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Web Mail

– May 13, 2012Posted in: Columns, Geek Speak

 

                Last week I hope I convinced most of you Win XP holdouts to at least consider transitioning to Windows 7sometime this year.  Maybe I should tiptoe around this next issue, but I feel I must talk to you about one more change, real soon.  I did try to nudge you on this one back in November of 2010, but now I want to openly endorse adopting Web Mail and letting POP Mail fade away.

Basically the difference is that Web Mail keeps your mail on a server and you read it from your PC through a Web browser.  With POP mail you access mail on a remote server and then download it to your PC.  Control freaks like me usually like POP because the downloaded emails are under our control as are the contact files or address book which reside on our PCs.  The old MS mail client Outlook Express is a good example of a POP mail.  Thunderbird still makes this process available in a free download from Mozilla.  (If you can’t wean yourself away from OE, download Thunderbird).

I suggested to you over a year ago that Web Mail offers one advantage that is really convenient;  that of accessing your mail and contacts from any PC, anywhere.  Since that column, more advantages have arisen.  The ease of synchronizing mail between your PC and your mobile devices is another consideration.  You can also sync across platforms more easily (Mac and Windows work better together).

The other change is that Web Mail programs have grown up, improved and added more features that make them more complete like your   old POP mail clients.

So who do you choose among the myriad Web Mail clients available?  The big three are Yahoo, Live Hotmail and Gmail.  Apple has recently entered the fray with their iCloud Mail.

If you are already using a Bellsouth or ATT mail account, it is using the Yahoo Mail server and it is easy to transition to the att.yahoo Web Mail site.  Ditch OE or Win Live Mail if you are using them and move onto Yahoo’s mail server.

If you are already using a Hotmail account and don’t like change, stick with it.  Get out of Win Live mail and move to the Web.

But if you are shopping for a Web based mail client, choose Gmail which to my mind has gradually grown since its introduction into the best overall Web mail service.  They give you plenty of free mail storage space.  Their ads are unobtrusive (not so with Yahoo).  They allow easy synching of contacts with mobile devices.  The user interface is friendly and quite readable.  They make it easy for you to group messages by Label in storage.  There are a few quirky things about the service, but they are constantly making improvements.

Overall, I pick Gmail. Try it and till next week, send your questions to:

geekspeak@mchsi.com

 

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Honor Your Mother by Making Her Breakfast

– May 11, 2012Posted in: In The Kitchen, IN THE KITCHEN WITH ELAINE

 

 

I was blessed with the most wonderful Mother. My Mama was beautiful inside and out. She was so talented. Mama could do everything…cook, sew, arrange flowers, homemaker and also when we children got older she worked outside the home.

As Mother’s Day draws near, I think of her with love and gratefulness. I remember as a child one thing we would do for Mama on Mother’s Day was make a “surprise” breakfast. Thank goodness Mama always had a stocked pantry and fridge. Of course, it was nothing fancy…eggs, toast, bacon, maybe some grits. I’m sure she was awake, but she always made us think she just woke up. We didn’t serve her in bed.

We would find some flowers in the yard and set the table, and then call her in. I’m sure it was never as good as she made us feel it was, but she appreciated our efforts. We would eat breakfast and then get ready for church, pleased that Mama had enjoyed her breakfast. As you make memories or remember memories past, honor your Mother by making breakfast for your family or others you love and appreciate. Here are a few recipes for you to try.

Breakfast Muffins

  • 1 pound sausage, browned and drained
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 cup Bisquick or Pioneer Baking Mix
  • 2 cups half & half
  • One half teaspoon salt
  • One quarter teaspoon pepper
  • 2 cups grated cheese

Place well drained sausage in muffin tins which have been well sprayed with Pam. Mix eggs, baking mix, half & half, salt and pepper together. Pour evenly over the sausage. Top with grated cheese.

Bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Makes about 18 muffins. These freeze well.

