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For the final act ...
To close out the 2012 regular season tonight, Herald No. 1 Lee County travels to face region foe and longtime rival No. 2 Bainbridge in a showdown to determine playoff seeding in Class AAAAA.
ALBANY HERALD 'GUESSPERTS:' Week 11
Herald sports editor Danny Aller and staff writers Mike Phillips, John Millikan and Matt Stewart --- along with, for the first time, WFXL Fox 31 sports anchor Andrew Schnitker --- make their picks for Week 11 of "Guessperts" as Stewart holds a slim lead over Phillips.
PREP FOOTBALL PREDICTION COLUMN: Wait ... the regular season is already over?
Herald High School Writer Mike Phillips makes his predictions for the final week of the regular season and the first week of playoffs in GISA's Class AA
PREVIEW: With four starters back, UGA begins 2012-13 season at home tonight
Led by Kentavious Caldewell-Pope and three other returning starters, the Georgia men’s basketball team looks to rebound from a disappointing 15-17 season last year when it opens the 2012-13 season today in Athens.
Forgey accepts Planning post
Albany’s new Planning and Development Services director has ties to Southwest Georgia.
USC in trouble because of deflating footballs
USC announces a student manager has been dismissed for underinflating several game balls before the Trojans’ loss to No. 2 Oregon last weekend, earning a fine and a reprimand for the school from the Pac-12.
PREVIEW: Jackets to rely on big men Miller, Holsey in 2012-13
Daniel Miller and Kammeon Holsey will lead the way for the Yellow Jackets this season, which begins tonight.
FAMU football coach Taylor quits suddenly
Following another rough season at Florida A&M, head coach Joe Taylor abruptly resigns Thursday without warning — and with two games left.
PREVIEW: Seminoles hope to repeat as ACC basketball champs
Seminoles basketball coach Leonard Hamilton believes his team can be better than last year's squad, which finished 25-10 and won an ACC title.
Exchange Club Fair provides fun
The Exchange Club Fair runs through Sunday and features a demolition derby Saturday. Gates open at 5 p.m.
PREVIEW: GSW men’s hoops open season with high hopes
The Hurricanes ended last season with 11 losses in their last 12 games, but coach Mike Leeder believes this year’s team can get GSW back to the playoffs — and possibly beyond.
Posey wins coveted Silver Slugger honor
Giants catcher and Lee County native Buster Posey wins the Silver Slugger Award as the best hitting catcher in the National League, and is also named a finalist for the NL MVP, which will be announced on Nov. 15.
PREVIEW: Coach Barbee believes Auburn is deeper, more athletic
Auburn is deeper and talented at each position, and Auburn coach Tony Barbee thinks his Tigers have a "postseason-caliber team."
Atlanta still on top of AP power rankings
Atlanta stays on top of the AP Pro3 2NFL power ratings after a close call against Dallas on Sunday.
DWS team wins state
Deerfield-Windsor School won the One Act Play Class AAA State Championship Wednesday at Darton State College.
Murfree responds to latest letters from DOE
Super says he will keep the board and public informed on the District’s Title I status.
Falcons’ next challenge: stopping Brees
The Falcons may be undefeated, but this week they face New Orleans and Drew Brees, who is 10-2 against Atlanta since joining the Saints.
Maybe America won’t miss a beat
By the time this article is read, the presidential election will be decided. I can’t possibly predict the results, but it got me to reflecting back to simpler times when I was a much younger man.
Police/Fire/EMS report for November 9, 2012
APD responds to at least 46 incidents.
Where do things go from here?
Opinion Column
Now that the re-election victory by President Barack Obama is in the books, there’s a question on a lot of Americans’ minds: Where do we go from here?
Economic recovery not a fast process
Letter to the Editor
In a letter to the editor, David Shivers of Sasser says that economic recovery is not a fast process.
Tracks are missing in America’s future
Letter to the Editor
In a letter to the editor, Warren D. Grant of Albany says that tracks are missing in America’s future.
FEMA turning private ownership public
Letter to the Editor
In a letter to the editor, Paul A. Jones of Albany says that FEMA is turning private ownership public.
Week 10 Football Player of the Week poll: Voting closed
For the second tie this season, Matt Kendrick runs away with The Herald's Player of the Week honor, this time with 72 percent of the vote.
Grand jury indicts two in separate rape cases
The Dougherty County grand jury indicts two men on rape charges in separate cases.
Kenneth Wayne Wright sentenced to a year in prison for tax evasion
The former owner of Ken's Fast E-File tax preparation business in Albany was sentenced to a year in federal prison Wednesday, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Justice.
DCPD: Officers collect food donations at Westover High
Officers from the Dougherty County Police Department plan to accept donations of canned and boxed food at Westover High School, 2601 Partridge Lane, at 2:30 p.m. today at a pep rally.
Crimestoppers - Nov. 9, 2012
Albany Area Crime Stoppers has four Most Wanted fugitives this week. All fugitives on the Albany Area Crime Stoppers Most Wanted List should be considered armed and dangerous.
