Albany recycling center enacts material separation rule
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.
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Wild Game Dinner marks 34 years as South Georgia Scouting reaches for next generation
More than a century after organized Scouting first took root in Southwest Georgia, local leaders say the program is working to preserve its traditional mission while adapting to a new generation of young people.
Albany City Commission takes action on proposed downtown hotel, two theater renovation projects
“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.”
PHOTOS: Albany State – CISA Executive Exchange
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Months of unresolved records requests leave Dawson taxpayer questions unanswered
The City of Dawson will move ahead with its fiscal year 2027 budget before completing external audits that remain unfinished, city officials told The Dawson News on July 31 — more than three months after the newspaper began requesting the financial records behind the city's decisions.
Dawson’s $10.2 million sewer project leaves major financial questions unresolved
As Dawson’s finance director resigns and operating pressures mount, records show $10.2 million in sewer funding, frozen loans, missing audits and gaps in the public accounting of project money.
Jail HVAC work divides Dougherty County Commission
Dougherty County commissioners deadlocked in two 3-3 votes, with one commissioner abstaining in each, related to work on the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system at the Dougherty County Jail on Monday. The issue has divided commissioners for months.
Dougherty tax assessor charged in criminal case will remain in position
“I’m not aware of any rule that requires them to take action. It’s up to their discretion.”
As Georgia weighs ag education funding, Miller County students show what’s at stake for the region
As Georgia lawmakers and state leaders reconsider how parts of agricultural education and FFA should be funded, Miller County students had a message for the people making those decisions: In rural Georgia, separating agriculture education from the programs surrounding it is not as simple as separating a classroom from an extracurricular activity.
PHOTOS: Albany State Freshman Leadership Academy
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Wild Game Dinner marks 34 years as South Georgia Scouting reaches for next generation
More than a century after organized Scouting first took root in Southwest Georgia, local leaders say the program is working to preserve its traditional mission while adapting to a new generation of young people.
Albany City Commission takes action on proposed downtown hotel, two theater renovation projects
“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.”
PHOTOS: Albany State – CISA Executive Exchange
Click the arrow to scroll through the photos.
Months of unresolved records requests leave Dawson taxpayer questions unanswered
The City of Dawson will move ahead with its fiscal year 2027 budget before completing external audits that remain unfinished, city officials told The Dawson News on July 31 — more than three months after the newspaper began requesting the financial records behind the city's decisions.
Dawson’s $10.2 million sewer project leaves major financial questions unresolved
As Dawson’s finance director resigns and operating pressures mount, records show $10.2 million in sewer funding, frozen loans, missing audits and gaps in the public accounting of project money.
Jail HVAC work divides Dougherty County Commission
Dougherty County commissioners deadlocked in two 3-3 votes, with one commissioner abstaining in each, related to work on the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system at the Dougherty County Jail on Monday. The issue has divided commissioners for months.
Dougherty tax assessor charged in criminal case will remain in position
“I’m not aware of any rule that requires them to take action. It’s up to their discretion.”
As Georgia weighs ag education funding, Miller County students show what’s at stake for the region
As Georgia lawmakers and state leaders reconsider how parts of agricultural education and FFA should be funded, Miller County students had a message for the people making those decisions: In rural Georgia, separating agriculture education from the programs surrounding it is not as simple as separating a classroom from an extracurricular activity.
PHOTOS: Albany State Freshman Leadership Academy
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