County health department to begin offering seasonal flu vaccine Sept. 6
Tweet On Tuesday, Sept. 6, the Dougherty County Health Department will begin offering seasonal flu vaccine at $25 per dose again this year, with both shots and nasal spray forms of the vaccine available. “The National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend an annual flu vaccine for everyone 6 months and older as the [...]
Read More →Jail Report
Tweet Adams, Raymon Marquise, Aug. 12, weekend prisoner Ahrman, Bonnie Carole, Aug. 14, criminal trespass, disorderly conduct
Read More →McCoy Challenging Marietta for Ward 4
Tweet Staff reports Voters in Albany’s Ward 4 will have a choice on the November ballot as Jason McCoy qualified Tuesday as a candidate for City Commission. McCoy will face first-term incumbent Roger Marietta, who has also qualified. Qualifying for the mayor’s position and three City Commission seats – Wards 1, 4 and 6 — [...]
Read More →The Lee County Library Offering Free Basic Computer Classes
Tweet The Lee County Library will offer a series of computer programs beginning September 13th. Programs include Basic Computer, Word I and II, Excel I and II, and Ask-A-Tech. All programs will be held at the Leesburg Library at 6:00 PM and are free and open to the public. Registration is required and limited to [...]
Read More →Things To Do Downtown This Week!
Tweet Monday, August 29th – 7:30pm-11pm Unplugged – Poetry Readings & Spoken Word: Cafe Style. Location: Global Essence 111 S Jackson Street in the heart of the New Downtown Albany. Hosted by: Shewrightz. An old school poetry spot. Where the poetry is the point. Whatever your style, poets of all Genres are invited to share [...]
Read More →TERRELL SHERIFF JAILED
Tweet Staff reports At long last, Terrell County Sheriff John Bowens is incarcerated. Bowens turned himself into the Dougherty County Jail this morning to serve a five-day contempt-of-charge sentence. Alapaha Judicial Circuit Judge Dane Perkins ruled that Bowens intentionally violated a judge’s order last year by not ensuring that inmates appeared in court. Bowens appealed [...]
Read More →B.J. Fletcher speaks to DoCo Kiwanis
Tweet Introduced as the “self-proclaimed loudest woman in Albany,” mayoral candidate B. J. Fletcher calmly laid out her philosophy for governing the city for members of the Kiwanis Club of Dougherty County on July 18. Fletcher is running on her record of business success and civic involvement, first as manager of Ole Times Country Buffet [...]
Read More →Where has America gone?
Tweet One of my favorite TV programs is Dan Rather Reports. Since he left his anchor position with CBS, he has been doing a fantastic job of reporting about very important things that are going on in the USA and the world. One night, his topic was about where the jobs have gone in [...]
Read More →Newnan Man Sentenced for Killing Florida Panther in Georgia
Tweet The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that David Adams, 60, formerly of Newnan, Georgia, was sentenced today in United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia, after pleading guilty to the unlawful take of a Florida panther, a species listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
Read More →Covington Child Awarded $5,529 Contribution to His Path2College 529 Plan
Tweet Taylor Boyd Announced as Winner of Statewide “Destination College Savings” Sweepstakes ATLANTA, Ga. – Thanks to his participation in the Georgia Public Library Service’s Summer Reading Program, “One World, Many Stories,” Taylor Boyd not only developed essential reading skills this summer, he was also awarded a $5,529 contribution to his college savings.
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