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Monday, May 20, 2013  Two Wiregrass students participating in the automotive collision program have been awarded scholarships the Collision Repair Education Foundation in an effort to help them with their education.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Two South Georgia Technical College students received law enforcement scholarships for their work at the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Updated with video; Local scholarships can provide extra money to help pay for college.

Monday, May 13, 2013  One of Albany High School’s standout lady basketball players is graduating and continuing her career locally.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Updated with video; The Thronateeska chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution have awarded two scholarships to students from Albany High School and Dougherty High School.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Twenty juniors and seniors representing ten high schools across Georgia will meet in Atlanta  on Friday at NAPA Genuine Parts to face off in the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills competition.

Sunday, April 14, 2013  Updated with video; Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College held their second annual ‘Run for the Nurses’ Saturday morning.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Wiregrass Georgia Technical College's Health Information Technology students now have two new scholarships they can apply for thanks to Azalea Health.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Financial aid experts will be available to help college-bound students and their families complete and submit the federal financial aid form at the College Goal Georgia event on March 16 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Updated with video; A Deerfield-Windsor knight has signed a letter of commitment to become a Georgia bulldog.

Sunday, February 24, 2013  A Saturday night auction at the Doublegate County Club raised $12,000 for local student scholarships and charity grants.

Sunday, February 24, 2013  Updated with video; Mardi Gras celebrations are still a week away but the Marine Corps Officers' Spouses' Club started the party a week early with a purple, green and gold-themed live and silent auction on Saturday evening.

Friday, February 15, 2013  On February 14, 2013, the Albany Tech Foundation accepted a $500 scholarship donation from the Emerson Electrical Foundation.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  While no one in Georgia won the $550 million dollar jackpot, several players and students did win big from the gargantuan jackpot.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  Updated with video; Albany Technical College has received a boost to it's scholarship fund courtesy of a donation from American Protein.