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Sunday, April 28, 2013  "Operation Pill Drop," was held on Saturday, with both Lee and Dougherty county seeing great numbers from local citizens.

Saturday, September 15, 2012  Updated with video; The folks at Keep Albany-Dougherty Beautiful were back at it again Saturday morning as they hosted their annual electronic recycling event behind the Albany Civic Center.

Monday, September 10, 2012  Keep Albany-Dougherty Beautiful, the Albany Police and MillerCoors are only a few organizations that are gearing up for a multiple go green event, Saturday, September 15 from 9 AM to 1 PM.

Saturday, August 18, 2012  Updated with video; Prescription drugs are becoming a problem for the Albany-Dougherty drug unit.

Wednesday, February 08, 2012  Updated with video; The Lowndes County Sheriff's Office announces they are continuing a recent service for medication disposal at a more consistant and convenient time.

Monday, October 31, 2011  Updated with video; Lee County officials say they had a surprisingly good turnout for their pill drop Saturday.

Saturday, September 17, 2011  Hundreds of people drove up and dropped of their old and unused electronics Saturday

Tuesday, September 13, 2011  2011 was a great year for Keep Albany-Dougherty Beautiful.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011  Keep Albany-Dougherty Beautiful is holding a drop off point for unused medication and electronics.

Saturday, April 30, 2011  The Great American clean-up is a nationwide event that takes place from March 1st through the end of May.

Saturday, September 25, 2010  DEA sponsors a nationwide prescription drug take back program.

Thursday, September 23, 2010  Dougherty County Police along with other local groups are teaming up to prevent expired prescriptions from getting into the wrong hands.

Friday, September 17, 2010  The national Drug Enforcement Agency is sponsoring a unique event in Albany to help curb prescription drug abuse. Operation Pill Drop will take place Saturday, September 25th at the Albany Civic Center.