Albany Herald

70 years and counting: Lorigs' romance endures

Marvin and Doris Lorig of Albany are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary today.

Homebuilders plan Boot-Scootin' fundraiser

The Homebuilders Association of Albany and Southwest Georgia has made it possible for one lucky person to turn $100 into $10,000 at the organization's annual reverse raffle benefit for the Albany Advocacy Resource Center.

Music, barbecue focus of I-75 Smoke Out

Two days of music and backyard barbecuing will be among the highlights of an annual Hasan Shriners benefit.

Community Calendar - June 16, 2013

Check out events and classes happening in the area.

Terrell Preservation Society receives award

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Births - June 16, 2013

Unless otherwise noted, the following births took place at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany from May 31-June 8.

Charge changed at Naval Branch Health Clinic

Lt. Cmdr. Mike Bristol is now the head of the Naval Branch Health Clinic aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base-Albany.

Kay Hind wins Lifetime Achievement Award

The executive director of the SOWEGA Council on Aging recently received honors from the Georgia Aging Network.

Radio operators ready to ham it up

The Albany Amateur Radio Club will be taking to airwaves June 22 at the lake at Marine Corps Logistics Base-Albany, organizers say.

Public invited to spend day with a cop

The third annual Day With a Cop is geared for food, fun and an opportunity to hang a human face on local law enforcement, said Kawaski Barnes with the Albany Police Department.