Dougherty County News

The Band will play at the re-opening of the Statue of Liberty's crown this Saturday.

Terrell County's Sheriff worries gang activity spilling over from Dougherty County could soon be a problem in his community.

Chairman Jeff Sinyard says he's hopeful the board can begin to talk about merging city and county governments by late summer or early fall.

"We were just sitting there watching the race," said Josh Hutto, Visiting Family.

Albany officials say a 14-year-old girl has been arrested and charged with murder in the stabbing death of a 12-year-old boy.

You can hardly watch the news these days without seeing a story about another burglary in Albany.

A Thomas County 10-year old is the fourth person in southwest Georgia with a confirmed case of the H1N1 virus.

The family was were at a home on Cherry Laurel Lane when they realized the two year old was missing.

Police say a tenant and her landlord got into an argument over water service being cut off.

Around 3 o'clock Sgt. Eric Hermann was responding to an emergency call with his lights and siren on when he collided with a large pickup truck and trailer at the corner of Moultrie Road and Mock Road.

That's why law enforcers all over Georgia are encouraging people to make this fourth-of-July holiday a blast, not a bust.

Close to four million dollars in disaster assistance has already been approved for more than 1,760 people in 23 south Georgia counties.

Albany Police continue to question witnesses to a possible gang shooting on Albany's south side.

He's charged with obscene internet contact with a child and sexual exploitation of a child.

That office was dismantled last month after the city and school board pulled their funding.

The project would be paid for with stimulus money, and the Southwest Georgia Regional Development Center believes there's strength in numbers.

Georgia's Work Ready program is offering another incentive that could help both the program and job hunters.

Some south Georgia parents say they're taking experts advice and talking to their children about the dangers of Sexting.

Effective February 17, 2009, all television signals will go from analog to digital.

They're charged with shooting a rival gang member in retribution for an earlier fight.