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ASU PoliceOfficer Heading to Afghanistan
Tweet by Pearlie M. Browser The Albany State University Police Department, a proud supporter of the U.S. military, announces the upcoming deployment of ASU patrol officer Marvin Jennings. The Marine Corp Reserve gunnery sergeant is currently in training at North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune. Jennings will depart for a 12 month combat tour of duty in [...]
Read More →Southern Company CEO Solar Concerns Addressed by HB 657
Tweet Special to the Journal Today, Southern Company CEO Tom Fanning spoke at a well-attended Atlanta Press Club luncheon. During his comments, Fanning expressed concerns about lower-income ratepayers subsidizing solar for wealthier ratepayers who are able to purchase solar systems outright. Immediately after the event, Rep. Rusty Kidd (I- Milledgeville) expressed optimism that Fanning’s concerns [...]
Read More →CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT ON FY 2014 MILCON/VA APPROPRIATIONS BILL MARK-UP
Tweet Special to the Journal WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, released the following statement after the Subcommittee reported its Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Appropriations bill to the full House Appropriations Committee.
Read More →Powerball jackpot raised to $550M, 2nd highest in game’s history
Tweet ATLANTA – Powerball just got even more powerful. Georgia Lottery officials announced today that strong sales have bumped Saturday’s Powerball jackpot from an estimated $475 million to an estimated $550 million. The current jackpot is the second largest in Powerball history and the third largest jackpot in U.S. history. Additionally, Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot [...]
Read More →AFP-Georgia Applauds Gov. Deal’s Executive Order on Common Core Standards
Tweet “NO” to Intrusive Federal Databank, Lack of Public Input, Federal Curriculum Control. ATLANTA, GA – Americans For Prosperity, Georgia’s premier grassroots advocate for economic freedom, supports Gov. Deal’s executive order as a giant step in the right direction for mitigating some of the most egregious problems associated with Common Core for Georgia students. The Governor [...]
Read More →MCLB Albany statement regarding Secretary Defense press conference on furloughs
Tweet MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE Albany, Ga. – We are currently evaluating how Secretary of Defense-mandated furloughs will impact our total workforce. As a subordinate command under the DoD umbrella, we are awaiting amplifying guidance from the Department of the Navy and Headquarters, Marine Corps. We will keep our workforce, as well as the Greater [...]
Read More →Chambliss Statement on the Resignation of IRS Head
Tweet WASHINGTON- U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., today made the following statement regarding resignation of the acting IRS administrator: “Despite the resignation of the acting IRS administrator, President Obama continues to search for a scapegoat for his own administration’s misdeeds. This insufficient action comes more than two years after this offensive abuse of power. Meanwhile, the [...]
Read More →Georgia’s unemployment rate declines to 8.2 percent in April
Tweet ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 8.2 percent in April. The rate was down two-tenths of a percentage point from 8.4 percent in March and nine-tenths of a percentage point from 9.1 percent in April a year ago. “At 8.2 percent, Georgia’s unemployment [...]
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Cavaliers head into national championship tournament, Tuesday
Tweet LUBBOCK, TEXAS – The Darton State College Cavaliers will try to put it all together for a national title at the NJCAA D-1 Golf National Championship Tournament at Rawls Golf Course at Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas.
Read More →Cavaliers send Georgia Perimeter home after 9-1 smash
Tweet Written by David Mann ALBANY, Ga – Brandon Goldsmith allowed a single run in seven innings as the Cavaliers cruised to a 9-1 win by run-rule over Georgia Perimeter College, Thursday, in Game 6 of the GCAA tournament at Cavalier Field in Albany.
Read More →Panthers Announce Health Awareness Night Sponsored by Phoebe
Tweet Special to the Journal ALBANY, GA – The back-to-back and defending Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) champion Albany Panthers (3-3) are proud to announce Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital will sponsor “Phoebe Night” at the Albany Civic Center when the Albany Panthers take on the Louisiana Swashbucklers (3-3) this Saturday, May 11th at 7:30 pm. [...]
Read More →GPC eeks past Cavaliers, 5-4, in Game 1
Tweet Written by David Mann ALBANY, Ga – Riliani Familia did all he could to give Darton State College Cavaliers a boost, but it wasn’t enough to get past Georgia Perimeter College, as Darton State College Cavaliers lost 5-4 at home, Tuesday.