 

Deluxe Breakfast Casserole

  • 2 pounds ground hot pork sausage
  • 3 cups frozen shredded hash brown potatoes, thawed
  • 3 cups (12 ounces) cheddar cheese, grated
  • 1 large bell pepper, chopped
  • 12 large eggs
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Brown sausage in a skillet and stir until it crumbles. Drain. Place hash browns in a greased 9x13x2 inch (3 quart) baking dish. Layer cooked sausage, cheese and chopped pepper evenly over hash browns. Combine eggs, milk and salt in a large bowl, beating with a wire whisk or fork until well-blended. Pour egg mixture over chopped green pepper layer. Bake in a 350° oven for 50 minutes or until golden brown. This can be made ahead and refrigerated. Makes 8 to 10 servings.

This is a nice brunch dish that is pretty, good and serves easily from baking dish.

Add some fresh fruit for a great breakfast.

Hope you enjoy.

May God bless you.

Elaine Barrett, along with husband, Rick, owns and operates The Flower Gazebo on Washington St., in downtown Albany and is part of a family of excellent southern cooks. She recently she has written and published a cookbook, “In the Kitchen with Elaine”.

 

 

Tags: cooking, Elaine Barrett, IN THE KITCHEN WITH ELAINE, recipes
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Obituaries

– May 11, 2012Posted in: Obituaries

 

 

Andrew Lee Spurlock, 81

Andrew Lee Spurlock, 81, died Tuesday, May, 8, 2012, at his home in Leesburg, Ga. Funeral services will be held Friday at 3 p.m.  at Mathews Funeral Home.  Rev. Noah Phillips will officiate.  Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery with Military Honors.

A native of Ozark, Ala., Mr. Spurlock was a resident of Georgetown, GA for many years and a resident of Albany, GA for fifty years.  He was a US Army veteran of the Korean War, attended Bethel Holiness Tabernacle and retired from Georgia Pacific after thirty five years.

Survivors include his wife, Margaret Ann Spurlock of Leesburg, Ga., two daughters and their husbands, Bettina and Jake Dukes, Jr. of Leesburg, Ga., Tonia John Bentley of Leesburg, Ga., a son, Andy Spurlock of Albany, a sister, Pearl Richardson of Midland City, Ala., two brothers, Robert Spurlock of Dothan, Ala. and Paul Spurlock of Eufaula, Ala., eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

The family will be at the residence of Stacey Winters, 191 Donald Road, Leesburg, Ga. 31763.

An online guestbook is at www.mathewsfuneralhome.com.

 

Douglas Taylor Bailey, 14

Douglas Taylor Bailey, 14, of Leesburg, Ga., died May 7, 2012 at Medical Center of Central Georgia. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, May 12 at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Leesburg, Leesburg, Ga. Rev. Wesley Kaylor, Jeremy (Bobby) Jones and Melissa Spriggs will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery, Leesburg, Ga.

Born in Albany on October 23, 1997, Taylor was an eighth grade student in the Lee County School System. He was active in Lee County Dixie League Baseball for six years and had the opportunity to go to the national play offs with the Cubs, under the direction of coaches, Joey Pickle, Stevie Williams and Roger Wingate. Taylor loved to fish with his “Idols”, Bill Price and Shorty Pollock, he was a computer genius, he loved being with his family and loved to assist his niece with her homework and he was learning to play the acoustical guitar. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Jack Bailey Sr. and Helen Bailey and maternal grandmother, Linda Diane Anderson.

Survivors include his parents, Doug and Dana Watson Bailey, Leesburg, Ga., a brother, Michael Bailey, Virginia, a sister, Crystal (Sissy) Marie Reese, Leesburg, Ga., maternal grandparents, Wayne Watson Sr. and Pat Watson, Cuthbert, Ga., a nephew, William Edward Reese Jr., a niece, Brooke Anne Reese and his cat, Sponge.

Those desiring may make memorials to Ronald McDonald House of Central Georgia in memory of Douglas Taylor Bailey, 1160 Forsyth St., Macon, Ga., 31201.

The family will receive friends Friday from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home.

The family is at the residence of Jeff and Sherry Bailey, 6604 Newton Road, Albany.

 

Joe Beard, 75

Joe Beard, 75, of Albany died Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehab. Memorial services will be held Sunday May 13, 2012 at 3 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home.

A native of Troy, Ala., Mr. Beard had resided in Albany since 1957 moving here from Morgan, Ga.. He was a graduate of Morgan High School in 1953 where he was active on the basketball team, was the quarterback for the football team and still holds the state record for reed vaulting.

