Albany officials ponder future needs, mull tax hike
“Utilities have to sustain themselves. They can’t be fleeced. They can’t be (starved) to the point they can’t provide the services."
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Albany Police Chief Michael Persley to retire in February after 33-year career
“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.
Regional catering business finds new home at Warrior Creek Mercantile
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."
City of Albany plans town hall sessions to discuss data centers with residents
“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."
Residents rally behind Lee schools as accountability questions persist
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.
National Day of Prayer in Albany brings community together
“(I came) to worship the Lord and pray for our country. I was just so thankful that our country had it."
Albany, Dougherty County look at downtown park security
“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.”
Mental Health Issues Plague New Moms in the Military. The Pentagon Is Supposed to Help
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.
‘Support Yourself’: Dawson DDA’s funding crisis exposes structural failures
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.
Five furry foxes freed from fir farm are newest exhibit at Chehaw
"They were on mesh their entire life. It appears that when they got here was the first time they had ever touched grass.”
Albany Police Chief Michael Persley to retire in February after 33-year career
“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.
Regional catering business finds new home at Warrior Creek Mercantile
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."
City of Albany plans town hall sessions to discuss data centers with residents
“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."
Residents rally behind Lee schools as accountability questions persist
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.
National Day of Prayer in Albany brings community together
“(I came) to worship the Lord and pray for our country. I was just so thankful that our country had it."
Albany, Dougherty County look at downtown park security
“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.”
Mental Health Issues Plague New Moms in the Military. The Pentagon Is Supposed to Help
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.
‘Support Yourself’: Dawson DDA’s funding crisis exposes structural failures
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.
Five furry foxes freed from fir farm are newest exhibit at Chehaw
"They were on mesh their entire life. It appears that when they got here was the first time they had ever touched grass.”
