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Monday, December 03, 2012  The Dougherty County Board of Education is meeting with state officials in Atlanta to discuss ongoing audit issues.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  Dougherty County School System to receive potential re-accreditation in the coming months.

Monday, August 20, 2012  Updated with video; Georgia's First Lady, Sandra Deal, touched down in Southwest Georgia Monday to discuss safety regulations for drivers approaching a stopped school bus.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012  The Dougherty County School Board met Monday and several members of the public demanded unity from board members.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012  Updated with video; Dougherty County School System looks to close the budget gap.

Friday, February 10, 2012  Updated with video; Georgia recieves a waiver from No Child Left Behind.

Wednesday, February 01, 2012  Updated with video; A fifth grade earth science class erupted homemade volcanos from a variety of items including soda and Mentos.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011  Updated with video; Murfree presents a plan on handling issues resulting from the CRCT investigation. Also at the school board meeting: Northside Elementary reopens, academic progress program recommendation passes.

Wednesday, July 06, 2011  Updated with video; Administrators are speaking out a day after they found out the probe into CRCT cheating allegations has been dropped

Thursday, July 22, 2010  About 230 members including teachers, principals, and administration are taking part in the back to school leadership retreat. They learned about a variety of topics including poverty, understanding students, and looking at different resources to get students more involved.

Friday, April 16, 2010  The board met in executive session Friday afternoon to discuss the new superintendent’s contract. They adjourned without reaching an agreement.