Lee County commissioners will decide Aug. 11 whether to apply for state funding to build a $2.3 million roundabout at a three-way cluster of intersections where emergency responders have been dispatched 48 times since 2021.
Houston, a Lee County High School graduate, was crowned Miss Georgia Volunteer 2027 earlier this month and will represent the state at the Miss Volunteer America competition in June 2027 in Jackson, Tennessee.
After chronic absenteeism more than tripled during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dougherty County School System leaders say the district now has enough attendance cases to justify hiring a full-time truancy officer as part of a broader effort to reconnect students and families with schools.
“Everybody came out to look. It gave a lot of excitement in the subdivision here. He started out in the front yard and he ended up in the back.”
The Albany City Commission compromised between six months and 18 months to set a moratorium of 12 months on permitting data centers in the city. The resolution approved in a unanimous vote allows for a six-month extension.
After moving to Lee County for better schools, Jocilyn Hardguittini turned a lifelong passion for Latin cooking into Flavor & Fuego, a growing catering business with plans for a food truck and, eventually, an upscale Hispanic restaurant.
“I think it was a great win for the community as a whole. It’s been a long time to get an actual location and funding.”
Just a few months after founders were racing to meet fire safety requirements and raise money for a sprinkler system, Motif officially celebrated the opening of its new women’s sober living home Thursday with a ribbon cutting attended by supporters, volunteers and community leaders.
At Dougherty County Schools' back-to-school convocation, keynote speaker Demont Pope explained how losing a dinner-table debate to his 7-year-old daughter became a lesson in humility, innovation and partnership for the new school year.
“In terms of the continued maintenance, that’s something the county should consider as well. It is certainly something the county can get involved in, but I think we should proceed with caution.”
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