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18 minutes ago  Dr. Joshua Murfree led the students of Albany Middle School in the Reading Pledge as part of the 25 Book Kickoff on Friday. This year’s theme is ‘No Clowning – Just Read.’

Today at 6:15 AM  Community members put on their craziest ties and went out to the Doublegate Country Club Thursday night to support Cancer Ties. This year’s fourth annual event benefitted Jamie Taylor from Lee County.

Today at 6:15 AM  Thursday marked Cancer Ties' fourth year supporting a local cancer patient by wearing crazy ties.

Yesterday at 4:25 PM  Albany State University kicked off its First and Second Year Lecture Series with a program by United Nations economist Mariangela Lancourt. She believes that educating the next generation about the global marketplace and urging them to get involved is essential to worldwide economic stability.

Yesterday at 4:13 PM  Albany police officers say they see a lot of teens with handguns.

Yesterday at 6:05 AM  Volunteers from the Turner Job Corps worked to clean out the building this week.

Yesterday at 6:05 AM  One day after President Obama’s address to the nation announcing the end of U.S. combat operations in Iraq, two civilian-Marines have returned home to Albany. James Miller and Bobbie Sherman arrived at the Southwest Georgia Regional Airport to hugs and cheers from friends and family.

Yesterday at 5:55 AM  Two candidates are left from 81 nationwide applicants for Albany’s Downtown Manager position, and after Don Buie debacle, both are being thoroughly investigated.

Yesterday at 5:50 AM  Red Cross in Albany is sending an Urgent Response Vehicle filled with food and beverages to North Carolina for Hurricane Earl aid.

Yesterday at 5:45 AM  Participants in Wednesday's National Incident Management System training session included the Albany Police Department, the Albany Fire Department, the Dougherty County School System, Dougherty Public Works, and the Marine Corps Logistics Base. They learned communication, coordination, and cooperation.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  A venomous rattlesnake escaped at Zoo Atlanta, a tiger at a zoo in Miami. Chehaw Wildlife Park says they're practicing safe precautions to assure incidents like these won't happen with its animals.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  Leesburg City Council candidate Jeff Sexton took time on Tuesday to go over his plan if he is elected to city council.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  A surveillance-monitoring system was installed as a demo in one city bus. The four cameras cover different areas of the bus to ensure passenger and bus safety.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  Family and co-workers gathered at the Southwest Georgia Regional Airport today to send off three marines. The marines from the MCLB are on their way to Afghanistan.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  Between the hot temperatures and heavy rains that we see this time of year it's great to find fun activities indoors to enjoy.  Well if you haven't check out the Thronateeska Heritage Center in downtown then you are missing out on one of the great things Albany has to offer.  Here's a look in this week’s Go Green.