“It usually takes about five to seven days to complete a quadrant, depending on the weather. Running four, we can get to all four quadrants to make sure we get to citizens in a timely manner. Mosquitoes can carry diseases and they are a nuisance."
“We train youth and young adults across the state on substance-use prevention. It’s been incredible to partner with NAMI Albany. Through this training they will become youth prevention mentors."
Brandon Jones, 21, was fatally shot while in a car on Monday night. Albany police are seeking 10 individuals in connection with the homicide.
The placement of two traps will help take a bite out of the amount of trash making its way into the Flint River. The Flint Riverkeeper and partners will be involved in placing, monitoring and monitoring the traps as well as removing and disposing of trash and recyclables.
“Utilities have to sustain themselves. They can’t be fleeced. They can’t be (starved) to the point they can’t provide the services."
“That doesn’t mean I’m going to disappear from Albany, Georgia. There are other things I will be involved in. This is not retire and go just sit in the rocking chair.
For months, Marchbanks said she had been asking God for an opportunity to serve others. "I just kept praying, 'God, use me as a servant,'" she recalled. "I didn't care what it was. I just wanted to be used to help people."
“We are (looking) at town hall meetings so they can have all the latest information. Hopefully we can do that in the next month. We are nowhere close to (having) a data center."
That argument surfaced repeatedly during a recent meeting of the Lee County Board of Tax Assessors, where officials, citizens and school system representatives discussed the coding error that contributed to incorrect rollback calculations and higher-than-expected tax collections.
“(I came) to worship the Lord and pray for our country. I was just so thankful that our country had it."
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