Nigel Brown, 9, was killed in a late-night drive-by shooting in Albany in August 2021. Since then, the Good Life City has rallied behind his family. No arrests have been made in connection to the shooting.
The candidates for Georgia’s dual U.S. Senate runoff elections have been campaigning all over the Peach State. But how often have they stopped in our corner of the state?
Ronnie “Wayne” Hackle, Mercedes Hackle and Bobbielynn Moore were reported missing in March 2019. A few days later, their bodies were found in Berrien and Atkinson counties.
Over the next five years, the additional one-cent sales tax will bring in an additional $80 million that would allow both the City of Albany and Dougherty County to fund transportation upgrades.
In 2018, Albany has had several sewage spills, the majority of which have leaked into the Flint River. WALB has compiled each sewer spill and events that have followed.
Tara Grinstead, a teacher at Irwin County High School, disappeared in October 2005 after attending an event in Ocilla. After the missing person case was filed, community members came together to search for her for weeks. Through the years, her family hasn’t given up hope, and officials have continuo
Kendrick Johnson, 17, was found dead in a mat at Lowndes High School in 2013. The circumstances of his death have been a source of conjecture, gossip, allegations and lawsuits ever since. WALB has compiled a timeline of events since Johnson’s reported death.
It was announced in June of 2016 that the site of the Grand Island Golf Club would be transformed into a hospital. Lee County commissioners have fought, and are still fighting, to make this medical center a reality.
Deanna Shirey, 70, was reported missing in early July. After a more than 10 day search, her body was found. WALB has compiled a timeline of events in this case.
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