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Needs assessment to go before Phoebe Putney Hospital board

Maternal and child health is among the priority items identified through a community needs assessment recently conducted at Phoebe Putney Hospital.

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Insurance firm adds two principals

Doherty, Duggan, Hart & Tiernan Insurors is the updated name of the Albany company.

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Spring Fest to make downtown debut Saturday

The free event will be conducted Saturday in downtown Albany.

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Former Lee County resident charged with unemployment fraud

State officials say they're cracking down on fraudulent claims

A former Lee County resident's arrest on unemployment benefit fraud highlights what state officials say is a renewed effort to cut fraud from the benefit program.

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Mauldin & Jenkins acquires Chattanooga company

Albany-based Mauldin & Jenkins announced Thursday the acquisition of a Chattanooga firm, boosting their footprint throughout the Southeast.

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Water main rupture sends MCLB workers home Thursday

MCLB-Albany has a severe drop in water pressure Thursday following the rupture of a water main.

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Albany, Southwest Georgia jobless rates move downward

A county-by-county breakdown from the Labor Department shows that Dougherty County had an unemployment rate of 9.5 percent in April.

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DCSS Transportation Committee sends items to full board

Recommendations include the purchase of seven more new school buses and the replacement of vehicle security cameras.

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Bishop urges reconsideration of postal centers

The U.S. Postal Service lost $1.9 billion during the second quarter of the year.

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Albany to give dog ordinance more bite

Pit bull owners will have more restrictions placed on their animals under a proposed new city ordinance.

Albany City Commissioners plan to convene the city's Citizens Advisory Committee to discuss a new dangerous dog ordinance that would come with more enforcement teeth.

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City settles with Albany Heights owners

Albany Ventures LLC agrees to turn over the deed of the Albany Heights property and $110,000 in lieu of foreclosure.

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Kitchen Inspections - May 19, 2013

These establishments were inspected by the Dougherty, Lee and Worth County Environmental Health Offices.

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The Big 10: May 10-17, 2013

These were the most-read stories at albanyherald.com for the week of May 10-17,2013.

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Albany City Manager James Taylor preaches austerity in city budget

Albany’s city manager says the city must focus on the services it is responsible for providing.

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On the Job with Melissa Childs

Melissa Childs, the 2013 Teacher of the Year for the Dougherty County School System, recently sat down with J.D. Sumner to talk about her job and her strategy for winning over students in the classroom.

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