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Albany Herald – July 30, 2026

Dougherty courthouse renovation plans could... A sausage, a Gatorade and a lesson for... Hope lives here' as Motif sober living...

Classifieds – July 30, 2026

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‘Hope lives here’ as Motif sober living recovery home opens in Albany

Just a few months after founders were racing to meet fire safety requirements and raise money for a sprinkler system, Motif officially celebrated the opening of its new women’s sober living home Thursday with a ribbon cutting attended by supporters, volunteers and community leaders.

A sausage, a Gatorade and a lesson for parents and educators

At Dougherty County Schools' back-to-school convocation, keynote speaker Demont Pope explained how losing a dinner-table debate to his 7-year-old daughter became a lesson in humility, innovation and partnership for the new school year.

Albany Herald – July 28, 2026

Artesian Alliance’s Leslie Stout wants to build from... The industrial park filled, Lee County’s tax... Mitchell County official refutes charges made by group opposing rezoning of...

Classifieds – July 28, 2026

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Albany Herald – July 25, 2026

Mitchell County group fights... How Trump’s Endangered Species Act revisions could... Albany woman born with conjoined twin left...

Classifieds – July 25, 2026

Classifieds & Legal Notices

How Trump’s Endangered Species Act revisions could affect Southwest Georgia

Earlier this month, the Trump administration finalized a rule rescinding the long-standing regulatory definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act, removing language that had interpreted the law to include significant habitat modification or degradation that actually kills or injures protected wildlife.

The industrial park filled, Lee County’s tax base didn’t notice

Part Two: Twenty years after county planners warned that homeowners were carrying too much of the load, residential property makes up a larger share of the tax digest than it did then.

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