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|By Associated Press
More than half of absentee ballot applications rejected in Georgia in advance of the Nov. 2 elections were turned down because they came in after a deadline.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2021 at 3:51 PM CST
|By Staff and wire reports
Closing arguments begin after 10 days of testimony that concluded last week, not long after the man who shot Ahmaud Arbery testified in his own defense.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2021 at 5:34 PM CST
|By Dajhea Jones
Fantasy in Lights at Callaway Gardens celebrates 29th year
Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 at 12:45 PM CST
|By Staff and wire reports
Georgia's unemployment rate dropped to 3.1 percent in October, the lowest level in the Peach State's recorded history.
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Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 at 11:41 AM CST
|By Jennifer Lifsey
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is asking for the public’s help in gathering information on a species close to being considered endangered - Monarch Butterflies.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 at 8:36 AM CST
|By Jaclyn Harold
A new solar energy center will provide power at a low cost for South Georgians.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2021 at 6:18 PM CST
|By Jennifer Morejon
Two southwest Georgia businesses will partner to bring you new entertainment options next year.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2021 at 11:39 PM CST
|By Jayla Johnson
The student council is partnering with C-Hope Ministries of Blakely to host a food drive .
Updated: Nov. 15, 2021 at 11:17 PM CST
|By Jayla Johnson
A non-profit in Blakely starts collection for annual toy drive.
Updated: Nov. 12, 2021 at 3:37 PM CST
|By Staff
On Friday, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a mega rail terminal to serve the state’s ports.
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Updated: Nov. 12, 2021 at 2:07 PM CST
|By Staff and wire reports
Testimony resumes in the trial of three white men accused in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. Here are the latest updates and a look at what's happened.
Updated: Nov. 12, 2021 at 3:14 AM CST
|By Associated Press
Three people have died in middle Georgia after a train hit a vehicle stuck on the tracks Wednesday evening.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2021 at 1:48 AM CST
|By Jayla Johnson
Staff in the Early County School System will receive a retention bonus.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2021 at 1:31 AM CST
|By Jayla Johnson
Early County High School received a grant to purchase new equpment for the CTAE program.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2021 at 1:23 PM CST
|By WALB News Team
The expansion will create 90 jobs.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2021 at 5:08 PM CDT
|By Sean Evans
The mother of Ahmaud Arbery says she’s confident that a fair jury will be seated in the case against the men accused of murdering her son.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2021 at 11:48 AM CDT
|By Staff and wire reports
Georgia lawmakers have begun a special legislative session to redraw congressional, state Senate and state House districts in response to census results.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2021 at 11:45 AM CDT
|By WBRC Staff
The Atlanta Braves announced a parade to celebrate their World Series win against the Houston Astros.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2021 at 8:59 AM CDT
|By WTOC Staff
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and other state leaders Wednesday discussed the state’s lawsuit against the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2021 at 12:24 PM CDT
|By Staff
Jury selection resumes a day after a candidate was dismissed over concerns she wouldn't be able to pick up her son from school every day like she needs to.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2021 at 7:06 AM CDT
|By Staff and wire reports
Some Georgia universities are mandating vaccinations for federal contract employees, even as the state sues to block the requirement.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2021 at 3:36 AM CDT
|By Associated Press
A Georgia woman who left an emergency room after waiting for a doctor says she walked away with her injury untreated and a $700 charge simply for showing up.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2021 at 8:11 PM CDT
|By WCTV Staff
A Jackson County FL dive team recovered the body of one of the Donalsonville, GA homicide victims Sunday afternoon.
Updated: Oct. 30, 2021 at 6:01 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
A large spider native to East Asia has spun its thick, golden web on power lines, porches and vegetable patches all over north Georgia this year
Updated: Oct. 29, 2021 at 5:05 PM CDT
|By Krista Monk
A couple in Valdosta has pleaded guilty to producing child pornography, according to a press release from the office of Peter Leary, the acting U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2021 at 3:33 PM CDT
|By Jessie Gibson
While COVID cases are on the decline, the Red Cross says they’re not seeing the same number of donors as they did before.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2021 at 2:12 PM CDT
|By Ben Stanfield
On Tuesday of next week, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger will release a book titled “Integrity Counts.”
