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The Rev. Charles Sherrod is shown seated in his home.

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Charles Sherrod, icon of Albany's Civil Rights movement, dies at 85

Albany Civil Rights icon Charles Sherrod is being remembered as a fearless leader who inspired generations of South Georgians.

October 12, 2022
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya
Democratic Rep. Sanford Bishop and Republican Chris West are locked in a competitive race for the Second Congressional District in Southwest Georgia.

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  • Politics

In Thomasville, two congressional candidates take different tacks on inflation

Democrats and Republicans are watching Southwest Georgia, where a congressional race could help decide who controls the U.S. House.

October 06, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
A field of cotton in the foreground, with a farmhouse in the background

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Georgia farmers brace for Hurricane Ian. Tropical storm winds are forecast as soon as Wednesday

The further west that Ian travels, the more damaging it would be to Georgia agriculture.

September 27, 2022
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
National Guard members hand out food in a vacant grocery store parking lot in Albany a week after Hurricane Michael.

Hunger Still A Challenge A Month After Hurricane Michael

Say what you will about the Pilgrim legend, but Thanksgiving at its heart is a holiday about food. But for many people of southwest Georgia still...

November 16, 2018
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
An aerial photo of the Pine Knoll Pecan Plantation after Hurricane Michael hit.

'We Don't Know What We're Gonna Do': Georgia Farmers A Month After Hurricane Michael

Gov. Nathan Deal called a special legislative session starting Nov. 13 to discuss relief efforts for Hurricane Michael damage. Farmers in southwest...

November 16, 2018
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By:
  • Elena Rivera ,
  • Leighton Rowell ,
  • and 1 more
Thousands of cotton growers in southwest and south central Georgia lost their cotton crops in Hurricane Michael.

Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black: Hurricane Michael Destroyed Farms, Lives

President Donald Trump was in Georgia Monday to survey the damage from Hurricane Michael. The storm killed at least 19 people. Michael also ravaged...

October 16, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Leighton Rowell ,
  • and 2 more
One year after Hurricane Irma hurt Georgia pecan orchards, Hurricane Michael downed thousands of generations-old pecan trees.

After Michael, Georgia Farmers 'Can't Walk Away,' But Struggle To Start Over

Hurricane Michael swept across south Georgia last week, devastating the state's pecan orchards, cotton plants, chicken coops and peanut crops. Federal...

October 16, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Leighton Rowell ,
  • and 2 more
Thousands of cotton growers in southwest and south central Georgia lost their cotton crops in Hurricane Michael.

Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black: Hurricane Michael Destroyed Farms, Lives

President Donald Trump was in Georgia Monday to survey the damage from Hurricane Michael. The storm killed at least 19 people. Michael also ravaged...

October 16, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Leighton Rowell ,
  • and 2 more

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