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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.

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.

Albany police investigation continues into death of 15-year-old on Halloween night… Albany’s 2026 Christmas ornament honors Ballet Theatre South… Wolfe makes majority-party pitch as District 151 runoff with Cheokas nears…

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Albany State’s Verniece Graham was named SIAC volleyball coach of the year Monday. Two days later, her Golden Rams earned a chance to play for the conference championship.

Unlike one of Atlanta’s former general managers, Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos didn’t go as far as to say he would cut off his right arm before trading one of his superstars. 

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).