Salute to veterans honors service personnel
The fifth annual Salute to Veterans is set for Saturday at the Veterans Park Amphitheater, Albany Civic Center.
Hospital Authority reviews audit, bond issues
Phoebe North provided $1.1 million in indigent and charity care during Fiscal Year 2012, officials say.
Museum and symphony team up for concert series
The Albany Museum of Art and the Albany Symphony Orchestra are co-sponsoring the first of four concerts in the new series beginning Sunday at the Albany Museum of Art.
Bonnie D. Whatley
Bonnie D. Whatley, 77, Bainbridge, died November 6, 2012
Gladys Strickland Spivey
Gladys Strickland Spivey, 92, Albany, died November 7, 2012
David Leslie Cannard
David Leslie Cannard, 59, Fitzgerald, died November 7, 2012
Sarah Dean Fryer
Sarah Dean Fryer died November 7, 2012
Robert L. Davis
Robert L. Davis, 74, Albany, died November 3, 2012
Zelma Taylor
Zelma Taylor, 84, Ashburn, died November 8, 2012
Rosa M. Hall
Rosa M. Hall, Sylvester, ,died November 6, 2012
Yvonne Edwards Bryant
Yvonne Edwards Bryant, 72, Albany, died November 3, 2012
Annie Mae Johnson
Annie Mae Johnson, 71, Cuthbert, died November 6, 2012
Jeffrey K. Edmonson
Jeffrey K. Edmonson, Panama City Beach, FL, died November 7, 2012
Linda J. Casey
Linda J. Casey, 62, Albany, died November 7, 2012
Charles Harvey
Charles Harvey, Sumter County, died November 7, 2012
Juanita K. Wootton
Juanita K. Wootton, 86, Jacksonville, FL, died October 31, 2012
Alice Koerber Pendley
Alice Koerber Pendley, 61, Newnan, died November 6, 2012
Dorothy H. Watson
Dorothy H. Watson died November 7, 2012
Jack Shealy
Jack Shealy, 26, Albany, died November 3, 2012
Lucy Cochran
Lucy Cochran, 89, Camilla, died November 08, 2012
Gladys Mae Moore Chattman
Gladys Mae Moore-Chattman, 81, Albany died November 1, 2012
William Henry Blanchard
William Henry Blanchard, 65, Bainbridge, died November 7, 2012
Glendora M. Smith
Glendora M. Smith, 79, died November 4, 2012
James Allen Brown, Sr.
James Allen Brown, Sr., 86, Fort. Gaines, died November 7, 2012
Elouise Morgan Dimsdale
Elouise Morgan Dimsdale, 86, Irwin County, died November 7, 2012
Willie Erma Brooks
Willie Erma Brooks, 77, Pelham, died November 6, 2012
Randall Clark
Randall Clark of Jacksonville, FL, died November 7, 2012
Life sentence in Ariz attack that wounded Giffords
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, partially blind, her right arm paralyzed and limp, came face to face Thursday with the man who tried to kill her last year, standing beside her husband as he spoke of her struggles to recover from being shot in the head.
Bulldogs back in running for nation's top football recruit
Grayson star defensive end and running back Robert Nkemdiche --- the country's No. 1-rated high school football recruit ---- pulls out of his commitment to Clemson on Thursday and will now consider other schools, reportedly including Georgia.
Stocks open higher on Wall Street
Stocks inched higher on Wall Street early Thursday, steadying a day after the Dow Jones industrial average logged its biggest one-day drop of the year. Investors were encouraged by two reports on the U.S. economy.
State delving deeper into DCSS Title I spending
The state is now seeking documentation on 110 ‘questionable’ Title I expenditures.
Linda Casey
Mrs. Linda Casey, 62, of Albany passed away at Pheobe North on Wednesday, November 7, 2012.
Deal suggests Ga. unlikely to run health exchange
A day after Barack Obama's re-election, Gov. Nathan Deal suggested that he will not implement a Georgia health insurance exchange as part of the 2010 federal health care overhaul that ranks as the president's signature legislative achievement.
Nadine Pannell
Nadine (Dean) Pannell, 83, of Albany, GA died Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at her residence.
Lisa Diane Stegemiller
Lisa Diane Stegemiller, 51, of Albany passed away on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at her residence.
Otis Williams
Mr. Otis Williams, 74, of Albany died Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Rosa Lee Thomas
Rosa Lee Thomas, 68, of Albany died Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Gladys Corrine Spivey
Gladys Corrine Spivey of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at Palmyra Nursing Home
Jack Knighton Spence
Jack Knighton Spence, 87, of Albany died Monday November 5 at his residence.
Gladys Juanita Henderson
Gladys Juanita Henderson, 85, of Lee County, GA, died Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at her residence.
Wilona Thomas Butler
Wilona Thomas Butler, 82, of Pelham, GA died Monday, November 5, 2012 at her residence.
