ALBANY, GA (WALB) - It's been two weeks since Georgia Southwestern State University Police Officer Jody Smith died after being shot while responding to a call in Americus. Smith now leaves behind his ...

AMERICUS, Ga. -- The tributes and stories of bravery of the two officers killed in Americus keep pouring in, but there's one story that even more touching. Officer Jody Smith, the Georgia Southwestern ...

Americus laid to rest one of its own for the second time this week. Family, friends and fellow officers gathered for a final farewell to Officer Jody Smith. “It's a brotherhood, it's a sisterhood were ...

In a small family cemetery just outside Americus, Georgia, there's a single grave and a single headstone. It belongs to Jody Smith. "He had the prettiest blue eyes. They'd just melt your heart," says ...

AMERICUS, Ga. – The second officer shot responding to a domestic violence call in southern Georgia Wednesday has died, officials say. Georgia Southwestern State University Officer Jody Smith, 26, died ...

ALBANY, GA (WALB) - WALB and Montlick and Associates would like to recognize the Heroes Among Us. Each month, we will spotlight an active duty man or woman, a veteran, or a fallen hero whose service ...

AMERICUS, Ga. – Georgia Southwestern State University released a statement on GSWU Public Safety Officer Jody Smith Thursday afternoon. The statement reads: “Our thoughts and prayers continue to be ...