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The United Way of Southwest Georgia initiated a summer program this year for youngsters this year to help make up for the loss of the National Youth Sports Program. This week it gave a final report on the summer initiative to the Dougherty County Commission and Albany City Commission.

“We’re going to take over the park for a whole day for people to enjoy. We’re just trying to bring unity for the community.”

Georgia voters go to the polls on Nov. 3.Among the state House races on the ballot in southwest Georgia is District 154, where incumbent Republican Gerald Greene will face Democratic nominee Harry James.

Nearly 1 of every 5 dollars of property value in Dougherty County pays no property tax at all. With new assessment notices hitting hard after Dougherty’s first full revaluation since 2007, and many residents are facing sharply higher values, the question of who carries the tax base is no longer abstract.

The Dougherty County Police Department initiated an auditing system for its surveillance cameras in August. The department said on Monday that it will present a report on audits dating from January within the next two weeks.

“I’m just trying to get a career, just anything that might spark my interest, really. I just want to see what’s out there.”

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Former Georgia running back Cash Jones’ first stint in the NFL has come to an end, at least for now.

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Radium Springs was purchased by DNR after the Flood of 1998, the second “500-year flood” that hit the area in a four-year period.

Learn the language of school budgets in 10 minutes or less— from funding formulas to what changes your tax bill.

Lee County has spent seven years climbing back to this view.