Tweet AMERICUS (Nov. 21, 2013)–Nedialka Iordanova, Ph.D., associate professor of chemistry, was announced as Georgia Southwestern State University’s 2013-14 Featured Scholar today by President Kendall A. Blanchard, Ph.D. The public is invited to join the GSW community at a reception honoring Iordanova Monday, Dec. 2 at 4 p.m. in the Rotunda of the Wheatley Administration [...]
Read More →Looking Past Thanksgiving
Tweet By Glenn Mollette The first Thanksgiving was surrounded by life’s hardships. The early settlers were bombarded with extreme weather, hunger, sickness and death. Those who had survived believed the best they could do was to stop and give thanks. Too many throughout America are looking past Thanksgiving. Either we don’t want to think about [...]
Read More →Attorney General Olens and 33 AGs File Supreme Court Brief in Support of Child Pornography Victims
Tweet Attorney General Olens and 33 of his colleagues have filed a ‘friend of the court’ brief in the Supreme Court of the United States supporting full restitution for child pornography victims. The issue in the case, Paroline v. Amy Unknown and the United States, No. 12-8561, is the extent to which victims of child [...]
Read More →Georgia Farm Bureau to hold 76th Annual Convention
Tweet Special to the Journal “Through the years Georgia Farm Bureau members have enjoyed going to Jekyll’s beautiful coastal setting to hold our annual convention,” GFB President Zippy Duvall said. “We’re honored to have U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston, Gov. Nathan Deal and Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Gary Black scheduled to speak to us. We also [...]
Read More →DJJ Commissioner Niles Appointed to Governor’s Child Advocate Nominating Committee
Tweet (ATLANTA – GA) Governor Nathan Deal has appointed DJJ Commissioner Avery D. Niles to the nominating committee for the selection of Georgia’s next head of the Office of the Child Advocate. The Governor’s nominating committee is responsible for finding a deserving successor to current Child Advocate Tonya Boga, whose three year appointment is soon [...]
Read More →Lady Rams’ season ends in SIAC Tournament
Tweet by Stan McCormick, Sports Information Director In their final collegiate game, Jillian Anderson and Ashley Johnson each recorded 12 kills, but the Albany State Lady Rams lost to the Clark Atlanta Lady Panthers 3-2 in the loser’s bracket of the 2013 SIAC Women’s Volleyball Championship Tournament. With the loss, ASU finishes the season with [...]
Read More →Thomasville Promotes Spending Locally This Holiday Season
Tweet Special to the Journal In recent years, the day after Black Friday has become known as Small Business Saturday, a day to support the local businesses that create jobs, boost the economy and preserve neighborhoods around the country. Small Business Saturday is a national movement to drive shoppers to local merchants across the U.S. [...]
Read More →Albany’s Sands Recognized for Service as Mercer University Trustee
Tweet MACON, GA (11/22/2013)(readMedia)– The Honorable W. Louis Sands, judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, from Albany, was recognized for completing a five-year term on Mercer University’s Board of Trustees during its annual meeting on Nov. 22. Other trustees who rotated off the board include James A. (Jim) Bishop, senior attorney [...]
Read More →Albany Symphony Orchestra Presents Mithril, Celtic/World Music Group

Tweet Special to the Journal ALBANY, Ga. The Albany Symphony Orchestra will feature one of the most sought after Celtic/World music groups on the concert series scene at its annual family-friendly performance on December 7 in the Darton Theatre at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Mithril’s unique progressive style has its roots in traditional [...]
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