When a little boy disappeared on one of the coldest night’s of the year, WALB-TV put out a call for help and many of you answered it. When Albany police found out 9-year old Jyquez Miller was missing and may be in danger in the bitter cold, they notified us. We reported the need for volunteers. [...]

As we watched newcomer Christopher Pike easily defeat Arthur Williams in a landslide, it is encouraging that what also won, was Pike’s positive approach to the campaign. He ran on his ideas for future progress and cooperation, not dwelling in the past combative, and divisive approach Williams was known for. Pike also would not address William’s [...]

As government employees take unpaid furloughs, Georgia is still having trouble making its budget. While this is happening, Georgia still owns more state-owned cars and trucks than any other state in Southeast. We spend millions more of our tax dollars on those vehicles than other states. Mississippi has 7,541, Louisiana 12,740, Florida has roughly 18,000, even [...]

In a time when we are reporting problems associated with Albany’s downtown area, we want to tip our hat to an organization that’s producing good news. Attendance at the recently expanded Thronateeska Heritage Center is up dramatically. Thronateeska and the Wetherbee Planetarium underwent a nearly $4 million expansion and renovation from July through November that basically [...]