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Pot bust nets 100 plants
The Terrell County Sheriff’s Office will soon have about eight new vehicles confiscated in a weekend drug bust in Sasser.

DCSS to spend $2.5M on food
Food expenses make up about a quarter of the Dougherty County School System’s $9.48 million budget for school and community nutrition services.

Project CARE gets new funding
Funding for a disaster-related mental health program is extended.

Sproul starts run for sheriff
About 350 people show up to the campaign kickoff dinner for Dougherty County Sheriff candidate Capt. Kevin Sproul Monday night.

Worth man faces more charges
More charges are filed against a man accused of stealing a debit card from a uniformed Worth County deputy.

Gaillard gets life in jail for murder
An Albany man convicted of murder will get credit for serving almost a year of his sentence in the Dougherty County Jail, a prosecutor says.

Perdue challenged on new PAC
Gov. Perdue has not said how his nonprofit PAC will spend campaign money he transferred to it.