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Tifton native J.D. Sumner has been with The Albany Herald since 2005.Terry Lewis, staff writer
J.D. Sumner
J.D. Sumner is government reporter for The Albany Herald. Sumner covers the Albany and Dougherty County governments, as well as the Water, Gas & Light Commission, the Economic Development Commission and the Albany-Dougherty Inner City Authority. Phone: (229) 434-8748. E-mail: j.d.sumner@albanyherald.com
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Those 'QR code thingys' are cool
Late last year, the Herald began experimenting with a technology that has been emerging in the newspaper business for years.
Leaking building to cost nearly $400,000 to repair
Commissioners briefly discuss long-term performance bonds after learning of repairs needed at the Arthur Williams Building.
YMCA offers discount to public employees
Col. John Ostrander has recommended an update to the county contract with the Albany Area Community Service Board.
Former Herald printer spells out paper's history in 1901 edition
While The Albany Herald is the legal organ of Dougherty County and has been the city's daily paper since 1892, there was previously a paper founded by creator of Albany itself, Nelson Tift.
March 1894: Herald begins morning editions
In March 1894, the Herald found itself in a position that is currently all too familiar. The newspaper business is a business and when times are tough, sometimes changes have to be made to streamline the organization.
Features
- Chehaw hosts safari fundraiser
- Smaller symphony hits the mark
- Family fun swings into Lee County
- Rodeo rides in at ABAC
- Cooking classes focus on healthy eating
- Colleges join forces to fight violence
- Bible debate reaches end
- Nice ‘thank you’ a day brightener 3 comments
- Club Notes
- Lee Chamber seeks festival sponsors
Editorials
- Term limits for judiciary intriguing idea
- Pioneering flight marks 50 years
- Thumbs Up! - Feb. 20, 2012
- All politics are financial
- Ol’ man winter skipped January
- Elections bill corrects flaw 1 comment
- Greece riots a poor response
- Thumbs Up - Feb. 13, 2012
- Congress takes shot at honesty
- Georgia gets out of NCLB constraints 1 comment
Local Government
- Police search for motive after 5 killed in Norcross 1 comment
- AP source: Obama seeks 28 percent corp. tax rate 3 comments
- Multimodal center future uncertain 5 comments
- Dow crosses 13,000 for the first time since 2008 (3 p.m. update)
- Albany tentatively votes down Georgia Tech as small business program administrator 2 comments
- TV swiped in restaurant break-in 1 comment
- Changes to licensing proposed for half-million Georgians
- Mikes Country Store considering Putney store 3 comments
- APD: Two civilian classes offered
- Chehaw receiving more biker, hiker trails
Blogs
- Wealth gap growing between Congressmen and constituents? Not in SOWEGA, at least not on paper
- First election prediction? There will be a runoff
- Voting: That was easy