Mr. Beard worked with Western Electric for a number of years before starting his own company, Albany Telephone Service Company.

He was a member of the Morgan United Methodist Church and was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Holman Beard, his parents and four sisters.

Survivors include a son, Gary Beard, a daughter, Gayle B. Woolard and her husband Stephen, a brother, Bill Beard and his wife, Janet and a grandchild, Walker Woolard all of Albany.

The family is at the residence of Stephen and Gayle Woolard, 2401 Pleasant Drive, Albany.

The family will receive friends Sunday from 2 p.m. until the funeral hour at Mathews Funeral Home.

Those desiring may make memorials to Lights of Love, c/o Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, P.O. Box 1828, Albany, Ga. 31702 or Southwest Georgia Cancer Coalition, 507 W. Third Ave., #6-A, Albany, Ga. 31701.

An online guestbook is at www.mathewsfuneralhome.com.

 

 

Tags: deaths, Obituaries
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Youth Orchestra Receives Excellent Rating

– May 10, 2012Posted in: Community

 

The Dougherty County Youth Orchestra traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina, the weekend of April 21-22 to compete at the Music in the Parks Festival where they won first place and received a rating of “excellent.” The youth orchestra invites the public to attend their Spring Concert on May 15, 7:00 p.m., at the Darton College Auditorium.

 

Tags: Dougherty County Youth Orchestra, Music in the Parks Festival
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Albany High Students Guests at Law Day Luncheon

– May 10, 2012Posted in: Community

 

On April 25, seven students were inducted into Albany High School’s Legal Chiefs Chapter of the Georgia Law Honor Society. The induction ceremony was hosted by the Dougherty County Bar Association in conjunction with their annual Law Day luncheon held at the Merry Acres Event Center. Inductees included juniors Aaliyah Dent, A’Mon Gordon, Kadarius Moore, and Tickeria Stampers, along with seniors Katherine Gilyard, Joseph Myler, and Andrew Tabatt.  The Georgia Law Honor Society is a program offered to secondary schools by the State Bar Association of Georgia. The purpose of the Society is to promote and reward strong academic and volunteer achievement in the field of law education. Members are awarded a certificate of membership and a Georgia Law Honor Society pin, and have the opportunity to participate in an organization that improves its members while improving the community. Law and justice instructor Lynn Miller serves as advisor for the Legal Chiefs.

 

Albany High School honor and law magnet students were also awarded for winning the Law Day essay contest.  A’Kera Watson won first place, Kadarius Moore won second place and Aaliyah Dent won third place. This year’s essays were based on the national theme “No courts, no justice, no freedom. Why the courts matter to me.”

 

Tags: Albany High School, Dougherty County Bar Association, Law Day essay contest, Legal Chiefs, Lynn Miller
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Gideons speak to local Kiwanis Club

– May 10, 2012Posted in: Community

 

 

The reach and impact of Gideon Bibles was the topic for the Kiwanis Club of Dougherty County’s weekly luncheon program on May 7. Jiles Parham, a Dougherty Kiwanian who is also president of Gideons’ Albany West Camp, spoke passionately about the organization’s mission to spread the Word of God and encourage people to become Christians. The Gideons, he said, are “an association of born-again business and professional men.” Bibles in hotel and motel rooms are a well-known symbol of Gideons, but Parham noted they are also distribute to students in 5th grade and above, jail and prison inmates, emergency and military personnel, hospitals, convalescent homes, medical offices, and domestic violence shelters; or basically just about anywhere people are in need of spiritual uplift or inspiration. Parham said since it began 104 years ago in a hotel in Montana, Gideons International has distributed 1.6 billion Bibles in 197 countries translated into more than 90 different languages. He also related several stories of how the Gideons’ work has impacted people’s lives, including one instance that led to the Angel Tree program, the well-known Christmas ministry that provides gifts to underprivileged children.

