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Albany police officials offer update on Repeat Offender Initiative

The Albany Police Department gave an update on its Repeat Offender Initiative on Monday to the Dougherty County Commission. The initiative is meant to assist repeat offenders with overcoming some of their problems and to ensure that dangerous recidivists are kept behind bars while awaiting trial.
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Members of the Albany Area YMCA’s soccer program pose with newly donated soccer balls Thursday in Leesburg. Representatives from Georgia’s Own Credit Union stopped at the YMCA as part of a statewide initiative celebrating the start of the FIFA World Cup, donating 176 soccer balls across Georgia, including 26 to the Albany Area YMCA.
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Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby is entering the NFL’s supplemental draft, the school announced on Monday, ending a growing legal drama surrounding his college eligibility.
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