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Monday, June 10, 2013  DOCO president and chief executive officer, Barry O. Heape, was presented with the Moses C. Davis Professional of the Year Award by the Georgia Credit Union Affiliates.

Friday, June 07, 2013  Valdosta High School and Wiregrass Georgia Technical College held the third annual Career Tech Camp the week of June 3.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Updated with video; Teens are being taught various life skills early on.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Updated with video; A new crop of college grads are hitting the job market this summer but a new survey from beyond.com reveal that employers may be taking a risk in hiring them.

Saturday, May 18, 2013  Updated with video; Dollar General will be hosting a career fair Saturday from 10-2pm.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Updated with video; Turner students participate in a career fair

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Updated with video; With Dougherty County releasing their testing scores for 2011-2012, many parents are concerned that the low numbers mean poor teaching inside the system. However that may not be entirely true.

Saturday, May 04, 2013  Updated with video; Students at West Town Elementary School participated in a career fair Friday.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Updated with video; Terrell County’s Carver Elementary School hosts a career day.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Updated with video; Up until now the way Dougherty County Schools kept track of how schools are performing was by using Academic Yearly Progress reports (AYP.) They are now switching to a new way of testing schools called College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI.)

Friday, April 26, 2013  Twenty juniors and seniors representing ten high schools across Georgia will meet in Atlanta  on Friday at NAPA Genuine Parts to face off in the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills competition.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  There was over 300 jobs up for grabs at Albany Tech's Career Fair.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Darton State College held a job fair for students Wednesday morning with 50 local employers from around the community.

Saturday, March 30, 2013  Updated with video; Lee County High School held their annual Career Fair Friday.

Sunday, March 24, 2013  Officials with Southwest Georgia Regional Airport confirmed on Friday that the Albany air traffic control tower has been placed on the FAA closure list due to the sequestration.