The Dawson News – August 20, 2026

Lee commissioners adopt 29.71-mill tax levy, including school bond payments… Senator-elect Ed Brown unveils ‘Blueprint for Building a Better Georgia’… 2026 ASU homecoming
weekend shooting: Public safety, community impact;

Turnout steady during first week of early voting in Dougherty County… ‘Flywheel’ comes home as Kendrick brothers bring Brazilian remake to Albany… Heated exchanges, lengthy delays precede Lee County school board’s 17.96-mill vote…

Lee County denies mother’s home day care plan despite staff support, corrections to objections… Albany considers battery storage system to address electricity surplus… District 151 challengers Wolfe, Lockhart offer plans for schools, rural jobs, health care…