Dougherty County News

October 2 - October 8, 2008 From The Environmental Health Section Of The Dougherty County Health Department.

Henry County police have identified a man killed on I-75 while apparently fleeing capture as an Albany man.

Thousands of Dougherty County students were deputized and given their fire safety marching orders Wednesday.

The latest Democrat to express concerns over the way Anson became a candidate for school board is Dougherty County Commissioner Jack Stone.

Dougherty County's two candidates for Superior Court Judge waged wars of experience - his as Municipal Judge, hers as Magistrate Judge - during a forum for both at a packed Doublegate Country Club dining room ...

The CEO of Palmyra Medical Center says he offered a deal to serve Dougherty County employees that beats Phoebe Putney's. The Dougherty County Commission will hear a recommendation from County Administrator ...

LOCUST GROVE, Ga . Henry County Police say a man was killed while fleeing from authorites on foot when he was struck by a vehicle while crossing Interstate 75.

Dougherty County Police have released the name of a Kansas woman who jumped out of a fast-moving tractor trailer Saturday.

More sunshine reaches the dark, icy surface of the dwarf planet of Pluto than has been cast on the Albany-Dougherty Economic Development Commission's selection of its first president.

Students interested in construction find out you have to master a skill in today's market in order to get a job.

In a rare show of unity, Albany Democrats and Republicans came together Thursday to express concern over the appointment of a candidate in a school board race.

A stolen credit card led police to suspect a tenant in the slaying of local real estate agent Herta Bailey.

An Albany business gives money to law enforcement to teach students Internet safety.

The Albany Herald reports today that the ongoing drama surrounding the manner in which Democrat Richard Anson was placed on the district 1, Dougherty County School Board ballot after the withdrawal of Judith ...

A school police officer was hospitalized briefly Tuesday after an altercation with a student caused him to slip and hit his head on a doorjamb, school officials say.

Investigators say the device that caused a bomb scare outside an Acree store last night was not a bomb, but really looked like one.

Thanks to the state's open records laws, Georgia Politics Unfiltered has obtained a copy of the filed complaint to Democrat Richard Anson's candidacy made by the Dougherty County Republican Party.

Firefighters throughout Southwest Georgia will soon have a new place to practice their technique in Albany.

A teenager accused of shooting an Albany police officer has been indicted on aggravated assault and drug charges.

A Marine stationed at the Albany Logistics Base was killed Friday morning in what Police call a hit and run.