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Tweet It could be successfully argued that Albany is a community in transition, particularly with the recent developments at city hall. Are we on a steady decline or are there reasons to be optimistic? That’s debatable, to say the least. B.J. Fletcher, who is winning hearts and supporters with her enthusiasm and her business success [...]
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Tweet New hotels In Albany From groundbreakings to foreclosures to flag-changing, the unpredictable hospitality industry in Albany is ever-changing, to say the least. The latest development in the volatile business here is just that – a development — on Pointe North Boulevard just south of Dawson Road, where a Holiday Inn Express and a second [...]
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Tweet Pait case: Lockette gags all witnesses A gag order has been issued in the case of reinstated Albany firefighter Joe Pait as court officials attempt to determine what Pait would have earned while he was under indictment. Meanwhile, Fire Chief James Carswell still refuses to certify Pait, saying that he will not deliberately put [...]
Read More →At 101, love still guides Mary Taylor
Tweet It’s the quintessential community news story – the one about an elderly citizen turning 90 or 100 – and certainly, I’ve read 90 or 100 of them. I think I’ve even written about 101 of them. Still, Mary Taylor’s answer to the standard what’s-your-secret-to-longevity question Monday – on her 101th birthday – caught me [...]
Read More →Inside Albany: On Sean Reddish
Tweet The evidence says … Reddish was fired! Sometimes, rather than the incompetence and sinister behavior that has come to define Albany city hall, our leadership instead is downright weird more than anything. Take the case of Sean Reddish, the airport maintenance manager who was fired in violation of city policy last week due to [...]
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Tweet Homelessness event is Friday at fairground While the previous two Mission-Change Hope for the Homeless and Hungry Sleep Outs defied their high expectations, the organizers looking to raise the bar yet again in our continuing efforts to raise money and inspire action for the homeless and food insecure throughout our community. The event at [...]
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Tweet Local attorney weighs in on judge’s arrest Albany criminal defense attorney Pete Donaldson says it’s unclear thus far whether any of the court decisions made by a federal judge from Newnan, Ga., faces drug and gun charges will be revisited. Prosecutors say that 67-year-old Senior Judge Jack T. Camp’s fall from grace started with [...]
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Tweet Billy Chambers back in the biz Billy Chambers is selling cars again. Chambers, whose longtime family automobile business was seized by the state of Georgia this summer because of his alleged failure to repay sales tax that he collected, is now working at Kia Autosport on East Oglethorpe Boulevard. “I will be handling all [...]
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