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Monday, May 06, 2013  Georgia State Parks are in the process of unifying the management of their lodge parks across the state, including Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park in Cordele.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Updated with video; Students in the Drafting Technology program at Albany Technical College will present officials from The Parks at Chehaw expansion designs.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  South Dakota tribe faces deadline, $4.9 million price to block development near Wounded Knee massacre site

Monday, April 29, 2013  Updated with video; Earth day is celebrated across the country on April 22nd. Some plant trees, others go out and pick up litter, but at Chehaw, they're throwing a party.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Chehaw officials have announced that on Saturday, April 13th, the park set a new one day attendance record of 3,188 visitors.

Saturday, April 13, 2013  Updated with video; The 23rd annual Chehaw Park Native American Festival kicked off on Friday and officials say they've already had more than 1,000 visitors thanks to field trips from the Dougherty County School System.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Ready, aim: Phillies' minor league club to debut 'urinal gaming system' at Pennsylvania ballpark

Saturday, March 23, 2013  The Albany Recreation and Parks Committee held their annual, "Eggstravaganza Egg Hunt," this morning at Tift Park.

Friday, March 22, 2013  After researching and voting on a name for each of the 22 classes at Turner Elementary School, the baby winning moniker for Chehaw Wild Animal Park's baby kangaroo is Adeline.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  A representative from Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. approached the Albany Dougherty Inner City Authority with an offer to rent the vacated skate park building for $5.00.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Spring break is right around the corner and for students that won't be heading off on vacation, there is something fun and eco-friendly for them to be a part of.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Updated with video; Students at Turner Elementary School in Albany are competing in a contest to name Chehaw Wild Animal Park's baby kangaroo.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  A man faces multiple charges after he falsely told Sparks police officers he was a police officer and drove around with a car decorated to look like it belonged to police.

Monday, February 25, 2013  The concept of treating fire with fire is not new to this century.

Saturday, February 23, 2013  Albany Recreation and Parks and Liz Dennis from the Georgia Association of Blind Athletes joined forces Saturday morning to teach others about a game called “Goalball.”