Leesburg News

A Leesburg man died Sunday morning after falling 40 feet from a roof, according to Smithville Coroner Ronald Rowe.

A list of 31 prioritized transportation projects was officially placed on the Department of Transportation's radar Thursday morning when the Dougherty Area Regional Transportation Study was approved as the region's Long-Range Transportation Plan by the DARTS Policy Committee.

As Sonja Montgomery and her daughter, Ericka Adkinson, add condiments to customers' hamburgers, hotdogs and fried chicken sandwiches on a rainy Tuesday afternoon, the owner of Sonja's Kitchen here offers her take on a theme that pervades this tiny community.

Byne to present its Tea and Tour ALBANY - Byne Christian School will hold its Christmas Tea and Tour of Homes Saturday.

The Leesburg City Council tied up loose ends and got its monthly progress report on the special-purpose local-option sales tax-funded wastewater treatment plant in a short year-ending meeting Tuesday night.

ANGRY, Jaylee Aubrey, daughter, was born Nov. 19 to Rontae and Ashley Angry of Leesburg.

With Thanksgiving 2009 now a memory, both Albany and Leesburg will welcome the Christmas season with parades Saturday.

Country music star Luke Bryan signs a guitar at Ed Jordan Music Tuesday. The guitar will be auctioned to benefit the Albany Herald's Newspapers in Education program which puts reduced-priced newspapers in area schools.

ALLEN, Landon Michael, son, was born Nov. 16, to Leon Allen and Lakeisha Peterson of Albany.

Kenny Phillips, executive director of The Anchorage, said as unemployment numbers skyrocket and the economy continues to slump, more men and women are looking to the treatment center for help.

ALBANY a ' Albany and Dougherty County's lone representative in the state senate said Wednesday that she has confidence that local leaders will present a charter to the state delegation before the next General Assembly term ends.

Perhaps it was fate that led Leesburg guitarist Michael Tye to leave the Southwest Georgia-based "screamo" band Dead Reckless about the time Ryan Jackson, all the way across the country in Los Angeles, decided to concentrate on musical rather than visual art.

ADJANO, Brooklyn Marie, daughter, was born Oct. 27 to Tony Adiano and Alysha Askew of Albany.

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.

Let's start this with a disclaimer: Any person willing to potentially hang himself out to dry by running for political office deserves a measure of respect from the populace for doing so, no matter how good or bad a candidate that person might actually be.

As his four fellow commissioners raised their hands in unaninous approval of the motion to OK a bid calling for the construction of a fire/EMS station in the north Lee County Smithville community, Lee Commission Chair Ed Duffy couldn't contain himself.

It seems it would not be inappropriate to simply reserve a spot at least monthly in this good news editorial for Keep Albany-Dougherty Beautiful.

Leesburg attorney Eddie Meeks says he has fewer divorce clients right now. That trend is being reported across the nation.

Hunters are generous people. This fact is best showcased in the continued support of the Georgia Hunters for the Hungry program, through which sportsmen and women can donate deer at specific drop-off locations and the meat is processed and donated to Food Banks in the state.

The state plans to build a short bypass around Leesburg. Supporters say it will relieve traffic congestion and improve traffic safety.