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Friday, May 03, 2013  Two Baker County teachers have been non-renewed for contracts due to participating in a demonstration against Principal Dr. Torrance Shoates.

Friday, July 13, 2012  Communications officials for Georgia Governor Nathan Deal's office has confirmed that Deal has suspended Velvet Riggins from her position on the Dougherty County School Board.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012  Updated with video; Dougherty County School Board member Velvet Riggins faced a tribunal in Atlanta Tuesday.

Friday, May 04, 2012  The Dougherty County School Board addressed the issue of the arrest authorization emails between members of the Dougherty County School System and Dougherty County School Police.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012  Racial and gender discrimination are cited in an EEOC complaint by the former human resources director for the Dougherty County School System.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011  Updated with video; Inside documentation reveal that 49 individuals were indirectly or directly involved in the misconduct surrounding the 2009 CRCTs.

Monday, December 12, 2011  Updated with warrant information and video; Another school official is under investigation for falsifying information related to school lunches.

Thursday, December 01, 2011  At Wednesday's Dougherty County School Board meeting Attorney Tommy Coleman announced they are preparing for the CRCT tribunals.

Wednesday, April 07, 2010  The Dougherty County Board of Education postponed Wednesday's meeting because two board members had deaths in the family, but when they do start negotiations with superintendent-elect Dr. Joshua Murfree they’ll be going off a contract that Murfree and his lawyer got to come up with themselves.