Wanted Person
Tweet The Albany Police Department needs the public’s assistance with locating the following individual: Regina Remert Wyatt, age 53, is wanted for Aggravated Assault. On October 25, 2010, the victim reported that a black female struck her in the head with a bottle of beer while she was sitting on her porch. The incident occurred [...]
Read More →Carr Homicide Update
Tweet The Albany Police Department’s Robbery/Homicide is continuing its investigation into the death of Frankie Carr and would like the public’s assistance with locating the following individual: LaDerick Chappel, age 31, is considered a person of interest and is wanted for questioning only. Chappel may have been in the area at the time of the [...]
Read More →Albany State Lady Rams defeat Tuskegee Tigerettes in non-conference play
Tweet Albany State University’s Jillian Anderson recorded 12 kills and a block to lead the Lady Rams to a 3-1 victory over the Tuskegee Tigerettes Wednesday night. The Lady Rams cruised to 25-12 and 25-13 wins in the first two games, but dropped the third game 21-25. The Lady Rams bounced back in game four [...]
Read More →Sonshine Christmas shop open Saturday
Tweet Trinity Ladies Fellowship and their Sonshine Circle are getting ready for Christmas. This group of dedicated ladies has been working since March of this year to get everything done. There will be lots of quilts, large, medium and small. There are lap robes and throws, both hand sewen and crocheted. We have aprons, wine coasters, baking goodies, [...]
Read More →INDICTED
Tweet Staff reports Accused since July of stealing thousands of dollars from her church, Dougherty County employee Yolanda Pope is no longer on the public payroll. Upon being indicted last week, Pope, 52, was suspended without pay from her $32,800-a-year job by County Administrator Richard Crowdis pending the resolution of her criminal case. She had [...]
Read More →Church Briefs
Tweet Saturday, Nov. 6 Damascus Road Studios presents “An Evening with Anthony Johnson and Friends”, including Cody Brown and Bobby Wright, at 6 p.m. at Philema Road Baptist Church, 114 Stocks Dairy Road in Leesburg, three miles north of Chehaw. Admission is free; a love offering will be taken. The event in sponsored by The [...]
Read More →A lawsuit is only money
Tweet Last week, our beloved Albany City Commission decided to deny a liquor license to a man who wanted to open a business that he says would employ ten people and bring in tax revenue for the city. The Commission turned him down, despite the fact that there is no legal reason for him not [...]
Read More →Judge to Tech grads: Dream, execute
Tweet By Kevin Hogencamp Dream. But at some point develop a plan. And execute it. Then, says Dougherty County Superior Court Judge Denise Marshall, life can be a dream. “Stay focused in your goals, stay focused in your dreams, and stay focused in what you want to be,” Marshall told about 700 Albany Technical College [...]
Read More →Kiwanis officers installed
Tweet By David Shivers The Kiwanis Club of Dougherty County embarked on a new year October 1, sealing the deal with the installation of new officers and directors at a special evening dinner meeting and ceremonies at the Hilton Garden Inn on September 27. Leading the club this year is Mike Bertram, who accepted the [...]
Read More →No joke: Albany resident was governor candidate
Tweet By Kevin Hogencamp It was probably way too little – and certainly it was way too late. But in the days before Tuesday’s general election, Albany resident Dick Martin jumped into the Georgia governor’s race. And he got at least a few write-in votes, including his own, of course.
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