Read More →Darton cracks top ten
Tweet Special to the Journal Albany, Ga -Darton State College has leapt to No. 9 in the national poll, the NJCAA announced late yesterday afternoon. It is the Cavaliers’ first appearance in the NJCAA D-1 Baseball Poll’s top ten in the program’s history.
Read More →Golden Ram Baseball falls in the SIAC Tournament
Tweet The Albany State Golden Rams baseball team fell to the Tuskegee Tigers in the first round of the 2013 SIAC Tournament by the score of 9-5. With the loss, ASU, who entered the tournament as the SIAC Eastern Division Champions, falls into the loser’s bracket of the double elimination tournament. Albany State’s record dropped [...]
Read More →Lady Cavs to enter Region tournament Thursday
Tweet Written by David Mann LOCUST GROVE, Ga – The Darton State College Lady Cavaliers will enter the 2013 NJCAA Region 17 Softball Championship, at 7 p.m., Thursday, as the No. 2 seed at Strong Rock Christian School in Locust Grove.
Read More →Cavs finish 4th at District IV Championship
Tweet Written by David Mann Pendleton, S.C. – Darton State finished the 2013 NJCAA District IV Golf Championship in fourth place, today, in Pendleton, S.C., and sophomore Nick Green earned a selection onto the All-District IV team. The finish was good enough to qualify the Cavaliers for the national championship in May, but it still [...]
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Proposed Wastewater Permit
Tweet Last week, the Environmental Protection Division (EPD) held a public hearing to solicit comments on the draft wastewater permit for King American Finishing (KAF) located in Screven County. The hearing was held at the Effingham County High School in Springfield and, although I was not there, I understand it was well attended. I also [...]
Read More →Common Core Is Now A Common Enemy of Conservatives
Tweet It is no longer polite to talk about the Common Core curriculum in many conservative circles. Just as any proposal for immigration reform is immediately labeled “amnesty”, any talk of setting a national standard so that K-12 education can be portable as students move around the country or attend colleges out of state is [...]
Read More →Karen Handel Set For Pro-Life Candidacy
Tweet As Georgia media outlets were breaking the news that Jack Kingston was moving his “unofficial” candidacy for the US Senate into a formal and official campaign last week, Karen Handel was sending out an email reminding Georgia voters that she too is officially an unofficial candidate. In the note, she said the following:
Read More →VA Benefits
Tweet It was recently announced that the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs will be implementing an initiative to expedite benefit compensations claims decisions for veterans who have waited one year or longer for things like medical, educational reimbursement, help with alcohol or substance abuse, even burial benefits.
Read More →GOAL Winner
Tweet Albany Tech student Aamir Greene will be the state spokesman for technical education after winning the prestigious GOAL award. What a great choice!
Read More →Redfish can’t jump
Tweet Some of my fondest memories of growing up in coastal Georgia are of going fishing with my dad. While I enjoyed fresh water fishing, my favorite was salt water. I remember studying the tide charts in the paper and hoping that the right tide would coincide with his days off.
Read More →So You Say You’re Angry? So What.
Tweet It was not so long ago when anger was a pejorative in politics. Those trying to marginalize the Tea Party as it originally organized referred to them as an “Angry Mob”. Without much sense of irony, this angered many that were part of the protests. But the anger wasn’t the kind of blinding anger [...]
Read More →Boston
Tweet In the aftermath of 9/11, we hoped and prayed Americans would never have to endure another terrorist attack on our soil.
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ASU PoliceOfficer Heading to Afghanistan
Tweet by Pearlie M. Browser The Albany State University Police Department, a proud supporter of the U.S. military, announces the upcoming deployment of ASU patrol officer Marvin Jennings. The Marine Corp Reserve gunnery sergeant is currently in training at North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune. Jennings will depart for a 12 month combat tour of duty in [...]
Read More →The Movie Guy: Iron Man 3 and The Great Gatsby
Tweet Iron Man 3 (Now in theaters…) You may have heard that there is a new Iron Man movie out in the theaters right now, I say this only because as of this morning it’s box office draw is at 970+ million dollars and if it continues on like it is there is a possibility [...]