 

Tags: Gideon Bibles, Gideons International, Jiles Parham, Kiwanis Club
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Food Scores

– May 9, 2012Posted in: The Public Record

 

Circle C Coach/Base of Operation, 425 N. WASHINGTON ST., 31701; May 3; Score: 100; Grade: A

El Vaquero, 2700 DAWSON ROAD, 31707; April 30; Score: 96; Grade: A

Harvest Moon, 2347 DAWSON ROAD, 31707; May 2; Score: 85; Grade: B

Hibachi Grill & Buffet, 2536 DAWSON ROAD, 31707; May 1; Score: 84; Grade: B

Hilton Garden Inn, 101 S. FRONT ST., 31701; May 2; Score: 100; Grade: A

Hilton Garden Inn Albany/Food Service, 101 S. FRONT, 31701; May 2; Score: 100; Grade: A

Logan’s Roadhouse, 1200 N. WESTOVER BLVD., 31707; May 3; Score: 89; Grade: B

Pizza Hut, 2108 E. OGLETHORPE, 31705; April 30; Score: 93; Grade: A

Riverfront BBQ, 105 W. BROAD AVE., 31701; April 30; Score: 96; Grade: A

Tags: food scores, restaurant inspections, restaurant scores, The Public Record
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Dougherty County Jail Inmate List April 26 – May 3

– May 9, 2012Posted in: Crime, Dougherty County Jail Inmate List, Headlines

 

 

Adams, Bernard Alexander, April 26, criminal trespass

Adams, Riccardo Montel, May 2, court order sentence

Alford, Clifford Lee Jr., May 2, driving while license suspended/revoked, windshield/window tint violation

Anderson, Marvin Deonte, April 29, obstruction of officers, theft by shoplifting

Antwih, Willie Pearl, April 26, deposit account fraud/bad checks over $499.

Armstrong, Earl Jr., May 2, driving while license suspended/revoked, stop/yield sign violation

Baer, Jonathan Richard, April 30, marijuana-possess less than 1oz., tampering w/evidence

Baker, Arrias Oneal, April 26, contempt of court, no driver’s license

Bales, Kevin Scott, April 29, driving while license suspended/revoked, tag light required

Barnes, Tabitha Renee, April 27, disorderly conduct, general

Bennett, Ricky Ricardo, April 26, DUI less safe, improper lane chge/dr on rdways for traffic

Bentley, Jeremiah Patrick, April 26, theft by deception, theft by receiving stolen property

Birdsong, Franklin Vickers, May 1, hold for other law enforcement, prob violation (2 counts)

Bishop, Melvin Marlo, April 27, superior crt intermittent sentence

Blocker, Anthony Quantavious, May 2, simple battery

Bradley, Zric Bernard Jr., May 1, reckless conduct, reckless driving

Braithwaite, Syennie Labonea, April 27, harassing phone calls, prob violation, terroristic threats and acts

Braswell, Wayman Maurice, April 27, superior crt intermittent sentence

Brown, Daysha Shanterrell, May 2, suspended dl 1st offense

Brown, Jeffrey, April 28, DUI-alcohol / less safe, improper lane usage, speeding (10-15)

Brown, Julisa Marie, April 28, disorderly conduct, general

Brown, Nicholas Bernard, May 2, speeding (16-20), suspended/revoked license (2nd)

Butler, Bianca Dianna, April 28, theft by shoplifting

Butler, Brandon Ladon, April 29, operation of watercraft under influ

Butler, Willie Jay, April 30, prob violation

Butts, Anthony Leon, April 26, Burglary (2 counts), theft by taking

Byrd, Dontravis Marquz, April 27, battery

Byrd, Terrance Lamar, April 26, possession of cocaine

Campbell, Lawrence Edwin, April 27, entering auto

Carrington, Terry Stephen Jr., April 27, battery, criminal trespass, emergency help-interfering with call for, false imprisonment, prob violation

Carter, Anthony Dywayne, April 29, driving while license suspended/revoked, seat belt required

Carter, Robert Eugene, April 28, theft by taking

Cole, Raleigh, April 30, parole viol

Coleman, Jaron, April 29, weekend prisoner

Cooper, Charlise Akira, April 29, headlights required at certain times, suspended dl 1st offense

