Local & State Headlines

Lee lawyer investigated
Last week GBI agents served Ramon Fajardo with search warrants seeking billing records, authorities said.

Albany budget amended
City officials question the return on investment of some of the organizations which they help fund.

Wallace: YMCA on track
The Albany YMCA's new executive director gives a progress report on the organization's Lee County branch construction at a civic club.

Dougherty jailer is arrested
A woman told police a Dougherty County jail employee pointed a gun at her.

Public forum attempts to close gap
Area residents have their say about how to close the achievement gap between the races, locally and nationally.

Lee commissioners mull road projects
Removing a railroad crossing could ease the traffic bottleneck in downtown Leesburg.

More than 300 participate in charity horse show
The King Cotton Horse Show started in the 1930s, officials say.

Students suspected of stealing, charging up teacher's credit cards
Stolen credit cards were apparently used at a gas station and a beauty shop, police reports show.