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Carlton Fletcher

Except for a brief period, Albany Herald Editor Carlton Fletcher has been a newspaperman, working as Sports Writer/Columnist for the weekly Ocilla Star, as Sports Writer/Sports Editor with The Tifton Gazette, and as Sports Writer/Copy Editor/News Reporter/Features Editor and Editor of the paper. He has won numerous awards for sports, news, business and column writing, including a first-place Business Writing award in last year’s Georgia Press Association awards competition.

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CARLTON FLETCHER: Dismissal of Dublin School Board should ring local warning bells

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp suspended all seven members of the Dublin School Board Monday over claims of financial mismanagement.

CARLTON FLETCHER: For some Lee County ‘leaders,’ ego trumps success

Watch a little deeper than the surface the actions of certain individuals in Lee County, and you’ll have no problem figuring why the once-thriving county to the north of Albany is one of the few Republican enclaves in the region.

Crowder plans return trip to southwest Georgia

David Crowder managed to slip a few minutes into his busy schedule to talk with The Herald about his current tour.

Scouts clean Sherrod Park as part of Eagle project

Jack Hodges and his fellow Scouts worked on his Eagle Scout project at the Charles Sherrod Civil Rights Park in downtown Albany.

Albany Tree Board quarterly meeting scheduled

The city of Albany's Tree Board, which is part of the city's Engineering Department, will hold its quarterly meeting Tuesday at 10 a.m.

CARLTON FLETCHER: Sometimes ‘progress’ is dubious at best

While, yes, we do live in the most enlightened time in the history of the world, there are some things about the good old days I really miss.

Former Edison city clerk faces 10 years in prison for federal program fraud

Former Edison City Clerk Tami Fincher has admitted in federal court that she used taxpayer money for personal purchases and pleaded guilty to one count of federal program theft before U.S. District Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner on Thursday.

CARLTON FLETCHER: Mike Collins’ neo-Nazi ties just the latest low surrounding his campaign

There are people who will now vote for Collins because of his ties to new-Nazis.

Mitchell County official refutes charges made by group opposing rezoning of land to be purchased by energy giant

“At no time has NextEra mentioned a data center,” James Eubanks said of negotiations with the world’s largest electric utility holding company.

Mitchell County group fights NextEra Energy project

On June 29, the Mitchell County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a rezoning request that would change 300 acres in the northern part of the county from Agriculture to Industrial.

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