Corker, Joseph Pete, May 1, prob violation

Cowart, Alvin, April 26, aggravated assault

Crowley, Bishop Demarcus, April 28, poss consumpt alco by minor

Daniels, Maxim Keith, April 30, burglary, escape, theft by taking

Davis, Coty Lee, May 1, prob violation

Davis, Montavius Quantez, May 2, prob violation

Debruce, Eric Dartaino Jr., May 3, aggravated assault

Dewberry, Charles Edward, April 26, criminal trespass, obstruction of officers (2 counts)

Dixon, Octavius Demond, May 3, public indecency/general

Dodson, Deshawn Martez, April 29, poss/consumption/purchase alcohol by minor

Dublina, Tarra Savonya, April 28, reckless conduct (3 counts)

Duncan, Amanda Renee, April 28, hold for other law enforcement

Duncan, Briton Deion, April 26, state crt intermittent sentence

Edwards, Darrell, April 30, civ contempt (child sup)

Edwards, Kenya Darrell, April 27, weekend prisoner

Elder, James Lefernando, April 28, DUI (1st offense alcohol), DUI less safe, duty-involving inj or death, improper lane chge/dr on rdways for traffic (2 counts), striking stat object   near roadway prob (3 counts)

Ellison, William Emmanuel, May 1, prob violation

Espy, Jessie William Jr., April 30, parole viol

Evans, Cleveland Lavon, April 28, open container (po)

Evans, Sheryl Denise, April 26, prob violation

Fink, Adam Craig, April 27, state crt intermittent sentence

Ford, Denzel Xavier, May 1, burglary, criminal trespass, prob violation

Fowler, Archie Bernard, April 30, marijuana-possess less than 1oz., tampering w/evidence

Fritts, Todd Steven, May 2, superior court sentence

Gaillard, Charles Eugene, April 26, ret f/trial

Garcia, Marquita Maria, April 28, prob violation

Gray, Joel Daniel, April 27, prob viol, giving false name, add, DOB to police

Green, Carlos Lenard, May 2, suspended dl 1st offense

Green, Jahwahn Beegin, April 27, weekend prisoner

Green, Jessica Onesha, April 27, financial transaction card fraud (2counts)

Green, Leah Lavette, April 27, state crt intermittent sentence

Green, Lewis Edward, April 29, battery, emergency help-interfering with call for, false imprisonment

Green, Vickie Lanita, April 29, contempt of court

Griffin, Kevin Bernard, April 30, simple battery

Hack, Ronald Thomas, April 28, good behavior

Hall, James Cartez Jr., April 27, superior crt intermittent sentence

Hallock, Marvin Henry, April 26, forgery 2nd degree (5 counts), parole viol

Hallock, Susan Marie, April 26, hold for other law enforcement

Hamilton, Tohj Imir, April 26, fin/trans card theft, financial transaction card fraud

Hammond, Karlita Breshe, May 2, forgery 1st degree (2 counts), theft by deception (2 counts)

Hardin, Cody Scott, May 1, prob violation

Harewood, Mark Anthony, May 1, aggravated assault, terroristic threats and acts

Harris, Alexander Denevious, May 1, prob violation

Harris, Alvin David, April 30, contempt of court

Henderson, Roosevelt E, April 28, state crt intermittent sentence

Hendricks, Deiyanna S, April 26, poss/consumption/purchase alcohol by minor

High, James Wiley Jr., April 30, hold for other law enforcement

Hightower, Kentrell Issac, April 29, battery (2 counts), cruelty to children-child less than 18yoa 3rd deg (2 counts), parole viol

Hill, Lexus Dejon Devon, April 26, poss/consumption/purchase alcohol by minor

Hobbs, Andrew James, May 2, possession of marij (1 oz 1st offense), suspended dl 1st offense

Hunter, Amanda Anne, April 27, superior crt intermittent sentence

Hutton, Lakesha Lashae, April 27, disorderly conduct, general

Jackson, Aubran Jemale, April 26, hold for other law enforcement, prob violation

Jackson, Curven Wesley, April 26, prob violation

Jackson, Jerome Lamar, April 27, prob violation

Jackson, Joseph, April 30, loitering on school prees/safety zone

Jackson, Shanika Nicole, May 1, no insurance 1st off, stop sign/yield signs, suspended dl 1st offense

