WALB is not just in the community, we are part of the community. We have decided to do our part to keep our community being a place we are proud to live in.

As we enter the remaining days of the year and look forward to a fresh new start to our lives, stop for a moment and reflect on the true spirit of Southwest Georgia, the true spirit of your neighbor and the true spirit of Christmas!

This year, we need you more than ever.

This holiday season, shop safe but shop local.

They served and dedicated a period of their life — if not the ultimate sacrifice — their entire life, for our freedoms.

This Friday night, I will be at a game. I hope you will as well. Support those that made the tough decision to play. That pushed forward and didn’t coward to this virus and the naysayers.

To each military member, past or present, I salute you all.

Very few things come along in a lifetime that in some way have an impact on everyone. COVID-19 has for sure done that for us.

Just like the resurrection, we have a brighter day coming.

But it’s so important that we continue down this path of social distancing in order to flatten the curve and minimize long term economic harm to our businesses, to our community, to our state.

I was reminded of some wise words by a passage I recently read: don’t let any foul words come out of your mouth.

WALB is going to do the same and roll up our sleeves to pick up litter to help make our community beautiful.

There is no denying the resiliency of Southwest Georgia.

Chronic hunger is a major problem here in South Georgia. In Dougherty and surrounding counties, one in four residents are “food insecure” as we call it, many times not knowing where the next meal is coming from for them and their families.

The commitment to serve by an individual, for whatever reason, is more times than not, not a singular decision.

Project Safe Neighborhoods is the centerpiece of the department’s strategy to reduce violent crime across our nation.

Chances are, if cancer has not touched your life, it will at some point. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer.

A day that we remember seeing our fellow American’s step up into action to help, assist and defend our nation.

For decades the anthem was how American television stations went off the air and returned back to the airwaves the following morning.

But just as we report on the bad, it is also our responsibility to tell you about the good things that happen where you live — the stories about neighbors helping neighbors, and South Georgians working together to make this an amazing place to raise our families.

Now, the city has hired a company called Spectra to manage the Civic Center, Municipal Auditorium, and Veterans Amphitheater. And so far, the new leadership is paying off.

Together, with you — our WALB viewers — we have laughed, celebrated, cried, weathered storms, floods, recovery and rebuilding over the last six decades.

Anyone driving in Albany or Dougherty County knows, or should I say, “feels” how desperately our roads need repair.

The National Weather Service issued 97 warnings across the Southeast.

Real estate agency Hughey and Neuman has challenged us all, including businesses, to pick up litter in their area.

Look up the definition of ‘resilient’ and South Georgia is likely the first thing you’ll see.

It’s a bitter-sweet time this week, as I count down my final days in Television and at here at WALB.

We all love this time of year, the parades, the concerts, the parties, and of course the shopping.

We want to encourage everyone to support your local merchants.

On behalf of all of us at WALB, we hope you and your family have a safe and happy Thanksgiving.

Clean flowing water is at the core of our economy in west central and southwest Georgia.

A parent’s worst nightmare is to find out something has happened to their child, but to lose a child is unimaginable.

Judge Ken Hodges, Court of Appeals of Georgia has important information

South Georgia hospitals are missing out on federal funds

By now we sure hope everyone knows next Tuesday is Election Day, and there may never be a more important time to show up at your polling place and exercise your right to vote.

Ever wonder why elections are held on Tuesdays in November? The answer lies with America's 19th-century farmers.

Albany State University adopted the motto “Unsinkable” during the flood of 1994, and they still displayed an unsinkable spirit in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael.

This Guest Editorial is by Lisa Davis, the Vice-President of the Lee County Development Authority.

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