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A teenager fatally shot on the night of Oct. 31 was the youngest homicide victim of the year in Dougherty County, a shooting that the Albany Police Department is still investigating.

Phoebe Putney Health System recently honored retiring state Sen. Freddie Powell Sims as the 2025 winner of the Lemuel Griffin Community Service Award and Ken Bevel as the recipient of the 2026 award. Each award comes with a $10,000 donation given to a deserving organization of the honoree’s choice.

In 2006, President George W. Bush described the Republican defeat in Congressional elections as a “thumping.” Four years later, President Obama dubbed what happened to his party a “shellacking.”

A Terrell County resident says 12 French bulldogs were taken from his property without a warrant or a meaningful opportunity to contest their loss, allegations county officials deny as they ask a federal judge to dismiss his civil rights lawsuit.

The results of the Georgia House District 154 race were shifted from blue to red after results from a data card in Seminole County were downloaded. With those additional votes, incumbent Repucpublican Gerald Green has a 262-vote lead over Democrat Harry James of Albany in unofficial results.

Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital has recognized RN Florentina Dobrea as a DAISY Award recipient, a national recognition honoring nurses who demonstrate extraordinary clinical skill, compassionate care, and an unwavering commitment to their patients and colleagues.

Albany State’s 17-match winning streak ended Thursday in the SIAC volleyball championship. The Lady Golden Rams will find out Sunday whether their season continues.

New York Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler and Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Jacob Misiorowski took home the American League and National League Cy Young Awards by unanimous vote.

The Braves added a quality piece to their bullpen ranks on Thursday, signing right-hander Evan Phillips to a three-year, $35 million contract. 

He has one more season at Deerfield-Windsor to take care of the first.

The scoreboard at Jefferson read 55-13 when Dougherty’s season ended last November. Richard Washington remembers what he and the other offensive linemen did with that feeling.

If Cameron Watts had just played his last game for Albany State, he’d given people plenty to remember.

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).