Jefferson, Decarya Martez, April 27, weekend prisoner, court order sentence

Johnson, Bentavious Maurice, April 30, suspended dl 1st offense

Johnson, Shonte Nicole, April 26, prob violation

Jones, Dameyun Santrez, April 29, criminal trespass

Jones, Jatavis Antwon, May 1, civ contempt (child sup), failure to appear, prob viol (counts)

Jones, Kimberly Michelle, April 30, prob viol

Jones, Selena Leigh, April 27, state crt intermittent sentence

Jones, Tameka Janeen, April 30, terroristic threats and acts

King, Quinton De’Shon, April 27, drug traffic w/in 1000′ pub park/rec/pub, sale/poss wid/purchase/marij

Knox, Don Juan, April 28, obstructing highway, open container (po)

Lackey, Ashley Drenia, April 30, criminal trespass, simple battery

Lane, Clayton Daryl, April 28, hold for other law enforcement

Lawson, Monica Faye, April 28, battery

Lee, Joseph Erwin, May 1, theft by shoplifting

Levins, Delilah Antoinette, April 26, expired tag, failure to appear

Lofton, Nechaning Deshawn, May 2, prob viol, prob violation

Lyons, Allen, April 26, battery

Malone, Johnny Jr., April 26, Burglary (2 counts), theft by taking

Manzano, Erique Jr., May 1, state crt intermittent sentence

Mathis, Eric Germaine, May 2, simple battery

Mays, Regina Grace, April 30, terroristic threats and acts

Mccoy, Lazzora Rashundala, May 1, theft by shoplifting

Mcgill, Undra Ladell, April 27, state crt intermittent sentence, state crt intermittent sentence

Medina, David Aloysius, April 30, off bond, terroristic threats and acts

Melton, George Lindsey, April 28, open container (po)

Miller, Nichelle Newanna, May 1, deposit account fraud/bad checks

Miller, Robert, May 1, prob violation, theft by shoplifting

Mills, Jill Lanika, April 27, weekend prisoner

Mitchell, Clarence, April 27, civ contempt (child sup)

Moore, Decarlo Xzamer, April 27, court order sentence

Morgan, John Edward, April 30, prob violation

Murphy, Darius Antwan, April 27, driving without a valid license, DUI driv under the inf of alc conc .08g more 3 hrs, hold for other law enforcement, improper lane usage

Nealy, Chiaka Takatia, April 27, superior crt intermittent sentence

Newton, Raphael Dionte, May 1, prob violation

Osberry, Jonathan Edward, May 2, disorderly conduct, general

Pacheco, Samuel Jr., April 26, housed for feds

Pendergrass, Kelly Jr., April 29, prob violation, stop/yield sign violation, suspended/revoked license (2nd)

Penn, Antwan Deshaney, May 1, criminal trespass

Peters, Chauncey Douglas, April 26, prob violation

Phillips, Johnnie Rashawn, April 30, prob violation

Pollard, Mark Lloyd, May 1, court order sentence

Potts, Quentin Deonte, May 1, robbery by snatching (2 counts), theft by taking

Powell, Anthony Jay, April 28, simple battery

Prather, Reginald, April 27, hold for other law enforcement

Pugh, Ricardo Deandre, May 2, suspended dl 2nd offense, u-turns

Redding, Lawrence Douglas, April 26, criminal trespass

Reese, Roderick Johnquille, April 29, weekend prisoner

Reese, William Benjamin, April 28, weekend prisoner

Robinson, John Charles III, April 26, theft by shoplifting

Russell, Leslie Jean, April 29, use of emergency phone call

Saturday, Terry Curtis, May 2, suspended dl 1st offense

Sawyer, Darrius Deshawn, May 2, theft by shoplifting

Scott, Anthony Eugene, April 26, court order sentence

Scott, Major Lee, May 2, aggravated assault (2 counts)

Sibley, Ernest Emmanuel, April 26, state crt intermittent sentence

Sirmons, Daniel Wes, April 26, stop sign/yield signs, suspended dl 1st offense

Sirmons, Thomas Wesley, April 27, state crt intermittent sentence

Smith, Antwan, May 2, obstruction of officers, prob violation

Smith, Norman Jr., May 1, weekend prisoner

Smith, Norman III, April 28, prob viol

Smith, William Clyde, May 1, prob violation, sexual battery

Spence, William Mark Jr., April 28, burglary

Spencer, Michael, April 27, prob violation, theft by shoplifting

Stokes, Angelique Nicole, April 28, leaving scene of accident, April 28, no insurance (1st off)

