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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes 12 years after similar Monsanto push failed

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Dougherty County Interim Superintendent, David Mosely, confirmed Tuesday that Westover science teacher, Bryan Haas, has been suspended for 7-days without pay.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Updated with video; Earth day is celebrated across the country on April 22nd. Some plant trees, others go out and pick up litter, but at Chehaw, they're throwing a party.

Saturday, March 30, 2013  Updated with video; Students in grades 4-9 put their knowledge from the school year to the test on Friday during the Albany State University NASA Summer of Innovation project showcase.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Financial aid experts will be available to help college-bound students and their families complete and submit the federal financial aid form at the College Goal Georgia event on March 16 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Georgia Southwestern State University and the GSW Foundation will honor the University’s eighth president Wednesday, March 27 at 11 a.m. by dedicating the Capitan Plaza.

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.

Friday, February 15, 2013  Meteor falls in Russia's Chelyabinsk region; 500 injured by explosions

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  As part of a 10 year, $8.4 million initiative funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, the Albany State University Research Infrastructure in Minority Institutions project builds capacity through facilities renovations, biomedical analysis instrumentation, student STEM training and junior investigators’ research.

Sunday, February 03, 2013  Updated with video; Darton State College held their 41st annual regional science and engineering fair Friday morning that hosted about 200 middle and high school students from 17 Georgia counties.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  Updated with video; The idea of consolidating the city of Albany and Dougherty County, isn't a new one.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  By eighth grade, American students have fallen behind their Russian, Japanese and Taiwanese counterparts in math, and trail students from Hong Kong, Slovenia and South Korea in science.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  A Medical College of Georgia psychistrist has revied an award based on his student's feedback according to a press release issued by the Medical College of Georgia.

Friday, October 19, 2012  Darton State College now offers an Associate of Science degree in Radiologic Science.

Friday, October 12, 2012  Worth County Middle School held its 2nd annual science fair Thursday with over 140 entries.