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.
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Qualifying starts today
With one exception, incumbents qualifying in Dougherty County are Democrats.
City demo philosophy to change
More than $150,000 is budgeted in the next fiscal year for demolition of blighted properties.
Qualifying period for state, county offices starts today
Most of the incumbants qualifying locally are Democrats, leaving only 1 Republican.
Today begins a three-day qualifying period in which candidates who want to run for some state or county offices put pen to paper and shell out cash to officially be placed on the primary or general election ballots.
Fullerton announces re-election bid
Carol Fullerton says her "middle-of-the-road" political leanings and experience with legislators in Atlanta is what Albany needs now that South Georgia has fewer representatives than ever headed to the capital city.
Disgruntled taxpayers quiz commission
Consolidation, budget cuts and increases in speed limits on Philema Road all are topics discussed Monday.
Dougherty tax digest shows slight growth
An increase in commercial and manufactured goods is part of the increase, tax officials say.
Nuke officials: Drills will continue
Despite a new federal guideline relaxing drill requirements around the nation's nuclear facilities, Alabama Power officials and state officials say they'll keep readiness high.
CRCT investigation a matter of right vs. wrong
‘I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character,” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said.
Sims talks politics with Sertoma club
Despite the fact that revenues trickling into the state's coffers have grown by double digits, Senator Freddie Powell Sims says legislators should continue to trim government "smartly" to ensure prosperity.
Airport entrance temporarily closing
The entrance to the Southwest Georgia Regional Airport is going to be temporarily closed due to construction work on the new terminal, airport officials say.
