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Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Dougherty County Interim Superintendent, David Mosely, confirmed Tuesday that Westover science teacher, Bryan Haas, has been suspended for 7-days without pay.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Juliette Hu, a 9th grade student at Westover High School, recently got back the results from the 2013 National Latin Exam; and she got every single question correct. That’s right, she made a perfect score.

Monday, April 22, 2013  More than 150 students from 15 counties entered a poem in Darton State College's 13th Annual Poetry Contest for junior and senior high school students from across Southwest Georgia.

Monday, April 15, 2013  Four contestants vied for the prize as the Exchange Club of Albany held their annual speech contest Monday morning at the fairgrounds.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  Updated with video; Georgia schools are now ranked 12th in the nation for seniors scoring a three or above on their Advanced Placement exams.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  The Dougherty County School System held their Academic Decathlon competition Thursday.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  Updated with video; Students at Westover High School wanted to enjoy the 12-12-12 date by bringing attention to their cause.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  Updated with video; Westover High School 9th grade students are graduating fours years before completing high school.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  Updated with video; The Westover High School Choir will perform next month at the Georgia School System's annual winter conference.

Friday, November 02, 2012  Updated with video; Westover High School is applauding its state champions Thursday.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012  Updated with video; Teachers and parents in Dougherty County allowed children to teach a lesson for a change at the first Bullying Summit on Wednesday.

Saturday, October 20, 2012  Find out which student will represent Sowega at the state level.

Friday, October 19, 2012  The Board of Trustees of Girls Inc. of Albany is pleased to announce Sherrell Alexander as the new executive director of the award-winning, nonprofit organization.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012  Updated with video; Starting this week many students are heading back to school for band camp. As they prepare for the new year, they're also having to brave high temperatures.

Saturday, May 19, 2012  Chelsea Cox and Byron Fedrick are just two of the many students with high hopes after today as they are joined by their classmates at Monroe High School and three other schools for their high school graduation.