Girls Inc. to host Bag Lady Luncheon

Wednesday, May 1st, 2013, 11:21am

ALBANY, GA (WALB)- Straps, colors, buckles and brand names, the purse is a symbol of femininity and Girls Incorporated of Albany is using that symbol to do what they do best, help build girls age 6 to 18 in South Georgia into successful women in the community.

The organization is asking for donations of gently used designer bags for their first ever Bag Lady Luncheon.

The event is an auction from 11:30am to 1:00pm Thursday, May 9^9th at the Deck at Creekside of Chehaw Park.

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DNR approves aquifer water storage experiment

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Tuesday, April 30th, 2013, 5:36pm

BAKER CO., GA (WALB)- The Georgia Department of Natural Resources board today gave the go-ahead to build an experimental aquifer water storage and recovery system in Baker County.

It's intended to improve flow in streams off the Flint River and protect endangered species.

But the Georgia Water Coalition and many landowners along the Flint River oppose the project.

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Wild animals don't make good pets

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Tuesday, April 30th, 2013, 5:20pm

WORTH CO., GA (WALB)- Public health officials are urging you to keep your pets up to date on their rabies vaccinations. Wild animals such as raccoons can't be vaccinated which is one reason they aren't supposed to be kept as pets.

One Worth County woman learned the hard way when her pet raccoon attacked her. He had to be euthanized so he could be tested for rabies.

This year, there have been two confirmed cases of Rabies in Worth County- one in a bobcat, and the other in a Raccoon.

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New bill to bring bigger, better tourism

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Tuesday, April 30th, 2013, 7:13am

Georgia- Georgia is looking to make tourism bigger and better after Governor Deal signed a bill Monday at Atlanta Motor Speedway to revamp tourist locations and build all new ones.

With the new bill, tourist spots like the Wild Adventures Water and Theme Park here in South Georgia can now get projects approved to expand and new attractions can move in to bring more tourists.

The legislation changes the procedures of the Georgia Tourism Development Act.

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Special Report: Too many Facebook Games?

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Tuesday, April 30th, 2013, 5:57am

ALBANY, GA (WALB)- Facebook has worked itself into many areas of our lives. We use it for work talking to friends and now, play. Over a billion users all over the world can sign on for puzzles and different worlds in games.

But if you aren't a gamer can having a notification box full of requests be a nuisance?

Games like Farmville and Words with Friends recently swept Facebook giving millions of users another way to connect with people all over the world.

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Truck and tractor pulling returns toTifton

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Friday, April 26th, 2013, 9:55am

TIFT CO., GA (WALB)- The Spring edition of the Tifton Truck and Tractor Pull is in town today and tomorrow at the American Legion Fairgrounds.

Truck and tractor pullers from all across the Southeast will compete for Southern Pullers Association Championship points and prize money.

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Vets fight the V. A.

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Thursday, April 25th, 2013, 6:00pm

ALBANY, GA (WALB)- Lawmakers called on President Obama to improve the massive backlog in disability claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Nearly 900,000 claims are waiting to be processed.

Two veterans have waited years for the VA to come through for them. Millions of men and women have risked their lives to defend our freedom. "I was in the army for three years," said William Crawley.

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