Theives steal meat from Riverfront BBQ
Tweet Staff Reports A passerby reportedly alerted police to a break in at Riverfront BBQ, a popular restaurant in downtown Albany. However, in a bizarre twist, the crooks bypassed cash and went for the meat, stealing three cases.
Read More →Bank branch manager arrested for theft
Tweet Staff Reports The branch manager of Regions bank was arrested by Dougherty County Sheriff’s Office officials for allegedly stealing from the account of a 95 year old woman Monday morning.
Read More →Tim Nelson submits petitions to elections officials
Tweet August 6, 2012 (Leesburg, GA): Lee County resident Tim Nelson submitted 24 petitions containing the signatures of 323 district four voters to Lee County elections supervisor Veronica Johnson earlier today. The requirement to qualify as an independent in this district was 168 signatures, Nelson stated, “I do not do things half-way, I worked up [...]
Read More →Congressional delegation speaks to Albanians
Tweet Written by Tom Knighton Mayor Dorothy Hubbard, County Commission Chairman Jeff Sinyard, a host of county and city commissioners, and quite a few citizens of Albany gathered together at the Albany-Dougherty County Government Center to learn about the possibility of sequestration and how it could impact Albany and Dougherty County. Sequestration is, basically, [...]
Read More →TITLE ONE LOSS
Tweet Up until now, the adults in charge of the Dougherty County School System might have argued that the numerous problems they have caused haven’t directly hurt the students. While we don’t think that’s true, it’s certainly not a claim they can make anymore. Their latest foul-up could cost the system millions of dollars in [...]
Read More →Albany State University President welcomes faculty, staff
Tweet Special to the Journal Farewell summer vacation! Hello new school year! At a conference held Aug. 1 – 3 entitled, “Refreshed, Rejuvenated and Re-invigorated” returning and new Albany State University faculty and staff retooled technology, and academic and customer service skills.
Read More →To update, or not to update…
Tweet To update or not; that is the question. “I keep getting all these pop-ups that want me to update stuff and I never know what to do. Which ones should I do?” I’ve heard this many times over the years and could never answer satisfactorily. I usually tell people to accept the Windows [...]
Read More →It’s a bright new day in Albany
Tweet Today, Dougherty County students start a whole new academic year. For parents, this time of year is usually marked with spending money on new school clothes, new book bags and other supplies, and getting schedules adjusted back to the Monday through Friday routine. For parents in Dougherty County, it means something more this time [...]
Read More →The Sound of Music
Tweet I thought I recognized the tune Jellybean mumbled while puttering dancing through the den. “… I feel sad when you’re sad/I feel glad when you’re glad…” It struck a chord, but I couldn’t immediately place it.
Read More →Chick Fil A Appreciation
Tweet Chick Fil A Appreciation I grew up in south metro Atlanta. So did the Chick Fil A Chain. The original Dwarf House is a bit more than 20 years older than I am, but the first mall based Chick Fil A store was opened just two years before I was born. Thus, the chain [...]
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