Next Week is the Anniversary of Georgia’s Spring Tornadoes: Are You Ready for the Next Big Disaster?
Tweet Special to the Journal When a series of tornadoes raked across Georgia in April 2011, Nanette Chastine found out quickly how crucial emergency preparedness can be. On the night of April 27, severe weather sent the Griffin resident scrambling into the spare bathroom with her daughter, kitten and dog – armed with blankets and [...]
Read More →Master Gardeners, Key Club, Kiwanis improve Arts Council grounds
Tweet Written by David Shivers Some two-and-a-half hours of intense labor by dedicated volunteers transformed a grass-strewn corridor on the exterior of the Albany Arts Council building on North Jackson Street into a landscaped, mulched butterfly garden spot on Saturday morning, April 20.
Read More →Agerton Observatory hosts open house March 19
Tweet Special to the Journal AMERICUS, Ga — Georgia Southwestern State University’s Agerton Observatory will host an open house from 9 to 11 p.m. Friday, April 19. This event is free. Members of the public are invited to observe Jupiter, Saturn and the moon.
Read More →Chehaw to Host Cheetah Chase Trail Run
Tweet Special to the Journal Run through the beautiful South Georgia pines during the 2nd annual Chehaw Cheetah Chase on Saturday, April 20. The Cheetah Chase, sponsored by South Georgia Cycling, features both a four and eight mile trail run, as well as a one mile kids’ fun run. The Cheetah Chase is unique as [...]
Read More →Chehaw Sets Single-Day Attendance Record
Tweet Special to the Journal Albany, Ga -If you were at Chehaw last Saturday and thought the crowd was the largest you had ever seen, you would have been correct. Chehaw officials released Saturday’s attendance figures and revealed that there were 3, 188 visitors to the Wild Animal Park and Native American Cultural Festival. It [...]
Read More →Congressman Bishop to keynote ASU Undergraduate Research Symposium
Tweet Written by Pearly Bowser Albany, Ga – On Monday, April 22, the Albany State University Center for Undergraduate Research will host the spring 2013 Undergraduate Research Symposium. The program will begin at 8 a.m. in the ACAD Auditorium located on the campus.
Read More →YMCA Opens Outdoor Pool May 4 and Hosts Healthy Kids Day May 11
Tweet The outdoor pool at the YMCA Sports Park will open for the season on May 4. For the first few weeks, the pool will only be open on the weekends, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and 2-5 p.m. on Sundays. When school is out, the pool will also be open Monday-Friday [...]
Read More →DARTON COLLEGE FOUNDATION TO HOST ‘AN UNFORGETTABLE’ GALA MAY 10
Tweet Special to the Journal ALBANY, Ga – The Darton College Foundation will host its 6th Annual Gala on Friday, May 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the Cavalier Arena. This year’s gala will be a little different from years past and is sure to be an unforgettable night. Tickets for the Gala are on sale [...]
Read More →The Movie Guy: Hitcock and Unknown
Tweet Hitchcock (Now available on DVD in your finer outlets…) This is a movie about famed director Alfred Hitchcock and his exploits to get the movie ‘Psycho’ made. I wasn’t sure what to expect from the movie as they had cast Anthony Hopkins in the role of Hitchcock as he is an actor known [...]
Read More →Bad Things,Good People
Tweet by Garrett Andrew One of my favorite writers/preachers, Fredrick Buechner, once said, “Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid.” Terrible things happen. A person or people decided to bomb runners and those that love them. Three are dead, many more are maimed, lives have been altered by violence [...]
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