ASU profs blast Freeman, others in Regents report; allegations of fraud, hostile workplace, grade changing

By Kevin Hogencamp Editor’s note: Click here to download the AAUP report to the Board of Regents. The files with the associated documents are too large (more than 15M) to be downloaded.You can receive them by e-mail by e-mailing us at news@thealbanyjournal.com. An Albany State University professors’ group has issued a scathing report alleging fraud, [...]
Read More →Mourns the Death of Asian Elephant
Valdosta, GA – Queenie, the Asian elephant, who lived for eight years in her retirement at Wild Adventures Theme Park, died earlier today at age 59. Wild Adventures zoological operations staff members arrived in the morning to find Queenie in a weakened state. “We knew that Queenie’s health had been in decline for some time,” [...]
Read More →Public Records: Health Inspections
Albany 8 Inn 905 E. OGLETHORPE ALBANY 31705 May 18, Score: 100
Read More →Obituaries

Daisy Bell Abadie, 96 The graveside funeral services of Daisy Bell Abadie, 96, of Albany, who died Saturday, May 28 at Calhoun Nursing Home, was conducted Tuesday at Riverview Memorial Park Cemetery, Smyrna, Ga. Rev. Bobby Moye officiated.
Read More →Church Briefs

Monday, June 6- Friday, June 10 Sherwood Baptist Church will host Camp KidzBlast Vacation Bible School from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Legacy Park. Activities include basketball, volleyball, soccer, flag football, Frisbee golf, dance, arts, crafts, drama, percussion, horseback riding, Survival 101, photography, missions, choir, special ops, science, camp newspaper and gymnastics. Camp is [...]
Read More →Lawyers only winners of tax collection suit

There are a lot of comments online concerning the fight between the Lee County commissioners and the tax commissioner over who will collect garbage fees, the majority favoring the tax commissioner. This is going to court and if I believe if what I read in the Albany Herald, it will be a long fight all [...]
Read More →ASU student wins national scholarship

Special to the Journal An Albany State University student was recently named a 2011 winner of the Jerry Bartow Scholarship. Terry E. Rucks, a 21-year-old technology management major from Albany, Ga., was selected one of only two students nationwide to receive the prestigious $5,000 scholarship from the Black Executive Exchange Program (BEEP) and the National [...]
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