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Wednesday, April 10, 2013  The Albany Dougherty Inner City Authority will begin accepting sealed bids for the Albany Skate Park property and also figured out a pricing plan for the newly created Art Park on Pine Avenue during their meeting on Wednesday.

Sunday, February 24, 2013  Updated with video; The Georgia Department of Education approved a Turnaround/Race to the Top Division recommendation to release, on a reimbursement basis, $2.7 million in Race To The Top (RT3) funds and $400,000.00 in School Improvement Grant (SIG) funds.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  Updated with video; As a response to the heavy turnout at the Monday night Dougherty County School Board meeting over school closures that led to standing room only crowds, school board officials have changed the venue for the second school board meeting.

Monday, December 10, 2012  During Monday night’s school board meeting, board members and community leaders said their goodbyes to Dr. Joshua Murfree.

Monday, October 08, 2012  CRCT and principals are among many things on the agenda to be dealt with at the Monday night DCSS meeting.

Saturday, September 08, 2012  Updated with video; Dr. Lane Price held a press conference Friday to express her concerns of the mishandling of the Free and Reduced Lunch program, and Title 1 Grant.

Monday, August 20, 2012  Updated with video; The Lee County Utilities Board met Monday to discuss an increase in the sewer and water availability fee.

Friday, June 29, 2012  Updated with video; For the first time this fiscal year every department of Water, Gas and Light, performed better than their budget.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  Updated with video; The Dougherty County School Board met Monday night to discuss several topics, with one of them being corporal punishment in district schools.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012  Updated with video; DCSS will hold a special called board meeting Thursday at 1:30pm to discuss consolidation.

Friday, April 06, 2012  At Thursday mornings Water, Gas and Light Commission Board meeting there was talk about everything from the last rate increase to a local brown site.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  Updated with video; In Tuesday night’s Lee County Commission meeting, officials discussed initiating a new policy for the garbage ordinance.

Thursday, January 05, 2012  Phoebe held their January board of directors meeting where they discussed the recent merger with Palmyra and other topics.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011  School Board members say they fired HR Director Tracy Williams because of widespread claims of bullying and abuse of power

Monday, March 14, 2011  The school board also tackled some serious business, like what to do with Reastgo Holmes, a teacher accused of offering money for sex to a high school student.