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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Updated with video; The Dougherty County Board of Education building and grounds committee met Tuesday morning to go over their plans for schools that need a construction upgrade.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Updated with video; The Thronateeska chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution have awarded two scholarships to students from Albany High School and Dougherty High School.

Monday, April 08, 2013  The Dougherty County School Board received an evaluation of both Monroe High and Dougherty Comprehensive High School’s math departments during their meeting on Monday night, and although they called the presentation brutally honest, they also say it was needed.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Updated with video; Georgia Governor Nathan Deal declared this the "School of Choice" week, but what makes a student eligible to participate in picking their choice?

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  Georgia students had an average score of 1,452.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  Brigadier General T. A. Gorry of the Marine Corp made a stop to Dougherty Comprehensive High School Tuesday.

Thursday, August 09, 2012  Updated with video; The Dougherty County School System announced a plan to bring in and retain more highly qualified teachers to the district.

Wednesday, February 08, 2012  Updated with video; Not only did three Dougherty County high schools receive recognition for achievements in AP classes, enrollment in AP classes increased statewide.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011  Updated with video; FOX 31 spoke with educators and a teenage dropout about the underlying reasons some students drop out of school.

Thursday, July 07, 2011  Updated with video; Students and alumni gathered to hold a candlelight vigil for two Dougherty Comprehensive High School teachers who passed away last week.

Friday, June 17, 2011 

Tuesday, November 02, 2010  With furlough days pinching the pockets of teachers, more of them are looking at second jobs, but for those that do it's a tough grind.

Thursday, May 27, 2010  the grant is awarded, the district would fire both Albany and Dougherty high school principals immediately, and after a year fire teachers who did not perform up to required standards.

Friday, May 14, 2010  The school system has to make cuts to their grant for Albany and Dougherty High Schools.

Thursday, April 22, 2010  Albany and Dougherty Comprehensive High Schools will see changes if the federal grant is given to the school system.