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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: Southwest Georgia voters should maintain rare political integrity

I’m going to encourage voters in this region to cast their ballots for Edward Brown in the state Senate District 12 race.

District 4 candidate Al Wynn relies on lessons learned from first political campaign

Businessman Al Wynn insists his unsuccessful run for a state House District 153 seat four years ago turned out to be an invaluable learning experience.

CARLTON FLETCHER: A ‘good idea’ whose time evidently came and went

In a time from the late ‘80s to the start of the new millennium, the music scene in Albany was bustling.

Anthony Jones – District 6 Dougherty Commission: Incumbent vows to ‘listen, learn, lead’

Anthony Jones’ approach to county government is a simple one, based on the way he’s lived his life.

Albany Tech cybersecurity program No. 2 in Georgia

Albany Technical College's Cybersecurity associate's degree program was listed by Programs.com as the No. 2 cybersecurity associate degree program in Georgia for 2026.

CARLTON FLETCHER: Citizens question City Commission’s decision to fund summer program

The city of Albany voted this week to sponsor a summer youth program run by United Way of Southwest Georgia at a cost of $350,000.

Rebel Saints’ long-time friendship meshes in music

Albany's Rebel Saints are an early-stages duet that is preparing to go live in clubs and bars around southwest Georgia.

Vickie Knuckles set for ‘four-peat’ with homeschoolers’ ‘Newsies’

Once the final curtain comes down on “Newsies Jr.,” Director Vickie Knuckles will have directed three plays in three consecutive months.

Speakers announced for annual ALDON National Day of Prayer

Along with a noted pastor, local leaders from the medical field and law enforcement will be the speakers May 7 at the 75th annual ALDON National Day of Prayer.

For D-W actor, lead in ‘School of Rock’ is a ‘character, not a part’

The 11th-grader, who with senior Katherine Collins as school principal Rosalie Mullins, are the lead actors in the play.

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