ALBANY, GA (WALB)- The 2013 Atlantic Hurricane season will officially start June 1st and experts are calling for an above average season that could be just as bad, if not worse, than last year.  

Following a year that produced Super Storm Sandy, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issuing its 2013 prediction.

"For the six-month hurricane season which will start June 1st NOAA predicts and above normal and possibly an extremely active hurricane season," said Kathryn Sullivan, Acting Commerce Undersecretary.

TIFTON, GA (WALB)- The Tift County Blue Devils football team is hoping to teach youngsters the fundamentals of the game, and they'll have area farmers and businesses helping out.

The team is hosting their "Farmers for Football" camp May 30-June 1 at the Parks and Rec fields.

The camp is open to boys in Grades 1-6, and is free to all who turn in a registration packet.

The camp is free because the team is asking for donations from area farmers and businesses to cover costs.

ATLANTA, GA (WALB)-  ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that metro Albany's unemployment rate declined to 8.6 percent in April, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 8.9 percent in March. The rate was 9.2 percent in April a year ago.

The rate declined as the number of jobs in metro Albany increased by 200 to 61,200, up from 61,000 in March. Most of the growth came in retail trade and state government.

Jobs were unchanged at 61,200 over the year.