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Today at 7:05 AM  Updated with video; Truck drivers may soon have new rules for parking in residential areas.

Today at 6:00 AM  Updated with video; During Tuesday's Albany City Commissioners meeting, Tommy Gregors with the Flint  Riverquarium approached the board requesting $150,000 for funding.

Yesterday at 11:20 AM  Albany commissioners have tentatively approved a motion for Southwest Georgia  Regional Airport officials to accept two grants from the FAA.

Monday, June 17, 2013  In a turn of tides, Dougherty County commissioners have voted to reopen the Westtown library.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Updated with video; The Lee County Board of Commissioners discussed their options of how to deal with drainage problems caused by the recent rainfall during their meeting on Tuesday evening.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Updated with video; Albany's Fourth of July fireworks show will be back in the downtown area in 2014.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Updated with video; The Albany City Commissioners held a special called meeting Tuesday morning to continue budget negotiations with city employees.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Several contributors are stepping up to provide financial support for a summer program on Albany State University’s campus according to a press release issued by the University.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Updated with video; Dougherty County Commissioners met in a work session Monday morning to discuss issues within the community.

Friday, June 07, 2013  Updated with video; As Albany commissioners work on next year's budget, one of their concerns is making sure funding to the City Attorney's Office will stretch far enough to address a few of their biggest issues.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Updated with video; The Colquitt County Board of Commissioners held a public hearing before their regular session Tuesday evening to allow the public to voice their opinions on the proposed budget

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  The Ben Hill County Commission met this evening and had a bit more room to spread out.

Monday, June 03, 2013  During Monday's Dougherty County Board of Commissioners meeting, board members reviewed the proposed budget for fiscal year 2013-2014.

Monday, June 03, 2013  A one mill tax increase and eight to ten job cuts are on the table in Colquitt County as the board of commissioners work to lower their budget before their July 1st deadline.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  Starting July 1st alcohol license fees will go up by 28 percent.