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Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Updated with video; During their Tuesday morning meeting, the Albany City Commission voted to award the contract to build a new fire station for the Albany Fire Department to PDC Construction In. from Bainbridge.

Thursday, January 19, 2012  Updated with video; Dougherty County police are looking for a white male they say robbed a Holly Drive residence.

Sunday, January 15, 2012  Updated with video; Dougherty Co. police say it was a "seemingly insignificant" piece of information that led to the arrest of a second suspect in the Paradise Village shooting.

Thursday, January 12, 2012  Dougherty County Police say a second suspect was arrested and they are looking for a third suspect who is "armed and dangerous" in connection with the Holly Dr. shooting.

Tuesday, December 27, 2011  Updated with video; One person was shot in the head in the 600 block of Holly Drive at the Paradise Village mobile home park. Police are looking for two suspects and their vehicle.

Monday, April 18, 2011  Dougherty County police are looking for public assistance in finding suspects involved in an overnight copper theft from the weekend.

Sunday, August 23, 2009  Investigators are still trying to figure out what caused a fire at a vacant trailer Sunday morning on Holly Dr.

Sunday, August 16, 2009  When officers tried pulling over a car for a tag violation on the Liberty Expressway around 9 p.m. Saturday, the driver fled.

Monday, July 13, 2009  Dougherty County Public Works is busy making roads safer for residents.