Heard to file suit
Tweet Staff Reports Albany, Ga -Reverend Lorenzo Heard has announced to local media that he will file a lawsuit against the Dougherty County Board of Elections. Heard is reported to have contacted newsrooms all over the city, though he was apparently unable to reach anyone at the Journal today. His claim? That will be discussed [...]
Read More →Republican congressional candidate John House , speaks to the Kiwanis Club of Dougherty County
Tweet Written by David Shivers After emerging victorious from the August 21 primary run-off, Republican congressional candidate John House of Columbus brought his campaign for the Second District seat to Albany on August 27. House defeated Rick Allen of Columbus for the GOP nomination.
Read More →Auburn Establishes James Owens Courage Award
Tweet Special to the Journal Auburn, Ala. –The Auburn Athletics Department will present the first James Owens Courage Award to the man who broke the color barrier on the football field at Auburn. Owens, who became the first African-American scholarship football player at Auburn in 1969, will receive the inaugural award named in his honor. [...]
Read More →Albany State to honor University founder during season-opening football game
Tweet by Edythe Bradley Albany State University will honor Dr. Joseph Winthrop Holley, founder of the 109-year-old institution, during the North Greenville University football game this weekend. The Fourth Annual J.W. Holley Memorial Game will kick off Saturday, Sept. 1, at 7 p.m. at the Albany State University Coliseum.
Read More →Alabama Continues Preparations for Season Opener
Tweet TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama football team continued preparations for the season opener against Michigan with a two-hour practice session in full pads on Monday afternoon at the Thomas-Drew Practice Facility. The eighth-ranked Wolverines, under second-year head coach Brady Hoke, are coming off an 11-2 record and a Sugar Bowl victory over Virginia Tech [...]
Read More →Gators Seek a Better Performance on Saturday Than Their Last Game at Swamp
Tweet Special to the Journal GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Gators coach Will Muschamp walked off Florida Field briskly that night in late November. His first Florida-Florida State game as the Gators’ head coach turned into one of the more puzzling games of his career.
Read More →Albany State Golden Rams name permanent Athletics Director
Tweet By Edythe Brantley The Albany State University Golden Rams are sticking with Dr. Richard H. Williams. The interim tag attached to his title as athletics director has been removed, Dr. Everette J. Freeman has announced. “Dr. Williams emerged as the strongest candidate for the Athletics Director position,” Dr. Freeman said. “I am [...]
Read More →Monday’s Football Practice Report
Tweet Special to the Journal Athens, Ga.– The sixth-ranked Georgia football team finally reached game week on Monday, spending approximately two hours working on Saturday’s season-opening opponent. The Bulldogs will entertain Buffalo on Saturday at 12:21 p.m. at Sanford Stadium, and the game will be televised on the SEC Network.
Read More →Tampa, In Rain Delay
Tweet This is not how things were supposed to start. An estimated 50,000 people are in Tampa area hotel rooms deciding how best to spend a rainy day indoors. For the second convention in a row, Republicans have scrapped the opening day of their national meeting in deference to a hurricane in the Gulf of [...]
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