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Friday, May 03, 2013  Updated with video; 336 students traded in their jeans and baseball caps for a cap and gown on Friday during Darton State College's spring graduation ceremony.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Sheriff Kevin Sproul approached the commission Monday morning to relay the final numbers of the 2012 calander year.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  Old books, new tricks: Harry Potter books get new US covers, 'Sorcerer's Stone' set for fall

Friday, February 08, 2013  Updated with video; Have you ever wondered why you or your children are paying so much for textbooks? In our Facebook Story of the Day, you wanted to know what's behind the rapid changing of college textbooks.

Friday, January 25, 2013  The lawsuit seeks class-action status on behalf of all readers who felt misled by Armstrong's denials of drug use in "It's Not About The Bike," published in 2000, and "Every Second Counts," published three years later.

Monday, January 21, 2013  Baconton's Saint James Baptist Church celebrated Dr. Martin L. King Jr's birthday Monday morning by kicking off "the Big Read."

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  Locally, there is a push to provide underprivileged preschool age children with one, age appropriate book, each month.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  Fox News interview ends after author accuses network of being 'wing of the Republican Party'

Saturday, November 24, 2012  Updated with video; FOX News host and Republican spokesman, Mike Huckabee stopped in Albany today to sign copies of his new book, at "Books-a-Million."

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  Updated with video; Officials say when the holidays are near, crimes like burglaries and thefts pick up -- and Colquitt County is no exception.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  People living in the southern part of Lee County will no longer have to travel to Leesburg to visit the library.

Monday, October 29, 2012  Lee County educators are considering new ways to bring up test scores while engaging students.

Monday, October 29, 2012  What happens after an item is 'first sold' is at the heart of this case.

Thursday, October 25, 2012  Albany Technical College held a ribbon cutting for their new bookstore Thursday morning.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  This week is National Banned Books Week--a week libraries try to push the "freedom to read".