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12 hrs ago | The Albany Herald

Two plans in works on merging city, county

ALBANY a ' Both the city and county commissions are currently mulling a resolution that would send a proposed charter for a new, unified government to Atlanta for consideration of a public, countywide referendum that could completely reshape local government in Albany and Dougherty County.

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Related Topix: Albany, GA, Albany Metro, Leesburg, GA

Fri Nov 06, 2009

The Albany Herald

Hospital authority to fight Palmyra CON

After an ongoing legal battle between Palmyra Medical Center and Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, the hearing officer with the Certificate of Need Appeal Panel affirmed last month the original Department of Community Health decision to grant a CON to Palmyra to begin delivering babies.

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Related Topix: Putney, GA, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Albany Metro, Albany, GA

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Athens Banner-Herald

Budget cuts may put brakes on rural transit

Pembroke's country charm lured Boston-area native Cindy Milloy to the east Georgia city of about 2,300 people, and kept her there even after a muscular disease left her housebound in a region so rural it lacks a regular taxi service.

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Related Topix: Pembroke, GA, Georgia, Telfair County, GA

WALB-TV Albany

H1-N1 shot vaccine ready for southwest Georgia

Health officials in Dougherty County stocked their refrigerator with hundreds of doses of the H1-N1 shot vaccine Tuesday in anticipation of Wednesday morning's clinic.

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WALB-TV Albany

Dougherty Court program earns award

Judge Stephen Goss' Treatment Court Program won the Special Merit Award from the Rosalynn Carter Institute Caregivers program.

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Related Topix: Albany Metro, Albany, GA

Tue Nov 03, 2009

WALB-TV Albany

Swine flu shots arrive in Southwest Georgia

Swine flu shots are finally here. Even though the number of H1N1 deaths has been going up, few south Georgians have gotten the swine flu mist vaccine.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family

Sun Nov 01, 2009

WALB-TV Albany

Law Enforcement focuses on Halloween safety

Sheriff's deputies and police officers were out in full force patrolling neighborhoods to keep children safe this Halloween.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Halloween, Albany Metro, Albany, GA, Family, Kids

Fri Oct 30, 2009

WALB-TV Albany

Halloween traffic patrols on lookout for drunk drivers

Dougherty County Police plans to heavily patrol the roads Saturday night and will target impaired drivers.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

Examiner.com

Authorities investigating Somer Thompson murder alerted to sex offender arrest in Georgia

Clay County Sheriff's investigators and the FBI have been notified regarding the arrest of a man in Dougherty County, Georgia.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

WALB-TV Albany

Sex offender laws, other measures protect students

Georgia has some of the toughest sex offender laws in the country. Registered offenders can't live or work within a thousand feet of anywhere children congregate.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family

WALB-TV Albany

Sex offender arrested for approaching children

36-year old Kenneth Kellam is charged with two counts of attempting to entice a child for indecent purposes, two counts of attempted child molestation, and one count of failing to register as a sex offender.

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Related Topix: Albany Metro, Albany, GA

Tue Oct 27, 2009

WALB-TV Albany

Cars used to smash into two Dougherty County stores

One of the break-ins was caught on tape. Watch this. A white car smashes down the front doors of the Hav-Mor Food Store on West Gordon at 5:10 Saturday morning.

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Related Topix: Albany Metro, Albany, GA

Mon Oct 26, 2009

WALB-TV Albany

Viewpoint: Nurses are needed in schools

As they hammer out a new budget, Georgia lawmakers are faced with the task of cutting two billion dollars in state spending.

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Related Topix: Nursing, Medicine, Putney, GA

Sat Oct 24, 2009

WALB-TV Albany

Police arrest man for home improvement work fraud

Now, Investigators want to know if he has conned any other South Georgians. 38 year old Jody Newell was arrested last night, and charged with 3 counts of conversion of payments for real property improvements, and 3 counts of exploitation of the elderly.

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Related Topix: Home Remodeling, Home

Fri Oct 23, 2009

WALB-TV Albany

Graham: Buie arrest a 'witch hunt'

Johnnie Graham says the case is an effort to cover up poor leadership in city government.

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Related Topix: Albany Metro, Albany, GA

WALB-TV Albany

Nine arrested in prostitution sting

They say prostitution during the lunch hour is a big problem in parts of Albany.

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Related Topix: Albany Metro, Albany, GA

Thu Oct 22, 2009

WALB-TV Albany

DARTS seeks feedback on transportation plan

Only 8 people showed up for the Dougherty County update on the Long Range Transportation Plan.

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Related Topix: Albany Metro, Albany, GA

Tue Oct 20, 2009

WALB-TV Albany

You only need one tool for CPR: Your hands

The procedure that many of us learned years ago is being updated and improved and may save more lives.

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Related Topix: Albany Metro, Albany, GA

Sun Oct 18, 2009

WSB-AM Atlanta

Albany Girl, 14, Charged in Stabbing Death

A 14-year-old Albany girl is being held in the stabbing death of a 12-year-old boy.

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Related Topix: Albany, GA, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Sat Oct 17, 2009

WALB-TV Albany

Georgia kids improving 8th grade math skills

In Dougherty county, 8th grade CRCT math scores went up from previous years. 8th graders at Radium Springs Middle school showed a 13% increase.

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