Dougherty County property owners are reacting to an increase in property values that are the result of a comprehensive revaluation of all 37,000 properties in the county. Dougherty County officials say that the increase in property valuation does not necessarily mean a higher overall tax bill.
As Dougherty County property owners react to sharply higher reassessed values, school officials say the Dougherty County School System expects to substantially reduce its property tax rate for the ninth consecutive year.
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Until high gas prices and other interests intervened, cruising Slappey Boulevard was a weekend certainty in Albany.
Lee County commissioners are restarting the appointment process for three members of the county’s Hospital Authority, a move officials characterized Tuesday as a housekeeping measure intended to ensure the appointments comply with Georgia law.
Albany Police Department officers responded at 2:45 a.m. Wednesday to an incident at 216 E. Oghetlorpe in which two men were shot, one fatally. The case remains under investigation.
Are the Albany Civic Center's days numbered?
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The Terrell County Board of Education has approved an agreement with Mauldin & Jenkins to provide CFO-level consulting and financial support as the school system continues rebuilding its finance department following months of turnover and identified longstanding weaknesses in its financial processes.
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