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Russell Gray named to ACCG Health and Human Services Policy Committee
ALBANY -- Dougherty County Commissioner Russell Gray has been named the 2024-2025 Health and Human Services Policy Committee vice chair for the Association County Commissioners of Georgia. Newly installed ACCG President and Toombs County Chairman David Sikes made the appointment. As a vice chair of an ACCG policy committee, Gray...
Local, state officials plan town hall meeting to address poverty in Albany
ALBANY – With a poverty rate of 29.6%, Albanians are struggling at more than double the rate of the state as a whole and nearly three times that of the nation, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics. As expected, that means lagging income and homeownership rates, higher rates of...
City of Albany sets public hearing on proposed $320.5 million budget for Tuesday
ALBANY – Albany residents have a chance to weigh in Tuesday on the city’s proposed 2024-2025 budget, a proposal that includes tax increases for property owners when tax bills arrive in the fall. Tentatively, the Albany City Commission is looking at an increase of 1.444 mills, which would...
Heroes Among Us: Cpl. William Cobb
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - It’s the last Thursday of the month. That means it’s time to thank a military hero in South Georgia who serves their country selflessly. You won’t find Corporal William Cobb serving under oath the same as he was a couple of years ago as you would now.
Thronateeksa Daughters of the American Revolution want to preserve historic Women’s Clubhouse in Albany
ALBANY – Tucked along Albany’s historic Rawson Circle is a snapshot in time of 1940s Albany history. The Women's Federated Clubs of Albany Clubhouse on Van Buren Street houses the Thronateeska Daughters of the American Revolution chapter and Albany Woman's Club. It was built as a “clubhouse” for four women's clubs in 1941.
Albany City Attorney Nathan Davis heads into retirement after more than two decades
ALBANY – After more than 21 years of attending Albany City Commissions meetings, drafting legal documents and sometimes ending his day at a commissioner’s town hall meeting, City Attorney Nathan Davis is taking a break, at least from the world of law and government. The 77-year-old, whose final...
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