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Friday, May 03, 2013  Two Baker County teachers have been non-renewed for contracts due to participating in a demonstration against Principal Dr. Torrance Shoates.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  Updated with video; On Wednesday afternoon, President Barack Obama issued 23 executive orders pertaining to guns and also asked congress to increase bans on assault rifles and limit magazines to 10 rounds, but what does that mean for our local counties?

Friday, December 28, 2012  Updated with video; Incoming Dougherty County School Board members were sworn-in Friday afternoon by Probate Court Judge Nancy Stevenson.

Monday, December 17, 2012  The Dougherty County School Board met on Monday morning to discuss the process of putting an interim superintendent in place.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  Updated with video; Tommy Coleman, attorney for the Dougherty County Board of Education and the Randolph County Board of Education has been elected to the Executive Board of the Georgia School Board's Attorney's Council.

Friday, July 13, 2012  Communications officials for Georgia Governor Nathan Deal's office has confirmed that Deal has suspended Velvet Riggins from her position on the Dougherty County School Board.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  Updated with video; Board members want action taken after nearly $100,000 dollars in Title I funds was issued to a consultant who they believed showed no proof of his work.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012  Updated with video; Dougherty County School Board member Velvet Riggins faced a tribunal in Atlanta Tuesday.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012  Updated with video; The lawyer for the Dougherty County School System is expecting trials date to be set soon for the CRCT cheating scandal.

Wednesday, May 09, 2012  Updated with video; Tommy Coleman, the attorney for the Dougherty County School System, has released a list of teachers who have recieved non-renewal letters. A copy of the Letter in enclosed as a picture.

Friday, May 04, 2012  The Dougherty County School Board addressed the issue of the arrest authorization emails between members of the Dougherty County School System and Dougherty County School Police.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012  Racial and gender discrimination are cited in an EEOC complaint by the former human resources director for the Dougherty County School System.

Friday, January 06, 2012  On Wednesday, the DCSS superintendent stepped out of his office to meet face to face with educators who admitted to cheating.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011  Updated with video; Inside documentation reveal that 49 individuals were indirectly or directly involved in the misconduct surrounding the 2009 CRCTs.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011  Updated with video; 49 teachers and administrators have been accused of cheating.