Marilyn Parker
Multimedia Journalist
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Marilyn is a multimedia journalist at WALB. She joined the WALB team in February 2018. She is from St. Petersburg, Florida, where she was a part of the Center for Journalism and Multimedia at Lakewood High School. Marilyn has a bachelor’s of science in journalism and mass communication from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. She graduated Magna Cum Laude in December 2017. While at A&T, she was the reporter, producer, and anchor for the journalism department’s news show “Aggie News & Views.” She interned at WTVT FOX-13 in Tampa, Florida, and WXII-12 News in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Marilyn says that journalism is apart of what connects communities, and she loves helping make those connections. She has a passion for telling stories of those who may feel like they are not heard. She enjoys watching movies, going to the beach, trying new restaurants, traveling and shopping. Feel free to contact Marilyn with any story ideas you may have.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2020 at 12:50 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
The 32nd annual Georgia Quail Hunt in Albany Wednesday was an opportunity for future businesses to invest in Southwest Georgia.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2020 at 12:42 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
A Southwest Georgia man said new technology has confirmed that his uncles truly did escape from the federal prison, Alcatraz.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2020 at 4:46 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
One Southwest Georgia police chief said the more involved you get, the safer you are.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2020 at 4:41 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
Georgia Legislators proposed a bill that could limit local government’s control over their structures.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2020 at 7:59 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
Dougherty County leaders are ready to reap the benefits of the completion of a solar farm.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2020 at 12:48 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
A long list of upgrades is coming to one Southwest Georgia park.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2020 at 12:41 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
In his 12 years on the board, Strickland has helped bring in Georgia Pacific, launch the 4C Academy and bring in jobs from the start.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2020 at 12:24 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
If a passenger boarding bridge isn’t big enough for the Southwest Georgia Regional Airport to be working on, now its leaders are talking about a possible air show.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2020 at 12:22 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
A Southwest Georgia hospital is newly renovated and it’s thanks to taxpayers’ decisions.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2020 at 12:21 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
It hasn’t been renovated since 1999 and the man who helped build the Boys & Girls Club in Plains was there to check out its new improvements Wednesday.
Updated: Jan. 29, 2020 at 12:30 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
One Southwest Georgia police department is taking steps to develop its officers to keep order in the community.
Updated: Jan. 29, 2020 at 12:23 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
Dozens of people showed up to hear a request to rezone an Albany church into a drug rehabilitation facility.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2020 at 11:37 PM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
Southwest Georgia transportation leaders are battling the crime of human trafficking.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2020 at 10:57 PM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
There's been an increase in Georgia Power Scams.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2020 at 12:16 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
Coca-Cola is coming home to one South Georgia city.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2020 at 11:59 PM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
It was parents versus one Southwest Georgia school board Thursday.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2020 at 1:15 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
A Southwest Georgia district attorney is taking aim at gun laws.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2020 at 12:36 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
Congratulations are in order for one Southwest Georgia coroner.
Updated: Jan. 15, 2020 at 7:26 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
Authorities in Dougherty county say criminals are looking to target apartments and gated communities to break into your cars.
Updated: Jan. 15, 2020 at 7:21 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
Complaints of an unkempt cemetery were growing in one Southwest Georgia community. Citizens and students from Pelham schools teamed up to clean it up.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2020 at 10:24 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
Albany Technical College saw a 3 percent increase in enrollment from Fall 2018 to Fall 2019.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2020 at 10:19 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
Signed and sworn in — the City of Albany met their new commissioners and mayor Monday night.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2020 at 5:33 PM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
The Dougherty County School System urges you to take the flu seriously.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2020 at 4:45 PM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
The more you are prepared for a natural disaster, the faster the state and all its people can recover. That's advice from the Georgia National Guard.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2020 at 4:40 PM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
Past experiences with severe weather can lead to storm anxiety, according to the National Weather Service.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2020 at 12:49 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
At the time of an attack, there’s one group on standby to serve and protect not only our country but our state.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2020 at 12:38 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
It’s been Australia’s worst brushfire on record with a death toll of 27 and more than 2,000 homes destroyed.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2020 at 12:40 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
Fourteen in every 1,000 persons, 18 or older, are victims of stalking every year.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2020 at 12:31 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
South Georgia child advocacy centers urge parents to start the conversation with their children about body safety early.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2020 at 12:23 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
A Southwest Georgia educator said Iran was trying to “save face” in its attacks towards Americans.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2020 at 1:57 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
Just a week into the new year and Dougherty County officials have reported the county’s first suicide.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2020 at 1:53 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
A man will be serving a life sentence after he pleaded guilty to murder in a Southwest Georgia courtroom Tuesday.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2020 at 7:18 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
When filling out your documents this year, make sure to write out the entire year, 2020.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2020 at 7:15 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
Break-ins and stolen property are just some of the reasons one Southwest Georgia neighborhood is coming together to form a neighborhood watch group.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2020 at 9:55 AM EST
|By Kim McCullough and Marilyn Parker
The body seemed to had been in the water for at least a week, according to Coroner Fowler.
Updated: Jan. 2, 2020 at 10:38 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
If you’re looking to buy a new car this year there’s a lower tax rate. As of Jan. 1, Georgians can save nearly $100 on new cars sold for $25,000.
Updated: Jan. 2, 2020 at 10:31 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
With 2020 here many people are already taking on new goals, challenges, and beginnings.
Updated: Jan. 1, 2020 at 7:24 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
New Year’s Eve is one of the deadliest holidays on roadways across the country.
Updated: Jan. 1, 2020 at 7:22 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
Fireworks could be heard across the city Tuesday. While they are fun to watch, people selling these fireworks want you to stay safe.
Updated: Jan. 1, 2020 at 7:18 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
An event exclusive to South Georgians, but being recognized all over is taking New Year’s Eve by storm. The second annual Gnat Drop was held in Tifton Tuesday night.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2019 at 12:58 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
Devastation from an EF-1 tornado Tuesday spread for miles in Miller County.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2019 at 6:58 PM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
According to the National Weather Service confirms that a EF-2 tornado touched down inn Irwin County Tuesday night.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2019 at 12:40 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
Christmas came early for a group of kids in one Southwest Georgia city Monday.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2019 at 12:37 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
Riding in the back seat of a car without buckling up, could get you a ticket come 2020.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2019 at 1:05 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
One East Albany church may be small in size, but it is giving back in a major way and it has done so for the past 22 years.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2019 at 12:59 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
Hundreds of lights are taking over of the Chehaw Wild Life Park.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2019 at 12:51 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
Despite the demands of Hurricane Michael recovery, Lee County officials said they managed to come out on top.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2019 at 1:05 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
It’s down to three or four different operators that are not in the running to contract a new Southwest Georgia Hospital.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2019 at 1:00 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
An increase in fatal crashes in South Georgia is bringing on state-led operations to deter distracted driving.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2019 at 12:37 AM EST
|By Marilyn Parker
Plans to improve a major attraction between two Southwest Georiga counties are in the works.
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