VALDOSTA -- Double major Alex Lawhorne claimed the 2012 Annie Powe Hopper Award, Valdosta State University's most prestigious academic award presented to an undergraduate, and was also named Outstanding Student in Arts and Sciences.

A first generation student from Ty Ty, Lawhorne is also this year's recipient of the Outstanding Senior in Philosophy and Religious Studies Award and the William M. Morrow Political Science Award. He is also a member of several honor societies including Alpha Chi, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Gamma Mu, Omicron Delta Kappa and Golden Key.

ALBANY, GA- The Dougherty gang is back in Georgia answering to bank robbery charges as part of a multi-state crime spree.

Twenty-two year old Ryan, 27 year old Dylan, and 29 year old Lee Grace appeared in federal court in Albany, eight months after an aggressive robbery at the Certus Bank in Valdosta.

They've already been sentenced to state charges in Colorado and will also face charges in Florida.

LENOX, GA- A woman and three children are still recovering after their car was struck by a train Friday in Lenox.

Two members of the family died in the crash. The railroad crossing does not have the crossing arms to warn drivers of oncoming trains.

The tragic train versus car crash in Lenox last Friday is still on the minds of many people in Cook County.