An ancient craft: mentoring
Tweet One of the great, epic stories from ancient Greece tells the story of Odysseus, trying to return home from battle but on the way faced near-impossible challenges of morals, strength, emotion, and wits. Before left behind a wife, Penelope, and a son, Telemachus. But before he left, he asked a friend to take the [...]
Read More →Pageant kicks off Chicken Pie Fest
Tweet Special to the Journal The second annual Miss Smithville Blue Jean Pageant was held Saturday, Oct. 16 in Smithville. The pageant is the kick-off for our annual Chicken Pie Festival which will be held on Saturday, Oct. 30. The pageant drew 30 entries and more than 100 attendees. There were seven categories for the [...]
Read More →DENIED! East Oglethorpe package store rejected 4-3
Tweet By Kevin Hogencamp After a spirited two-month debate that pitted Albany State University against the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce, among other clashes, the Albany City Commission rejected businessman Alex Rowe’s application for a new east Albany liquor store in a 4-3 vote Tuesday night. Rowe is proposing to build and open an Ajax [...]
Read More →Inside Albany
Tweet Local attorney weighs in on judge’s arrest Albany criminal defense attorney Pete Donaldson says it’s unclear thus far whether any of the court decisions made by a federal judge from Newnan, Ga., faces drug and gun charges will be revisited. Prosecutors say that 67-year-old Senior Judge Jack T. Camp’s fall from grace started with [...]
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