New changes at the Journal
Tweet Staff Reports Albany, Ga – For readers of The Albany Journal, you may have noticed a few slight changes. Following the new initiative to open up journalistic opportunities, Journal publisher Tom Knighton announced new measures meant to keep the 74 year old Journal moving strong.
Read More →Flint RiverQuarium Implements Reduction in Force Measure
Tweet Special to the Journal Albany, Ga — The Flint RiverQuarium Board of Directors voted last evening to implement a reduction in force, eliminating the CEO position as a cost saving measure. Current Flint RiverQuarium CEO Sanders Lewallen has served in that position since June 2011. Emily Jean McAfee, FRQ Board chairman, stressed that the [...]
Read More →Riverfront’s fate to stay put?
Tweet Staff Reports In an email from Albany downtown manager Aaron Blair, it seems as though popular downtown barbeque joint, Riverfront Barbeque, will be staying right where it is for the time being.
Read More →Georgia FFA Members Eligible for Monty’s Plant Food Company Scholarships
Tweet Special to the Journal Louisville, Ky.— Monty’s Plant Food Company, a Louisville, Kentucky-based manufacturer of plant and soil enhancement products for the agriculture, industry, is now accepting applications from Georgia students for four, $1,000 college scholarships. The awards will be made in conjunction with the National FFA Organization to high school seniors who are [...]
Read More →Phoebe responds to poor ranking
Tweet Staff Reports Albany, Ga – Social media sites were abuzz yesterday as word floated about Phoebe’s ranking as the sixth worse hospital in the nation. The ranking was on Health.com’s website and came courtesy of a group called Leapfrog.
Read More →Greg Tanner named to lead AARP Georgia State Office
Tweet Staff Reports ATLANTA — Greg Tanner, North Carolina native and longtime leader on public service issues, has been named AARP Georgia state director, the top staff position for AARP in Georgia. Tanner replaces Pamela Roshell, who recently left AARP to take a position as regional director for the U.S. Department of Health and Human [...]
Read More →CORNHOLE, ANYONE? Albany couple builds, customizes lawn games
Tweet By Kevin Hogencamp It’s a career change that Albany retiree Susan Geeslin could never have fathomed: From educator to making and peddling cornhole games. Cornhole? You bet. Cornhole is a lawn game in which players take turns throwing beanbags (actually duck cloth bags filled with feed corn) onto a raised wooden platform with [...]
Read More →Phoebe Begins New $30M Center
Tweet Special to the Journal Phoebe Putney Health System broke ground last week on the construction of a $30 million Digestive Diseases Center in Albany. The facility, being built at Meredyth Place, will expand the hospital’s gastroenterology capabilities and is expected to be complete in 14 months.
Read More →Albany’s signature Rock, Roll & Weekend gets big kudos from Southeast Tourism Society
Tweet Rock, Roll & Run in Downtown Albany has been selected as one of the Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 Events for March 2012! We just received this great news regarding the application that was submitted in June. The event highlights all of the Downtown Albany activities the first weekend of March including the Mardi [...]
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