Street, Dwayne Corneilus, April 28, prob violation

Streeter, Richard Robert, April 26, manufacture/del/dist/admr/sell/pos cont sub

Stroud, Jarrell Leconte, April 26, criminal trespass, obstruction of officers, simple assault, unlawful f per employ/assc w/ str gang

Stubbs, Fallon Sharente’, April 28, suspended vehicle registration (canceled, revoked), suspended/revoked license (2nd)

Tankey, Zana Rockel, April 26, poss/consumption/purchase alcohol by minor

Taylor, Matthew Lloyd, May 2, state court sentence

Taylor, Rodney Bernard, April 30, prob violation

Telfair, Jerome Alexander, April 29, theft by taking

Thomas, Cedric Lorenzo, April 29, driving while license suspended/revoked, failure to appear, hold for other law enforcement, prob violation

Thomas, Robert James Jr., May 2, suspended dl 1st offense

Thomas, Tomeka Lashun, April 27, theft by shoplifting

Thomas, Tony Mardarius, May 2, court order sentence

Thomas, Tracey Deshaun Penn, April 30, affray(fighting)

Thompson, Grady Asborne, April 30, fa/knife poss during crime/attempt crime, marijuana-possess less than 1oz., tampering w/evidence (2 counts)

Titshaw, Toni Lynn, May 1, off bond, prob violation

Trice, Freddie Lee, April 30, theft by taking

Walker, Marshay Denise, May 2, theft by shoplifting

Walker, Quantavia Shakuria, April 29, theft by taking

Wallace, Terrance James, April 27, weekend prisoner

Ward, Adrian Micah, May 1, burglary, criminal trespass, parole viol

Ware, Yolanda Verella, April 27, state crt intermittent sentence

Washington, Mark Aaron, April 26, contempt of court

Welborne, Tovaris Tewan, May 1, hold for other law enforcement, prob violation

West, Sherman Curcell, April 30, false report of a crime, false statements/writings; concealment of facts

White, John Henry Jr., April 30, superior court sentence

Whitfield, Jessica Denise, May 1, false report of a crime

Wiley, Joseph Earl Jr., April 27, superior crt intermittent sentence

Williams, Derrick Lavarr, April 29, battery

Williams, Desmond Treon, May 2, aggravated assault (2 counts), unlawful f per to communicate threat s gng

Williams, Eric Keith, April 26, driving while license suspended/revoked, seat belt required

Williams, Michael Clinton, May 1, criminal trespass, obstruction of officers, theft by taking

Williams, Quinton Lamar, April 26, court order sentence

Williams, Tameka Lashana, April 27, deposit account fraud/bad check

Wilson, Katina Dynell, May 2, improper displayed tag-disp of lic plates, suspended dl 1st offense

Wilson, Nyeisha Nicole, April 27, affray (fighting)

Wimberly, Curtis, May 1, driving while license suspended/revoked, expired tag

Wingfield, Rufus Jr., April 27, superior crt intermittent sentence

Wisham, Arthur Joe, April 30, deposit account fraud/bad check (3 counts)

Womack, Marilyn Ann, April 27, weekend prisoner

Wright, Demarcus Jamel, May 1, battery

York, Clarence Ikeco, April 30, battery, cruelty to children in 3rd degree 3rd or sub ofnse (2 counts), prob violation

 

Tags: arrests, Dougherty County Jail Inmate List
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VINTAGE ALBANY- Early Travel

– May 8, 2012Posted in: Headlines, Vintage Albany

 

 

Before Albany was founded, travel through the area was either by steamboat or by traveling the “Old Federal Road.” The Old Federal Road was made sometime before 1805 and was in use during the Creek Indian wars. The Cherokee gave free access to settlers to use the road through their territories.

The road crossed through Cherokee land from Tennessee through Macon (then Fort Hawkins) and on down to what later became Albany then into northern Florida. Another branch of the road started at Athens and went all the way to Mobile, Alabama. Andrew Jackson and his troops used this road to pass through the area to reach Florida in an attempt to quell the Seminole uprising. There are historical markers all through Georgia indicating the route of the Old Federal Road.

