other defendants pleaded guilty for their roles in the crime last week.
