“When you have that many people together, you do want somebody to monitor it. I said we ought to have some kind of presence down there, whether it’s (police) officers or community service officers, there ought to be some monitoring.”
New moms in the military have statistically struggled with their mental health postpartum, and the federal government is supposed to help...or so we think. Here's a look at a few of their perspectives.
According to documents obtained through an open records request, the DDA was erroneously billed on at least two occasions in 2025 — once for $2,715.18 and another time for $1,778.80. Both charges were later reversed back to the account without a formal public explanation. Interim City Manager Roxie Powell said she was not serving in the role when the billing problems occurred and was unaware of any documented meter-reading errors during that time.
"They were on mesh their entire life. It appears that when they got here was the first time they had ever touched grass.”
“It took the hard work of administrators here at Westover, staff and faculty, students and parents. They’ve been supporting me for 18 years. I’m very proud of them as well."
“Our top priorities have always been taking care of the customers, offering the best equipment from the best brands and providing excellent music education options for anyone who wants to learn to play. For years, people I see in the grocery store or in a restaurant will tell me they learned to play an instrument at Portman’s Music, and now they’re coming to us for their children or grandchildren.”
“We need to do something on this splash pad. We told these kids we were going to be done in a year. The parents want to come downtown. "
“We have a problem with violence in Albany. At the end of the day, skate parks give kids a place to call home. It reduces violent crime, so we have to start somewhere.
Turnout in Dougherty County for Tuesday's general primary and nonpartisan contests was 25.2%. Voters returned County Commission Chairman Lorenzo Heard and Commissioner Anthony Jones to office and elected Albana Edward Brown to replace retiring District 12 state Sen. Freddie Powell Sims.
“We’ve had some events here. We’re really excited and everything so far has gone really well, and we look forward to the community’s continued support."
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