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Thursday, February 28, 2013  Health officials say a food court at Georgia Gwinnett College has passed a follow-up inspection after scoring a failing grade of 64 our of 100 on an earlier review.

Thursday, July 19, 2012  The city of Albany has developed a list of proposed T-SPLOST projects.

Wednesday, July 04, 2012  Updated with video; In our Facebook Story of the Day, you wanted to know what type of food safety violations would get a restaurant shut down. Fox 31 spoke to the Dougherty County Environmental Health Department who says infractions that can cause food-borne illnesses warrant further action.

Monday, June 04, 2012  Mayor Dorothy Hubbard will present the Mayor's Award of Excellence to the residents of O.B. Hines public housing neighborhood at a picnic in their honor on Saturday, June 2 beginning at 11:30 am at the property site located at the corner of Residence Avenue and Davis Street.

Sunday, April 15, 2012  Updated with video; Mission MCLB: Inspector General

Thursday, April 05, 2012  Updated with video; The Dougherty County Health Department says many people in the community do not know about the various programs they offer.

Thursday, March 15, 2012  They say prime examples are charging customers for the ice used to keep fish fresh, or bloating seafood, such as scallops, with compounds that make them appear bigger.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011  Horses could soon be slaughtered in US for human food after Congress lifts ban on inspections

Wednesday, November 24, 2010  FOX 31 put eco-friendly cleaners to the test and Reporter Sarah Bleau submits her kitchen to a restaurant health inspection.

Tuesday, June 08, 2010  Before this, health officials say it took days even weeks to post restaurant inspection scores.

Monday, July 13, 2009  State health officials are working on a new website that will allow diners to access more information on inspection reports before eating out.

Monday, July 06, 2009  Dive teams from the Georgia Department of Transportation came out Monday to check out the Broad Street bridge.

Thursday, April 02, 2009  Atlantic Southeast Airlines expects to resume full operations later Thursday, after grounding 60 planes for safety inspections.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009  Chew on this: Food inspection depends on dueling bureaucracies.