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Monday, April 22, 2013  Congressman Sanford Bishop made a stop at Albany State University Monday morning to speak about the importance of research.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Don't take the cinnamon challenge: Doctors warn teens after surge in calls to poison centers

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  Phoebe Putney has announced that Thomas Bozzuto was the only physician faculty in the first Middle-East Primary Training Course in Hyperbaric Medicine in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre.

Monday, April 01, 2013  Darton State College assistant professor Dr. Kerri Newton has been awarded the Outstanding Technical Teacher Award by the American Technical Education Association (ATEA) according to a release issued by the college.

Friday, March 29, 2013  Updated with video; In our Facebook story of the day you wanted to know what the early signs and symptoms of dementia are.

Saturday, March 16, 2013  Updated with video; Albany State University has announced that the 2013 Honors Day Convocation on Friday, March 15, at 10 a.m. in the HPER Gymnasium located on the campus and will feature ASU alumnus Dr. Alfred C. Johnson as keynote speaker.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Updated with video; Albany State University students are learning about the profitability of Slavery in America.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  During the 1968 Civil Rights Movement, then nine year old Ralph D. Abernathy III, without his parent’s knowledge, stood alongside men and women, who were caught up in the push for equality. Arrested as part of a “mule train” march to a Martin Luther King Jr. rally, he was held in a warehouse alongside 250 other marchers.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  The Albany Civil Rights Movement has spanned more than fifty years; one church's pastor has experienced it all.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Updated with video; In honor of Black History Month, SOWEGA Council on Aging brought in Dr. Jacqueline H. Grant, District Health Director for the Southwest Georgia Health District, to speak to seniors at the Albany Senior Center.

Friday, February 01, 2013  Updated with video; Albany Technical College held a press conference Thursday morning to officially announce the start of their new Registered Nurse (RN) associate degree program.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  Updated with video; Phoebe medical professionals say they have seen more than 1000 patients in the last five days.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  Fox 31 sits down with a group of women to discuss ethics of birth control

Thursday, October 25, 2012  Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital announced today it is #1 in Georgia for Vascular Surgery according to a new report from Healthgrades, the leading provider of information to help consumers make an informed decision about a physician or hospital.

Monday, September 24, 2012  Dougherty County Superintendent Dr. Joshua Murfree has been nominated as the Georgia School Superintendents Association Superintendent of the Year.