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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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Third time’s the charm? Developer brings plans for downtown hotel project to Albany Commission

Albany city commissioners got their first look Monday at a proposed downtown hotel and branding project with a major market chain.

CARLTON FLETCHER: Looking for a modern-day Rosa Parks

The year was 1955, and while the civil rights movement was slowly building momentum in the United States, laws such as the one enacted in Montgomery were common.

Albany police make arrests in murder, robbery cases

Officials with the Albany Police Department have announced a number of arrests in cases that involved a homicide and a pair of thefts.

United Way of Southwest Georgia halts funding for regional restructuring

The United Way of Southwest Georgia plans to withhold typical funding for a whole year during a “restructuring” period.

Colonial Dames: 100 years of education and service in Albany

Albany's ColonialDames are just as engaged today as they were 100 years ago when the Albany Town Committee was formed.

CARLTON FLETCHER: Lousy customer service leaves a fowl taste

Before I get into this, let me say from the get-go that I understand that we all have bad days, that the aggravations of life can put a damper on everything that gets in our way on a given day.

Bringing (positive) changes to The Herald’s Squawkbox

The Herald, as part of The Georgia Trust for Local News, is altering the way the Squawkbox is presented.

Theatre Albany’s first 55-over production set for weekend matinees

Squeezing “Singing in the Rain” into the Theatre Albany schedule was no small order.

Homeschool students reduce prep time for ‘Anastasia’ production to 24 hours

Albany Area Homeschool Theater Association will bring the first 24-hour play to the area Friday.

CARLTON FLETCHER: Great — and maybe not so great — expectations

During his heyday, mostly in the ‘80s and ‘90s, Lewis Grizzard was one of, if not the, most celebrated columnists in America.

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