William Thomas (Tom) Etheridge
Tweet William Thomas (Tom) Etheridge, 75, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, August 25, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Tom Pollock and Mr. Ross Powell will officiate. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Read More →Last Three Days to Register for Youth Football & Cheerleading
Tweet The City of Albany Recreation and Parks Department announces its registration for Youth Football and Cheerleading. The fee is $35 per player for football and $25 for cheerleading. Youth ages 6-12 are eligible to participate; the age control date is August 1, 2012. The child must be present at registration, and the child’s birth [...]
Read More →Micro-Irrigation System Helps Farmer Conserve Water
Tweet Special for the Journal Clinton Trice needed a change. The Albany farmer struggled over the years to keep his cattle operation in the black but Mother Nature seemed not to be on his side.
Read More →American Bar Recognizes Attorney at Perry & Walters, LLP
Tweet Special to the Journal Perry & Walters, LLP is pleased to announce one of the firm’s attorneys, Pete Donaldson, has been named a fellow of the American Bar Foundation, an honorary organization of lawyers, judges, law faculty and legal scholars, elected by their peers because of outstanding achievement in the legal profession.
Read More →Wednesday Practice
Tweet Special to the Journal Auburn, Ala. – Wednesday evening, the Auburn Tigers held a two-hour practice at the Auburn Athletics Complex Practice Fields. “We did a lot of best-on-best out there today, trying to build up the physical mentality,” said Auburn head coach Gene Chizik. “We challenged them and I think they responded better [...]
Read More →Metro Albany’s jobless rate rises to 10.5 percent in July
Tweet Staff Reports Atlanta, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that the preliminary unemployment rate in metro Albany rose to 10.5 percent in July, up two-tenths of a percentage point from 10.3 percent in June. The rate was 10.9 percent in July 2011. The rate increased because the labor grew by 90 [...]
Read More →Braves stop skid, prevent sweep in 5-1 win
Tweet Staff Reports The Atlanta Braves needed a win Wednesday night. A loss would have not only been a sweep of the series by the Washington Nationals, but would have put them eight games behind the National League East leaders. Luckily, Kris Medlen understood that perfectly well and delivered as he improves his record as [...]
Read More →Vols Spirit Day At Chick-fil-A On Saturday
Tweet Special to the Journal Knoxville, Tenn. — The Chick-fil-A® restaurant at 4944 Kingston Pike in Knoxville will be hosting Tennessee Volunteer Spirit Day from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25, to celebrate the Volunteers’ appearance in the Chick-fil-A® Kickoff Game.
Read More →Tide Holds Practice Following First Day of Classes
Tweet Special to the Journal TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The football team went to work for two hours in pads on Wednesday afternoon at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields following the first day of classes on campus. The Crimson Tide will now settle into its daily routine that will be carried out throughout the season.
Read More →Bulldogs Win Scrimmage In Overtime
Tweet Special to the Journal Athens, Ga – Sixth-ranked Georgia conducted its third scrimmage of the preseason Wednesday at Sanford Stadium, and the Bulldogs rallied past “Buffalo” in overtime. “It was a barn burner; a 49-48 overtime victory for Georgia,” said Bulldog coach Mark Richt. “We were down late in the fourth quarter and scored [...]
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