Dougherty County commissioners unanimously approved a 198-foot cell tower behind a church on Gillionville Road, with no one speaking for or against it at the public hearing.
Graylon Brunson has written and published a pair of books about Cruising Slappey Boulevard as a teenager.
Nearly 1 of every 5 dollars of property value in Dougherty County pays no property tax at all. With new assessment notices hitting hard after Dougherty's first full revaluation since 2007, and many residents are facing sharply higher values, the question of who carries the tax base is no longer abstract.
McCracken’s path to service began even before his military career. Growing up in western New York, he spent two years in Civil Air Patrol before enlisting in the Air Force at 17 in September 1955.
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From a national blood donation award to state recognition for schools and teachers, the Dougherty County School System is celebrating achievements in community service and education.
The Dougherty County Police Department initiated an auditing system for its surveillance cameras in August. The department said on Monday that it will present a report on audits dating from January within the next two weeks.
Curtis Jackson knows he needs his car. But after a section of Walnut Street collapsed beneath his vehicle Friday, trapping him inside and sending him to the hospital, his first concern is getting himself well.
The City of Dawson canceled its Sept. 24 budget hearing, citing an unfinished countywide property reassessment, as its one-month temporary spending authorization approaches expiration Sept. 30. The postponement leaves the city without an adopted budget for the fiscal year that began Sept. 1 and needing further council action to authorize continued spending in October.
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