Updated: Oct. 27, 2021 at 3:44 AM CDT
|By Associated Press
Two law enforcement officers were accused of shooting a man 76 times during an attempted fugitive arrest in 2016.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2021 at 4:07 PM CDT
|By Sean Evans
Tuesday marks day six of jury selection in the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2021 at 2:43 PM CDT
|By Jessie Gibson
More people are submitting Fort Colin Powell as the new name change for Fort Benning, according to the naming commission.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2021 at 2:41 PM CDT
|By Leonard Hall
GDPH says, as of Monday, a total of 5,154,793 Peach State residents are fully vaccinated against the virus.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2021 at 8:01 PM CDT
|By Jennifer Morejon
Saving dogs and finding loving homes for them, that’s the mission for the Humane Society of Valdosta, Lowndes County.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2021 at 9:46 PM CDT
|By Alicia Lewis
When you think of farming, an image of a tractor likely comes to mind, but Tracy Robinson, a retired Marine who is now a farmer in Blakely, spent the first seven years of his work without one.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2021 at 7:27 AM CDT
|By Leonard Hall
Thousands of Georgia families will get help with child care through an expansion of the state’s Childcare and Parent Services program.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 at 9:12 PM CDT
|By Alicia Lewis
Expo organizers said there are over 1,200 vendors expected to attend and they’re excited to have the largest agriculture event in Southwest Georgia back.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 at 7:35 AM CDT
|By The Associated Press
The firearms deer-hunting season opened over the weekend, and Georgia wildlife officials are expecting the season to be strong this year.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 at 7:25 AM CDT
|By The Associated Press
Government regulators in Georgia have no idea how many of the state’s 34,000 elevators, escalators and moving sidewalks are overdue for inspections.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2021 at 3:51 PM CDT
|By WCTV Staff
A brief ride malfunction sparked panic among fairgoers for a moment at the Deep South Fair. No injuries were reported.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2021 at 10:34 PM CDT
|By Sean Evans
Total port congestion. That’s how a master pilot is describing big backups outside of the Port of Savannah.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2021 at 4:35 PM CDT
|By Staff and wire reports
Georgia Power and Georgia Public Service Commission staffers tentatively agree to a rate hike that will raise your monthly utility bill.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2021 at 9:08 AM CDT
|By Staff
U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker called off a fundraiser in Texas because an organizer was displaying a swastika made of syringes in her social media profile.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2021 at 11:19 AM CDT
|By Jayla Johnson
The final part of construction for a 20-megawatt solar farm for Green Power is underway in Early County.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2021 at 6:07 AM CDT
|By Staff
Damien Ferguson, the man suspected of killing Alamo Police Officer Dylan Harrison, is in custody as of Sunday afternoon.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2021 at 8:26 PM CDT
|By Jason Dennis
MILITARY MATTERS: Georgia Run For The Fallen finishes In Columbus and Fort Benning
Updated: Oct. 5, 2021 at 7:25 PM CDT
|By Leonard Hall
The company warns of imposter calls demanding immediate payments from customers.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2021 at 10:42 PM CDT
|By Jayla Johnson
Early County Elementary School is working on a plan to bridge the education gap caused by COVID-19.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2021 at 5:45 PM CDT
|By Radek Przygodzki
It was only a couple of days ago that their ultimate test came when the waters of Lake Harding became a host to a legend. His name? Big Al.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2021 at 1:10 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
A federal agency is once again delaying a final decision on whether to permit construction of a launchpad for commercial rockets on the Georgia coast.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2021 at 11:15 AM CDT
|By Jayla Johnson
After 60 years of wear and tear, Early County High School’s auditorium will be receiving upgrades.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2021 at 11:13 AM CDT
|By Associated Press
Richard Leake and Michael Dean sued the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta in 2019 after city officials said the Sons of Confederate Veterans could participate in the Old Soldiers Day Parade but not display the battle flag.