After Albany was founded by Nelson Tift in 1836, most travel was still by riverboat or using the old road. Travel was difficult for passengers and the ability to ship freight in and out of Albany was done by boat. The old steamboats came up from the south, often from Apalachicola, Florida; Albany was about as far north as they could travel by the Flint as the water could be quite shallow at times. The Albany Herald once published an account of the steamboat, “Viola.” The Viola was one of the largest of the steamboats that came to Albany. In about 1844, just a few minutes into a trip down the Flint from Albany to Apalachicola, the ship carrying 1,000 bales of cotton, hit a submerged rock and was lost. The area in the river was later called “Viola Bend.”

According to the book “History and Reminiscences of Dougherty County” (published by the DAR) Albany got its first passenger stage coach line by 1841. At first the stages only ran three times a week between Macon and Bainbridge. Originally the stages ran on the east side of the Flint River following the route of Old Federal Road. Later after the stages started coming daily, they had moved over to the west side of the river.

Albany was still part of Baker County in 1847. A representative of Baker County managed to obtain a charter to start Albany’s first railroad, the Savannah and Albany Railroad Company. This charter authorized the construction of a railroad starting at the coast in Savannah and running all the way to Albany. It was several years before construction of the new railway would begin.

Railroads had become a necessity to more easily transport goods and to take passengers northward as well as east and west of Albany. This railroad would also traverse across the Chattahoochee River and have smaller branches out to other communities along the way. It was not until August of 1853 that a company was organized to make a direct route from Savannah to Albany and outward to Alabama. Railroads were essential to the early logging business in Albany. The new railroad eventually killed steamboat and stagecoach travel in the area.

The first train to ever come to Albany was on November 5, 1857 when the Southwestern Railroad was expanded from Americus to Albany. Albany eventually had seven rail lines coming into town. The old train depot was also built in 1857 by Nelson Tift. A newer depot was built about 1912. Both structures still stand today.

By 1870 the Brunswick and Albany Railroad was completed. The railroad ran all the way to Eufaula, Alabama. Later by 1895 the Albany and Northern Railway was established followed by the Georgia Northern Railway in 1905. Albany would become a major railroad hub for both freight and passenger service for many decades. The last passenger train service to run in Albany was in 1971.

 

 

Betty Rehberg is the historian for the Albany Journal and maintains a group on Facebook called Vintage Albany Georgia.

 

 

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Obituaries

– May 7, 2012Posted in: Obituaries

 

 

Pauline Kimbrell Chatman, 73

Pauline Kimbrell Chatman, 73, of Lee County, Ga., died May 3, 3012 at her residence. Funeral services were held Monday at 11 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Dorsey Kimbrell officiated. Interment followed in Crown Hill Cemetery.

A native of Patmos, Ga., Mrs. Chatman had resided in Albany most of her life before moving to Lee County twenty years ago. She was employed as a supervisor with Shoney’s Restaurant on Broad Avenue in Albany for many years and retired from the Lee County School system. Mrs. Chatman was a Baptist by faith.

Survivors include two daughters, Janet L. Draper and her husband, Lane and Deborah Langford and a son, Terry G. Bowman, all of Leesburg, Ga., five brothers, J.C. Kimbrell and his wife, Irma of Shellman, Ga., Dorsey Kimbrell and his wife Elizabeth of Hopewell, Va., Allen Kimbrell of Ft. Gaines, Ga. and Pearson Kimbrell of Albany, three sisters, Eunice Carter of West Palm Beach, Fla., Mary Sellers Layman and her husband, Clyde of Unadilla, Ga. and Ruth Whiting and her husband, Julian of Albany, four grandchildren, Bobby Wayne Ethridge, Shauna Layne Graham and her husband, Jason, Tim Langford and Derby Tangwall all of Leesburg, Ga. and Brandon Lane Draper and his wife, Amanda of Acworth, Ga., five great-grandchildren, Marlee Graham, Kylee Graham, Tanner Graham, Brantley Langford and Neila Langford. She was preceded in death by two brothers-in-law, Paul Sellers and Bill Carter.

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