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LOCAL COLLEGE/PREP ROUNDUP: GSW golfers shine in first fall tourney; Darton takes sixth in season opener; Lee, Sherwood softball roll
GSW and Darton's golf teams have very different results in their fall season openers that concluded Tuesday, while Sherwood and Lee County softball both pick up big wins against a pair of rivals.
This week's "Burning Question": Who will win GHSA Region 1-AAAA this season?
Each week, The Herald’s sports staff will pose a new “Burning Question” at albanyherald.com that’s topical in regards to what area prep football fans are talking about after last week’s games. Feel free to log on and discuss!
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Weekly 'Prep Peek'
The Herald's sports staff continues its "Prep Peek," which includes The Herald Heisman Watch, Dynamite Dozen drop-in, Quote of the Week, By the Numbers, the next Game of the Week selection, the Fab 5 Poll and the area's Week 5 schedule.
LOCAL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: UGA star LB Jones plans to play vs. Vandy; Monroe debuts at No. 10 in state prep poll
Jarvis Jones, who was held out of last week's game against FAU with a groin injury, says he will be on the field Saturday in UGA's latest SEC test against Vanderbilt. (ADDS: notes on UGA-Tennessee being moved to CBS; Monroe's prep football team cracking state Top 10)
Reyes helps Marlins beat Braves, 4-3, in 10 innings
The Braves' bats went cold Tuesday against the Marlins as Atlanta saw its four-game winning streak end in a 4-3, overtime victory.
Pollock’s status in limbo for Americus-Albany game
The Albany Herald's Game of the Week between Albany High and Americus-Sumter on Friday got a little more intriguing Tuesday when it was learned that Panthers head coach Michael Pollock has been removed from his role as leader of the program, although whether the move was the result of a suspension --- and is temporary or permanent --- remains unclear. (UPDATED: 5:14 p.m. with new quotes, details)
Home becomes a trail of words
In this house of wood and stones that I call home, there are books scattered and stacked hither and yon.
Rutha Harris: An amazing life
A Table With a View
Sheltered from the unfairness of segregation as a child, Rutha Harris, with her marvelous voice, grew to become a difference maker for civil rights.
Jury is seated as Riggins' trial gets under way
A panel of eight women and four men will determine suspended school board member's fate on lunch fraud charges.
City/WG&L discussion grows testy
Albany's City Commission tentatively gives the OK to start the bidding process on the paving of 26 alleys in the city.
Graper files racial discrimination complaint against DCSS
The USDOE Office for Civil Rights has referred Betty Graper's complaint to the EEOC.
China and Japan are straddling powder keg
With the world's No. 2 and No. 3 economies and the proximity of their nations, China and Japan need to get along. But after Japan bought a group of islands that it, China and Taiwan have all claimed, the long-standing dislike between the two nations has reached a fever pitch in China.
Georgia ports economic impact discussed
A panel discussion presents the economic importance of Georgia's ports in the growing global market.
Marine Corps visits Dougherty High
Dougherty Comprehensive High School is among the schools zoned for children living on Marine Corps Logistics Base-Albany.
A lower unemployment rate not always a good thing
When one says that a falling unemployment rate is actually not good, the natural inclination is to say, "Huh?" Should we not look at a declining unemployment rate as a good sign, especially when most experts did not expect such a drop?
Albany events curfew demands parental involvement
Albany City Manager James Taylor is in the middle of one of those damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don't scenarios that tend to break lesser men.
MCLB recognizes POWs, MIAs
The Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office is showing 83,417 servicemembers from World War II onward still missing.
APD: Search on for SUV in trailer theft
The Albany Police Department releases photos of SUV in connection with a stolen cargo trailer.
Amos Wynn
Amos Wynn, Jr., 93, Arlington, died September, 12, 2012
Milton Tate
Milton Tate, 55, died September 16, 2012
Bobbie Nell Stromer
Bobbie Nell Stromer, 67, St.Petersburg, FL, died September 16, 2012
Freddy Warren Lawhon
Freddy Warren Lawhon, 82, died September 17, 2012
Beth Taylor Smith
Beth Taylor Smith, 57, Fitzgerald, died September 18, 2012
Bonnie C. Stanfield
Bonnie C. Stanfield, 71, Southampton County, VA, died September 16, 2012
Florine Fulton
Florine Fulton, Sylvester, died September 16, 2012
Lucy Belle Caldwell
Lucy Belle Caldwell, 70, Albany, died September 17, 2012
Troy Zane Douglas
Troy Zane Douglas, died September 14, 2012
Chris A. Williams
Chris A. Williams, 59, Albany, died September 16, 2012
Lela Mae Driver
Lela Mae Driver, 86, Albany, died September 15, 2012
William Roberts
William Roberts, 67, Lucama, NC, died September 17, 2012
Sheila Lichtefeld Rooks
Sheila Lichtefeld Rooks, 49, died September 17, 2012
Marsha Louise Cason Guice
Marsha Louise Cason Guice, 64, Tulsa, OK, died August 31, 2012
Lois Evelyn Davis
Lois Evelyn Davis, 86, Albany, died September 17, 2012
Albany may impose 6 p.m. events curfew (updated)
A plan by city officials would subject anyone under 21 not accompanied by a parent to police scrutiny at special events.
FTC, Phoebe case set for arguments
The U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear the case regarding the purchase of Palmyra Medical Center in June, and sets arguments for Nov. 26.
Identity of body found in Flint River not confirmed
Citing an ongoing investigation, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and other agencies decline to identify body.
Three arrested after Monday night shooting
Albany Police Department officers arrest three in connection with a woman's shooting.
Library director dies of apparent heart attack
Moore was promoted to executive director in November 2011.
Romney: Nearly half 'believe they are victims'
Already scrambling to steady a struggling campaign, Republican Mitt Romney confronted a new headache Monday after a video surfaced showing him telling wealthy donors that almost half of all Americans "believe they are victims" entitled to extensive government support.
Falcons withstand Manning's comeback, move to 2-0
Peyton Manning threw three interceptions in the first quarter but then rallied in the fourth quarter against the Falcons, who held on for a 27-21 victory.
