Bynum to present lecture-recital
Tweet Written by Pearly Bowser Albany, Ga – Music and history will blend when Albany State University’s Leroy E. Bynum Jr., dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, presents a lecture and recital about Germany’s most celebrated art song composer. The T. Marshall Jones Fine Arts and Lyceum Performance Series features Franz Schubert’s “The [...]
Read More →Medical school applicants surpass national average again
Tweet Special to the Journal AUGUSTA, Ga. – For the second consecutive year, a record number of potential students have applied to Georgia’s only public medical school.
Read More →Riding the wave of the Holy Spirit,
Tweet My grandfather diedrecently. He was 95 and lived a full and long life. The last time I was in California, I preached in the church in which I grew up. Knowing that my grandfather was getting to the point that it was difficult to move around, I did not expect to see him. But [...]
Read More →Cavalier Nick Green wins Faulkner State Invitational
Tweet Written by David Mann Fairhope, Ala. – Darton State College sophomore Nick Green won the Faulkner State Invitational by seven shots while his Cavaliers finished fourth, Sunday. Green, an Eastside High School graduate from Covington, finished the first round tied for first with 74 strokes, Saturday, before really turning it on and shooting a [...]
Read More →Living a Life of Celebration or Complaint
Tweet My son got into the bed with me and my wife this morning and I could feel him staring at me. It was the kind of stare where I could sense the cogs of his mind working and I did not have to ask what he was thinking because he would soon tell me. [...]
Read More →Acclaimed young author Lauren Groff to deliver GSW’s Griffin Bell Lecture Feb. 13
Tweet Special to the Journal AMERICUS, Ga—Lauren Groff, author of “Arcadia,” is set to give the annual Griffin Bell Distinguished Lecture. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 11 a.m. in the Jackson Performance Hall at Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW). The lecture is free and open to the public.
Read More →Metro Albany’s unemployment rate rises to 9.7 percent in December
Tweet Staff Reports Atlanta, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that the preliminary unemployment rate in metro Albany rose to 9.7 percent in December, up five-tenths of a percentage point from 9.2 percent in November. The rate was 9.8 percent in December 2011. The unemployment rate in the Southwest Georgia region rose [...]
Read More →MLK Day, An Inauguration, And Progress
Tweet On Monday, the nation observes the swearing in of President Obama for a second term, marking our ritual of a peaceful transition or reaffirmation of power every four years. The actual swearing in for the President, as prescribed by the Constitution, took place on Sunday. On Monday, the country also observes a national holiday [...]
Read More →Dougherty County Jail List
Tweet Adams, Catilyah Tanyell , 1/16/2013, CONTEMPT OF COURT Adams, Derell Demial , 1/15/2013, SALE/POSS WID/PURCHASE/MARIJ Adams, Jamario Dequar , 1/14/2013, CIV CONTEMPT(CHILD SUP), CIV CONTEMPT(CHILD SUP) Alford, Ricky , 1/15/2013, SPD 55-60/45 ZONE, SUSPENDED DL 2ND OFFENSE Anderson, Michael Danane , 1/12/2013, CONTEMPT OF COURT Avalos, Jose , 1/11/2013, DRIVING WITHOUT A VALID LICENSE
Read More →Miss ASU wins national contest sponsored by Verizon Wireless
Tweet Determination, dedication and the ability to rally support are a winning combination. If you don’t believe it, just ask Miss Albany State University, Asia Love Cook. She is the grand prize winner of a national contest called the 2012 “The Ultimate Reign Competition” sponsored by Verizon Wireless. The prize package includes $15,000 to support [...]
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