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Thursday, August 30, 2012  Updated with video; From top to bottom, the outside appearance of a building can make the difference between window shopping and making a purchase. Thanks to a new grant, businesses in downtown Sylvester may be able to bring in more money.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  The Dougherty County Commission welcomed Thronateeska Heritage Center's Executive Director Tommy Gregors, during a meeting Monday morning.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012  Updated with video; Historical Buildings, get new legislation passed. President of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, Mark McDonald paid Albany a visit to comment.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011  Georgia Power officials say an employee died after being electrocuted while on a storm restoration call.

Saturday, July 30, 2011  Artists began work on an outdoor recreation area at Lincoln Elementary School early Saturday morning, a weeklong project to repaint the school's backyard lot and promote healthy activities.

Thursday, September 09, 2010  Alabama seafood market owner David Scott can accept a piece of BP's $20 billion claims fund — relatively fast, easy money — or sue the oil giant for a bigger payday, wait years and risk ending up with nothing.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010  Scientists discovered the new microbe while studying the underwater dispersion of millions of gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf following the explosion of BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig.

Thursday, August 19, 2010  The most worrisome part is the slow pace at which the oil is breaking down in the cold, 40-degree water, making it a long-lasting but unseen threat to vulnerable marine life, experts said.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010  Shoots of marsh grass and bushes of mangrove trees already are starting to grow back in the bay where just months ago photographers shot startling images of dying pelicans coated in oil from the massive Gulf oil spill.

Saturday, April 25, 2009  Community members out on Monroe Street were celebrating and fellowshipping Saturday.

Thursday, March 26, 2009  AP source: Florida's budget crunch may force Everglades land deal to be scaled back.

Monday, October 13, 2008  Restoration work is under way on the imposing Jekyll Island cottage that served as a winter getaway home for oil tycoon William Rockefeller in the early 20th century.