Local & State Headlines

MCLB team heads to Iraq
A civilian maintenance team assembled at Marine Corps Logistics Base-Albany leaves for Iraq.

ATC gets $2M grant
Albany Technical College will get $400,000 a year for five years to help students who underperform on entrance exams.

Phoebe acquires PET scanner
Equipment often used to scan for cancer is installed at Phoebe Diagnostics Center.

Albany, Dougherty respond to lawsuit
The person being chased during a deadly accident was a prime suspect in an Albany shooting, police officials say.

Anderson may not stay on November ballot
Baker County’s sheriff surrendered his gun and badge Monday, officials say.

Lee millage set at 28.166
Lee County commissioners table an action to reinstate county health insurance for two contract employees.

Worth County EDA hires new chief
Worth County fired its former economic development director in January.