A FAMILY AFFAIR
Tweet Albany photographer Mike Sussman captured this family of snowy egrets in April in Worth County. Many of Sussman’s photographs are published at www.flickr.com/photos/thesussman.
Read More →One last word is not enough
Tweet I was blessed and humbled to be present as Ben Gosden walked across the sanctuary on the campus of Emory University this week and receive his diploma from seminary. I was blessed to return to a place that meant so much to me, and to so many before me, and to watch the joy [...]
Read More →Summer recreation programs on tap
Tweet Staff reports The Albany Recreation and Parks Department will present the Summer Playground Program from June 1-July 29. The Playground Program is open for children ages 7-17. Playground activities will take place Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., except for July 4, at Gordon Sports Complex Playground (800 Willie Pitts Rd.); Shackelford [...]
Read More →ASU nursing graduates prepare for board certification exam
Tweet On May 17, recent graduates of the Master of Science Degree in Nursing Program at Albany State University received thorough preparation for an upcoming examination that aims to ensure their success when they pursue board certification as nursing practitioners. Laura Anderson, an emergency room nurse at Palmyra Medical Center who also is a clinical [...]
Read More →Formwalt quitting amid controversy
Tweet By Kevin Hogencamp Lee Formwalt, the Albany Civil Rights Institute executive director since December 2009, is planning to cut his tenure far short of his three-year contract due in part to an internal conflict in the organization.
Read More →Kerrey, Smith earn Kiwanis scholarships
Tweet By David Shivers Two high-school seniors from Dougherty and Lee counties got a boost for their college careers May 9 when they were awarded scholarships by the Kiwanis Club of Dougherty County Foundation. Lee County High School senior Haley Kristen Kerrey was honored on May 9 as a recipient of a $2,000 Kiwanis Club [...]
Read More →‘GUYS & DOLLS’ CLOSES OUT THEATRE ALBANY’S 78th SEASON
Tweet Albany, Ga.—For its final offering of the 2010/2011 Season, Theatre Albany will present “Guys & Dolls,” one of the all time great Broadway musicals. The opening of “Guys & Dolls” in 1950, brought cheers and ecstatic reviews: John Chapman in the Daily News hailed it as “the best and most exciting thing of its [...]
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