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Thursday, April 25, 2013  Students spent the day at the Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany where they were run through the obstacle course and a combat fitness test.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Bleak future for typing: Time-honored skill becoming less necessary, raising fears in schools

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Sherwood Baptist Church has announced the future of their production company and Sherwood Pictures via a press release issued Tuesday afternoon.

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

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Thursday and Friday, bands and choruses from around the area will be traveling to Lamar Reese Elementary school to perform for the students.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  City of Albany Mayor Dorothy Hubbard and Dougherty County Commission Chairman Jeff Sinyard met with Congressman Sanford Bishop and US Senators Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss on Wednesday to discuss the possibility of privatizing the post office building on West Broad so it won't close.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  AP-NORC Center survey shows high pessimism among low-wage workers despite job gains

Friday, February 22, 2013  Updated with video; Students donate a box of toiletry items to the Lily Pad Sane Center.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Updated with video; For Lee County commissioners, they're staying ahead of the game and trying to make 2013 an even bigger and better year.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Updated with video; At the Tuesday evening Albany City Commission meeting, two bars found out about the future of their alcohol licenses.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  The Albany Convention and Visitors Bureau held a hospitality meeting Thursday afternoon to discuss ways of enhancing community awareness and support for tourism with representatives from local hotels, attractions, and restaurants.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  Updated with video; According to FOX 31 media partner the Albany Herald, details have emerged regarding interim superintendent David Mosely's contract with the Dougherty County School System.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Updated with video; Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital held their first meeting of 2013 wednesday, working through a list of potential nurses and physicians that could join the medical team.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  Officials with the Georgia Department of Transportation, including director of planning Toby Carr, met with the Lee County Commission Thursday morning to talk about the transportation needs for the region.

Monday, December 17, 2012  Newtown officials couldn't say whether Sandy Hook Elementary, where authorities said all the victims were shot at least twice, would ever reopen.