
Terry Lewis is the education reporter and feature writer for The Albany Herald.
Recent Stories
Meet Billy Griner, the hardest-working man in the DCSS
A local Special Olympian has been a fixture in the Dougherty County School System for more than 17 years.
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.
Sherrod, Group takes Baker School Board gripes to attorney general
Shirley Sherrod leads a group that is voicing concerns about issues with the Baker County School Board.
Terrell leads Albany area schools in cohort graduation rates
The State Department of Education on Tuesday released Georgia's most recent public high school cohort graduation rates, which included a surprise locally.
Parker: Growing ATC landlocked
For the second year in the last three, Albany Tech is a finalist for the state's top technical college.
Deerfield-Windsor graduates 58 seniors
Class of 2013 valedictorian Kaitlyn Yarborough reminds her classmates that “there is always another mountain to climb.”
Dougherty School System graduates 650 students
More than 650 seniors pick up diplomas at day-long graduation ceremonies at the Albany Civic Center.
Sherwood Academy graduates 25 seniors
The graduation speaker reminds graduates that everything that happens in their lives is a gift from God.
Darton honors Powell with first Lifetime Service Award
The only sitting member of the Darton Foundation's original board of trustees, Joe Powell is stunned by the unexpected award.
Committee approves moving Dougherty High students to vacant middle school
Students would remain at Dougherty Middle until Phase II renovations are complete at Dougherty High.