Read More →Kiwanis Awards Scholarships
Tweet The Kiwanis Club of Dougherty County Foundation made four scholarship presentations on Monday, May 13, to local outstanding high-school students. The awards were made to applicants based on academic excellence and school and community service performance.
Read More →Remembering the Mothers and All Women
Tweet Today is Mother’s Day. To those of you who are mothers I say, “Happy Mother’s Day.” I know that I wish I was with my mother today, but I also know that my three siblings are taking care of her back home. It will be a happy day for her. However, perhaps because I [...]
Read More →Carnitine supplement may improve survival rates of children with heart defects
Tweet Special to the Journal AUGUSTA, Ga. – A common nutritional supplement may be part of the magic in improving the survival rates of babies born with heart defects, researchers report.
Read More →Power plants: UGA researchers explore how to harvest electricity directly from plants
Tweet Special to the Journal Athens, Ga. – The sun provides the most abundant source of energy on the planet. However, only a tiny fraction of the solar radiation on Earth is converted into useful energy. To help solve this problem, researchers at the University of Georgia looked to nature for inspiration, and they are [...]
Read More →FACULTY AND STAFF MEMBERS RECOGNIZED AT DARTON STATE COLLEGE’S HONORS PROGRAM
Tweet Special to the Journal ALBANY – Several faculty and staff members were recently recognized at Darton State College’s Honors Program. The Honors Program is held each year to recognize not only students, but also the College’s faculty and staff for their hard work and dedication throughout the year.
Read More →DARTON STATE COLLEGE STUDENT, CLAIRE DYAL, NAMED NEW CENTURY SCHOLAR
Tweet Special to the Journal ALBANY – Claire Dyal, of Albany, has been named the 2013 New Century Scholar for Georgia. Dyal will graduate this Friday, May 3, with an Associate of Science degree in psychology.
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Vivian Chatman Royal
Tweet Vivian Chatman Royal, 89 of Albany died May 15, 2013 at Palmyra Nursing Home. Funeral services will be Friday 11 AM at Crown Hill Cemetery. Mr. Doug Haught, minister officiating.
Read More →David R. Bullington
Tweet Mr. David R. Bullington, 77 of Cordele Rd. in Albany died April 13, 2013 at Sylvester Nursing Home in Sylvester, GA. Funeral services were held Monday April 15, 2013 11 AM at Kimbrell-Stern. Rev. Richard Parker officiated. Interment was held at Riverside Cemetery.
Read More →Donna M. Sapp
Tweet Donna M. Sapp, 57, of Worth County, GA, died April 11, 2013 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 1:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Kenny Rogers will officiate. Interment will follow in Providence Primative Baptist Church Cemetery.
Read More →Matthew Payne Taylor
Tweet Matthew Payne Taylor, 3, of Albany, GA., died Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. at Life Christian Center International. Pastor Stan Glass will officiate.
Read More →Donna Jean Clardy Steen
Tweet Mrs. Donna Jean Clardy Steen, 62, of Albany passed away peacefully, Monday, April 1, 2013 at Willson Hospice House, with her family at her side. Donna was born on December 20th, 1950 in Valdosta, GA to Jeffie M. and Walter B. Clardy. Residing in Orlando, FL, Waterloo, IA and Albany, GA throughout her entire [...]
Read More →Tammy Sue Zuniga
Tweet Tammy Sue Zuniga, 44, of Albany, GA, died March 26, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Mark Knight will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
Read More →Gerald D. Smith
Tweet Gerald D. Smith, 82, of Leesburg, GA, died Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 29, 2013 at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home, Rev. Bruce Smith will officiate. Interment will follow at Thundering Springs Cemetery.
Read More →Elizabeth Wilkerson Berg Barry
Tweet Elizabeth Wilkerson Berg Barry, 66, of Albany died Sunday, March 24, 2013 at her home. Born January 13, 1947 in St. Louis, MO., Mrs. Barry was the daughter of Evelyn Chandler Berg and the late Dr. Joseph L. Berg. She was a long time member of First United Methodist Church and a member of [...]
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