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Thursday, May 16, 2013  Updated with video; The National Transportation Safety Board made 19 recommendations Tuesday to combat the drunk driving problem in the United States.

Saturday, May 11, 2013  Updated with video; Dougherty County school board members will soon vote on whether or not to restructure the school system's transportation department.

Saturday, May 11, 2013  Updated with video; The Associated Press is reporting that 149 control towers at small airports that were slated for closure will remain - open at least through Sept. 30.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Thursday night was the fourth of several meetings taking place throughout the next month regarding the Dougherty County school closings.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Updated with video; Albany Transit set up shop at the Albany Transportation Center on Friday to bring four different route change proposals to the people who it would affect.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  City officials are asking commissioners to approve additional funds for an emergency repair to a storm sewer line on Jefferson Street.

Monday, April 15, 2013  The Dougherty County School Transportation Committee met Monday morning to review potential changes to the school's transportation system.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013 

Monday, March 11, 2013  With 1/3 of the cameras on the Dougherty County School System's buses not working, the school board unanimously voted to upgrade 40 of their fleet with working DVR’s during Monday evening’s board meeting. They say the $67,600 purchase is necessary for stopping incidents on the bus.

Friday, March 08, 2013  New TSA policy allowing small knives and bats on airliners fuels growing protest

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Flyers call policy allowing small knives, baseball bats, golf clubs on planes 'common sense'

Monday, March 04, 2013  The Dougherty County School System Transportation Committee met on Monday afternoon to receive an update on any changes in the department over the past year from transportation director Kenneth Williams.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Georgia DOT announces temporary lane closures on sections of U.S. 19/U.S. 82/S.R. 520 Business/East and West Oglethorpe Boulevard and S.R. 234/Gillionville Rd. and temporary stoppages of traffic at several locations in the City of Albany for the 2012 Mardi Gras Festival/Snickers Marathon. These closures are scheduled to begin at 6 a.m. and continue until 11 a.m., Saturday, March 3, weather permitting.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  HB 202 would enact two changes within the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) that would reduce project costs and improve funding opportunities for transportation projects.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Updated with video; The debate over where to place the new Albany Multimodal Transportation Site continued on Tuesday during a public hearing that gave residents the chance to speak their minds on the issue.