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Statewide judicial candidates make cases for re-election during law meeting in Albany

“I believe in an impartial judiciary committed to the rule of law. I believe that when parties come before the court they are entitled to have the rules enforced and never be subjected to the personal biases of the judges.”

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Dougherty County Bar Association honors Judge Herbert Phipps, state Sen. Freddie Powell Sims

“I’m really blown away by the attention, the words that were shared about my dad, all the stories about him. He really valued the friendships he had with everybody.”

Dougherty Commission approves 10% add-on fees for jail bonds, court fines to fund jail repairs

“The county would be free to name the account whatever they want. The law defines what these funds can be used for, but you county commissioners have the final decision on how these funds are actually used, as long as it’s within the law.”

Westover High students bring home medals in academic decathlon competition

“The main thing, I want to give Mr. Chunn credit for our academics. We do that every single day. I use that mantra with my students: This is an academic school.”

Dougherty judge looks to reduce inmate jail time for nonviolent crimes

“It’s going to take money. You’ve got to have somebody identify these people and then move the process to get them indicted. You might spend $100,000, $200,000 .. but if you spend those kinds of funds, you could save several million.”

Edward Brown makes case in run for state Senate District 12 post

We have to invest more in smaller cities and rural areas or else Atlanta is just going to be overpopulated and it’s going to crumble. I know there are a lot of people living in Atlanta who would like to be living in Albany, to be living in Parrott (but) they didn’t have the opportunities there."

City of Albany scrambling to complete South Carroll Street apartment project

“The city is extremely concerned. We have got to take immediate action to remedy the situation. You don’t want a building sitting vacant. It's going to deteriorate fast."

RecX to bring outdoor equipment, activities to Moultrie during three-day show

“We’ll have the latest four-wheelers, side-by-sides … Kawasaki, Honda, Polaris and more/ There will be small recreational land management equipment from Kubota, Koyote, Mahindra. There will be a lot of different things … campers, just a lot going on.”

Organizers make pitch to Dougherty commissioners for festival funding

“How do we handle these requests. We’ve had people come before us. I think we need to put some order to it once and for all (when) we get approached.”

Tracy Taylor highlights community involvement in seeking District 12 state Senate seat

“People in this community know who I am from my works,. They know I’m a firefighter and know I have been serving people as a firefighter."

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