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September 24, 2016

Dougherty County Democratic Party Chairwoman Constance Burkes, left, talks with Kizzie Richard at the opening of the Democratic Party Field Office in Albany Saturday. For more photos of the event, go to www.albanyherald.com. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

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By Carlton Fletcher

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ALBANY — Area Democrats came to Albany Saturday for the opening of a Democratic Field Office at 407 S. Slappey Blvd.

From left, Democrats Jewell Howard of Mitchell County, Dr. Karen Kinsell of Clay County, Lucius Holloway of Dawson and Dawson Democratic state Sen. Freddie Powell Sims were among more than 60 who came to the opening of a Democratic Party Field Office in Albany Saturday. For additional photos of the event, go to www.albanyherald.com. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

Dougherty School Board Chairwoman Velvet Riggins, left, and her daughter, Michele Edwards, were part of the crowd at the opening of the Democratic Party Field Office in Albany Saturday. Edwards is working for state Sen. Lester Jackson of Savannah. For more photos from the event, go to www.albanyherald.com. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

State Democratic Party District Representative Bryan Zulco welcomes a crowd of more than 60 Democrats to the opening of the party’s Field Office in Albany Saturday. For additional photos, go to www.albanyherald.com. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

State Sen. Freddie Powell Sims, D-Dawson, was one of several elected officials on hand for the opening of the Democratic Party Field Office in Albany Saturday. For additional photos, go to www.albanyherald.com. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

Dougherty County Democratic Party Chairwoman Constance Burkes offers remarks during the opening of a Democratic Party Field Office at 407 S. Slappy Blvd. in Albany Saturday. For additional photos from the event, go to www.albanyherald.com. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

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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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