"We can’t do this without the community. We are so grateful for the willing vessels. We just can’t thank them enough. We also appreciate the other ministries that have sown seeds into our ministry.”
“Our drivers are the people who make everything we do possible. Our economy depends on transportation and transportation depends on professional drivers.”
“I’m not against development, but I’m against the hazard of this development. The location is right in the middle of a residential (area). To build right in the middle of a neighborhood, that’s a problem.”
A Saturday town hall meeting in City Commission Ward VI will address voting issues and blight.
The Dougherty County Commission is exploring the enactment of a curfew ordinance that would for youngsters under 17. The commission has discussed the topic during meetings in August and September.
“We know that recovery is for the entire community,” Burgman said. “It affects us all, so we want to come together and celebrate."
A white marble elephant statue was placed as a memorial to circus owner William F. Duggan, who is buried at a cemetery near Moultrie. Duggan's grave sits next to his father George Duggan at the Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church cemetery.
"By Alan Mauldin [email protected] ALBANY – In 1898 academic and sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois traveled to southwest Georgia during his summer break from teaching to investigate the lives of black residents in the “Black Belt” and later covered his sociological studies of the region in two chapters of his book “The Souls of Black Folk.” The academic and peace activist’s visit and subsequent account was more than an intellectual exercise, however, according to Dougherty County Commissioner Gloria Gaines. Du Bois’ account inspired South Carolina native Joseph Winthrop Holley to move Albany, where he founded the Albany Bible and Manual Training Institute. The institute later became part of the University System of Georgia and became a four-year college in 1943 before its last renaming in 1996 as Albany State University. Holley was inspired by Du Bois’ writing, said Gaines, who will be an honorary sponsor of The International Conference on W.E.B. Du Bois: Race, Democracy and Global Justice in 2027. The conference is scheduled for April 9-11 in Atlanta. “I am in admiration (of) his impact on the founding of Albany State University,” she said. “I also appreciate his political philosophy as well. He was clearly identified with Atlanta University and education.” During her time at Albany State Gaines worked in the office of civil rights attorney C.B, King. She holds a master’s degree in community development and worked as an assistant general manager for MARTA. Her travels also have taken her to Africa, where she worked and met Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. For the 2027 conference, Gaines has collaborated with individuals including professor Preston King, C.B. King’s youngest brother.. Last year she traveled to Accra, Ghana, where DuBois died after he was stranded out of the United States for his opposition to nuclear weapons and had his passport renewal denied, for his 157th birthday celebration. The conference will feature discussions of democracy, equality and human dignity, Gaines said “Those are issues that were important to him,” she said. “Now is a good time to talk about democracy. Some may see it as under threat. I think this conference will be timely. It’s a timely issue, not just for black folks as well as human dignity and equality within the country."
Mixed items will no longer be accepted at the Albany recycling center at its 2521 Meredyth Drive facility. Individuals will now be required to separate items befor they will be accepted.
“We’re taking the original building back to, hopefully, it’s glory days. One of the cool things about the project is we are going to restore the balcony. It’s going to have a balcony, so it’s going to be super cool.”
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