Bishop kicks off campaign
Tweet Written by Tom Knighton It’s campaign season. After the July 31st primaries are all but over (Rick Allen and John House will square off tomorrow in a runoff), it’s time for many incumbents to begin kicking off their campaigns. That’s exactly what Rep. Sanford Bishop did earlier today at his headquarters at the Largo [...]
Read More →Rational behind unemployment decisions
Tweet Last week, the Georgia Department of Labor announced that the unemployment rate for July was 9.3%, marking the 59th month in a row that Georgia’s unemployment rate has exceeded the national average.
Read More →More Elaine Barrett “In The Kitchen”
Tweet After an absence of several weeks, Elaine Barrett is back at The Albany Journal with new recipes this Saturday, August 25. Watch for her!
Read More →Henry Duggan, III, to hold book signing at YMCA
Tweet Albany author, Henry Duggan, III, will sign his first book of historical fiction, Silver’s Odyssey, on Monday, August 27 from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the YMCA, 1701 Gillionville Road. Henry C. Duggan, III is a first-time novelist whose previous publishing experience includes writing articles for local magazines and newspapers. He has a [...]
Read More →Purity of the games
Tweet As I got ready to write today I had a totally different idea in mind, but after what I saw this past weekend I just had to change gears and write about sports at their purest. I watched the Little League World Series and have to say just how refreshing it was to see [...]
Read More →Gerald Clarence Dean
Tweet Mr. Gerald Clarence Dean, 80, of 39395 Mercer Ave. Leary, GA. died at Willson Hospice House on Saturday August 18, 2012. Funeral service will be Tuesday August 21, 2012 at 11:00 AM from Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors with Rev. Craig Layton and Evangelist Betty Brown officiating. Interment will follow at Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in [...]
Read More →Westover’s Cato Earns Gold Medal at FCCLA National Conference
Tweet Special to the Journal The Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) National Leadership Conference is an annual event during which members from throughout the country gather to compete in events and to hear new and important information for their state organizations. This year’s conference was held July 7-12 in Orlando with eight [...]
Read More →Lee County decision an indictment of DCSS
Tweet The Lee County school system is going to take students from the Dougherty County, at least military ones. For those families who are going to get a chance to take advantage of this, I offer my congratulations. To the DCSS, who stands to lose associated funds for these students, I can only say, “You [...]
Read More →Joys of Narcolepsy
Tweet All I remember was the floor speeding toward my face, then seeing several city council members staring down at me with startled amazement.
Read More →Carolyn H. Melton
Tweet Carolyn H. Melton, 81, of Albany, GA., died Sunday August 19, 2012 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday August 21, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Sherwood Baptist Church. Rev. David Smith and Rev. Tony Haefs will officiate. A private entombment will follow at Crown Hill Mausoleum.
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