Joe Whitfield is the sports editor for the Albany Herald. He graduated from the Henry Grady School of Journalism at the University of Georgia. He is an avid Georgia Bulldog fan and passionate about local sports in Albany. He has two daughters and seven grandchildren.
Dontavious Reese was sentenced in Dougherty County Superior Court to 25 years, with 15 years to serve in prison and the remaining 10 on probation, after accepting a plea agreement as his case was preparing to go before a jury.
Lowe, who joined Terrell County Schools as finance director in February and was promoted to chief financial officer for the new fiscal year, recently resigned to take a position with the Sumter County School District.
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