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Madison Elaine Stokes

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Tweet Madison Elaine Stokes, 16, of Lee County died Tuesday August 28, 2012. Her funeral service will be Friday, August 31, 2012 4 PM at Gillionville Baptist Church with interment in Crown Hill Cemetery.  Rev. Bryan Haynes and Rev. Tony Haefs will officiate. Visitation will be Thursday, August 30, 2012 from 6 to 8 PM [...]

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Flint RiverQuarium 8th Birthday Promotion

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Tweet In honor of the Flint RiverQuarium’s 8th birthday, the special admission price of $8 for all ages will be offered this Saturday, Sunday and Monday (Labor Day). The admission price includes a movie showing in the Imagination Theater. The Flint RiverQuarium gift store is also offering a 15% discount off all regularly priced items. [...]

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Kiwanis Golf Tournament

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Tweet The Kiwanis Club of Dougherty County will host the 16th annual Charles H. Smith Memorial Golf Tournament Monday, October 8, at Stonebridge Golf & Country Club.

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Gang leader arrested for murder of rival. Is more coming?

By   /  August 29, 2012  /  Crime  /  Comments Off

Tweet Staff Reports A reported gang leader was arrested yesterday in Thomasville, Ga.  Danny Wilkerson is allegedly a high ranking member in the notorious Bloods street gang.  The victim in the shooting, 24 year old Dontavious Luke who was killed in an altercation this past weekend. Luke was reported to be a leader of the [...]

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Sparks fly and neighborhood seeks to keep out rehab home

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Tweet Staff Reports The sparks started flying at the government center last night, and that was simply during the Albany City Commission’s pre-brieff.  Citizens for area neighborhood asked for the commission’s help to prevent a drug treatment group home from being established in their neighborhood.

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Darton soccer to face South Georgia College Wednesday

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Tweet ALBANY– Darton State College soccer will host conference-rival South Georgia College on Wednesday in the first home games of the 2012 season.

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Heard lawsuit claims elections office used flawed numbers

By   /  August 29, 2012  /  Politics  /  Comments Off

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Tweet Staff Reports Reverend Lorenzo Heard isn’t quite done with the Dougherty County Board of Elections.  After the board voted unanimously to deny Heard a spot on the ballot, he’s filed a lawsuit.  Beyond what has already been laid out, Heard’s attorney claims that the elections office used flawed numbers for registered voters, arguing that [...]

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Rule Change Upsets Grassroots Republicans

By   /  August 29, 2012  /  Charlie Harper  /  Comments Off

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Tweet Unity is often a message or theme of political conventions.  They are the official device used to smooth over any lingering wounds left open from bitter primary battles. There are multiple days of messaging to remind party members that they are the party “faithful”.  They are now one ticket, with one purpose.  Good party [...]

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Both Quarterbacks Understand the Situation…and the Opportunity on Saturday

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Tweet Special to the Journal GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Just like both know it’s not the ideal situation, Jeff Driskel and Jacoby Brissett know it is the situation and nothing between now and Saturday is going to change it. Only what they do in the season opener against Bowling Green can.

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Opening Numbers

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Tweet Special to the Journal Labor Day will be extra special this year, as it concludes with the start of Georgia Tech’s 2012 football season. When the Yellow Jackets line up against the Hokies of Virginia Tech at Lane Stadium (kickoff is at 8:00 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN and ESPN3), it will [...]

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