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Monday, January 21, 2013  Baconton's Saint James Baptist Church celebrated Dr. Martin L. King Jr's birthday Monday morning by kicking off "the Big Read."

Thursday, December 06, 2012  Updated with video; Westover High School 9th grade students are graduating fours years before completing high school.

Wednesday, May 02, 2012  Elizabeth Arnold is a teaches at Albany High School and is one of the eight finalists for DCSS teacher of the year.

Friday, April 27, 2012  DCSS teacher of the year finalist, Terri Brown, motivates her students with their personal interests.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012  Updated with video; Students and faculty at Darton College had the opportunity to listen to Sgt. Keni Thomas, who was a Task Force Ranger and was later portrayed in the movie, 'Black Hawk Down'.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011  Dozens of students participate in the inaugural MLK Jr. Dream Summit.

Friday, December 31, 2010  People make New Year's Resolutions, but some have a hard time keeping them. Locals talk about why people don't follow through on their resolutions.

Friday, October 29, 2010  Marcus Girard grew up in a high risk environment in Brooklyn, New York- where he lost many of his friends to drugs, gangs, and violence. Girard decided to make a difference and developed a company called Youth and Adult Intervention Services.