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  1. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Sydney Rainwater

    Boil water notice issued for Lee County neighborhood (opens the original)

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    LEE COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) — [UPDATE: Sept. 2 at 3 p.m.] The boil water notice was discontinued, Lee County officials said. The county’s utility authority made the announcement at about 1 p.m. Wednesday. Residents of the affected area no longer need to boil water before use, officials said. [ORIGINAL ARTICLE:] A Lee County neighborhood is under a precautionary boil water notice, officials said. Lee County Utilities Authority General Manager Chris Boswell said the water system pressure dropped Tuesda

  2. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Sydney Rainwater

    3 shot, 1 killed in Tifton shooting (opens the original)

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    TIFTON, Ga. (WALB) — Police found one man dead after a Tifton shooting incident Saturday, Aug. 29, near the Wildwood Apartments area. The Tifton Police Department (TPD) said three people were shot, but two were treated and released from Tift Regional Medical Center. Michael Benefield, a 23-year-old from Tifton, was found dead inside a vehicle at the apartment complex at about 10 p.m., TPD said. No further details have been released at this time. TPD said that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation

  3. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Sydney Rainwater

    City of Albany could be sliding into your text inbox soon (opens the original)

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    WALB is working to produce a video specific to this story. In the meantime, watch other stories from Dougherty County above. ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — The city of Albany said they plan to start a text message service so that residents can stay updated with the latest city announcements, reports and events. The service, called “TextMyGov,” will begin in Albany on Thursday, Sept. 3. The city said residents across Albany will get a text from the city with instructions to initiate the service on their de

  4. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · Sydney Rainwater

    Man in critical condition after teen shoots him in Liberty Expressway road rage incident (opens the original)

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    ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — A 51-year-old man is in critical condition and being transferred to a second medical facility after he was shot multiple times by a 16-year-old in a road rage incident on Liberty Expressway, according to the Albany Police Department (APD). The shooting happened around 5:18 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20 on Liberty Expressway near Jefferson Street, APD said. A portion of the busy road was closed for roughly three hours. Police said the shooting victim, later identified as William Rim

  5. Article · Aug 19, 2026 · Sydney Rainwater

    Online tip leads to Lee County child sex crimes arrest (opens the original)

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    LEE COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) — An online tip led to a Lee County man’s arrest for child sex crimes, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) said on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The cybertip was submitted to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on July 28, LCSO said. The tip said that child sex abuse material was uploaded from an address in Lee County, officials said. Following an investigation, LCSO said Smit Patel was arrested and charged with 22 counts of sexual exploitation of children. Patel

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