Phoebe files Supreme Court brief

Dougherty County property owners are reacting to an increase in property values that are the result of a comprehensive revaluation of all 37,000 properties in the county. Dougherty County officials say that the increase in property valuation does not necessarily mean a higher overall tax bill.

As Dougherty County property owners react to sharply higher reassessed values, school officials say the Dougherty County School System expects to substantially reduce its property tax rate for the ninth consecutive year.

Albany Police Department officers responded at 2:45 a.m. Wednesday to an incident at 216 E. Oghetlorpe in which two men were shot, one fatally. The case remains under investigation.