“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."
“We’re looking forward to putting this funding to use. This could potentially be a lifesaver having this in the hands of first-responser units.”
Police seized about 10 ounces of suspected marijuana, three rifles, a handgun and other items during the Tuesday search.
“It’s going to save some lives. I’ll put it that way. I believe that.”
They believed their lives could make a difference in someone else’s worst moments. They were daughters and sons, mothers and fathers, family and friends, and they were our neighbors.
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