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A request for a local law enforcement firing range drew support from Terrell County commissioners Tuesday, but finding a location that can safely accommodate firearms training without interfering with nearby homes, recreation or future business development remains the first hurdle.

Dougherty County election officialsreported a malfunctrion in a ballot scanner and corrective actions taken to compy with state law. At several other precincts voters were moving through the process quickly as there were no lines at mid-morning.

“I’m gonna be honest with y’all, we are down in early votes,” Gov. Brian Kemp told supporters at the Albany Jet Center at Southwest Georgia Regional Airport, one stop on GOP nominee Rick Jackson’s statewide get-out-the-vote tour. “But I’ll tell you this: We were down in early votes in 2018, and like Tim said, rural Georgia turned out on Election Day and sent us to the governor’s mansion and to the Gold Dome.”

The Phoebe Foundation is gearing up for the 37th annual Jingle Bell Jog on Dec. 5, and officials are looking for a few good men — women, and children! — to serve as run volunteers.

The City of Albany requests citizens’ cooperation in ensuring that all trucks and trailers operated by all companies, subcontractors, suppliers and haulers have loads properly secured and covered before traveling on city streets and other public roadways.

More than 1,100 Albany State University students, faculty, staff, and community members took part in the university’s fifth annual WellFest that transformed the Jones Brothers HPER Complex on ASU’s East Campus into an interactive hub for health, wellness and community engagement.

A request for a local law enforcement firing range drew support from Terrell County commissioners Tuesday, but finding a location that can safely accommodate firearms training without interfering with nearby homes, recreation or future business development remains the first hurdle.

Georgia coach Mike White expressed surprise — and not the good kind — after a 16-point win in Monday’s season opener.

Albany State heads to the SIAC volleyball tournament with 15 straight wins and a chance to get another crack at the only team that beat it in conference play.

Lee County will enter the playoffs with no shortage of experience under pressure.

Before the Dougherty Lady Trojans took the practice floor Wednesday afternoon, they had work to do in the weight room.

Click the arrow to see game photos from Columbus.

Georgia voters will be charged with deciding the fate of three constitutional amendments on this year’s ballot.  They include measures to shore up funding for the future of 911 systems, an increase on the amount of agricultural and timber property that can be classified for conservation use, and changes to how probate judges are elected across the state.

Georgia’s 2026 general election could be one of the most impactful in the country, so residents need to be sure they understand how to register to vote and where to find their polling place. 

If you want to vote in Georgia’s Nov. 3 general election, there are three essential steps: register by Oct. 5, check your registration, and decide how you want to vote.

Georgia’s Nov. 3 general election is closer than it feels, and the voter registration deadline is Oct. 5. Here’s who is eligible to vote, how to get on the voting rolls, what to bring to the polls and where barriers exist to vote in Georgia.

Georgia voters will elect their next governor in the  Nov. 3 midterm. Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) will run against Jackson Healthcare founder Rick Jackson (R).