Darton State College No. 7 in 1st poll, hosts Doublegale Invite Monday
Tweet Written by David Mann ALBANY, Ga – Darton State earned a No. 7 ranking in the first Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches’ Poll of the 2013 season, and the Cavaliers will host the No. 2 ranked team and others at the Doublegate Collegiate Invitational next week.
Read More →Shirley D. Sellers
Tweet Shirley D. Sellers, 78, of Albany, GA, died Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Tony Haefs will officiate. Committal services will follow in Geneva, AL at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery at 2:00 PM (CST).
Read More →Capuchin monkey research shows use of tools is widespread in the animal kingdom
Tweet Written by Alan Flurry Athens, Ga. – New Caledonian crows that use sticks to poke and prod hard-to-reach food sources are just one example of a species other than humans that use tools. Until now, however, there has been little research concerning the ways nonhumans use tools.
Read More →Hometown Hero
Tweet Special to the Journal Parris Island, S. C.–Marine Corps Pvt. Marquis J. Delaine, son of Carolisa Spellman of Albany, Ga., earned the title of United States Marine after graduating from recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S. C.
Read More →Bishop CALLS FOR A REASONABLE SOLUTION FOR SEQUESTRATION
Tweet Special to the Journal WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued remarks to the Congressional Record regarding the dangers of the impending sequestration, or across-the-board budget cuts, which are due to go into effect on March 1, 2013. Below you will find the text of the statement submitted for the [...]
Read More →Replace Section V of the Voting Rights Act with A Better Redistricting Process
Tweet Section V of the 1965 Voting Rights Act was argued before the US Supreme Court this week, the sticking point in an Alabama case that will likely see the portion of the law altered or struck down. Section V only applies to “state and local governments with a history of voter disenfranchisement”. As such, [...]
Read More →Will raising the drop out age accomplish anything?
Tweet Yesterday, we ran Jim Wilcox’s take on the high school drop out age. We asked what you, our readers thought, something we plan on doing more. I was curious if I was alone in my thinking on the issue. Surprisingly, I wasn’t.
Read More →Bishop CO-SPONSORS BILL TO STRENGTHEN VOTING RIGHTS
Tweet Special to the Journal WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) joined 166 of his colleagues in co-sponsoring H.R. 12, the Voter Empowerment Act within the House of Representatives. The Voter Empowerment Act helps to ensure equal access to the ballot for every eligible voter, modernizes our voter registration system to help [...]
Read More →PANTHERS ANNOUNCE SINGLE GAME TICKETS ON SALE
Tweet Special to the Journal ALBANY, GA – The Back-to-Back Champion and reigning Professional Indoor Football League Champion Albany Panthers announced today that single game tickets for the 2013 Professional Indoor Football League season are going on sale today, Wednesday, Feb. 27th at 10:00 a.m. EST. Individual tickets can be purchased for as low as [...]
Read More →Darton State knocks Albany Tech out in the quarterfinals
Tweet Written by David Mann ALBANY – Darton State College beat local rival Albany Technical College 63-39 in the Region 17 Championship quarterfinals today in the Cavalier Arena in Albany.
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