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Thursday, May 30, 2013  Updated with video; Albany Mayor Dorothy Hubbard along with citizens from five local non-profits accepted their calling to help better the community Wednesday.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Earth Day is celebrated around the country on April 22.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Earth Day is upon us and Keep Albany Dougherty Beautiful is bringing together city officials, students and other citizens in the community for the Great American Cleanup event.

Saturday, April 20, 2013  Updated with video; City and County officials gathered Friday morning downtown to kick off Keep Albany-Dougherty Beautiful's Great American Cleanup event.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Each year, over a hundred tons of new phonebooks are placed on doorsteps across Southwest Georgia.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Updated with video; It's that time of the year again - time to start Spring cleaning! Residents aren't the only one gearing up for this, officials in Albany and Dougherty County are doing some spring cleaning of their own.

Monday, April 08, 2013  For Keep Albany Dougherty Beautiful month, organizers have planned three events to clean up the area.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Updated with video; Multiple volunteers, from Turner Job Corps and Albany State University, came together on a sunny afternoon to give back to their community.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Updated with video; Dougherty County School Board members met this morning, to hear a presentation from the Albany Housing Authority on the beautifcation of a local neighborhood.

Monday, February 18, 2013  Volunteers came together, in rain and shine, to give back to Mother Earth.

Monday, February 18, 2013  Updated with video; When you hear the words fake eyelashes, spray tans and hair pieces what comes to mind? Most likely, not a child, but in the world of glitz pageants, they are a necessity.

Monday, February 04, 2013  Updated with video; Beauty - we all know the meaning, but how has it changed generationally through time?

Monday, February 04, 2013  Sandy Hook choir, Jennifer Hudson stir Super Bowl crowd with "America the Beautiful.'

Thursday, January 24, 2013  Updated with video; In our Facebook Story of the Day, you wanted to know if Keep Albany-Dougherty Beautiful has a list of events the public can help out at.

Sunday, January 06, 2013  A landfill is a tremendous asset to each one of us and we need to conserve the space by recycling to make it last as long as we can.