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Today at 6:00 AM  Updated with video; During Tuesday's Albany City Commissioners meeting, Tommy Gregors with the Flint  Riverquarium approached the board requesting $150,000 for funding.

Monday, June 17, 2013  In a turn of tides, Dougherty County commissioners have voted to reopen the Westtown library.

Friday, June 07, 2013  Updated with video; East Albany residents attended Thursday' Albany Planning Commission meeting to plea to the board to dent rezoning an area of land located at 508 Johnson Road to allow for the construction of rental property.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Survey revelas that U.S. private employers added 135,000 jobs in May

Sunday, June 02, 2013  A new study from TripAdvisor found that Americans tip 57 percent of the time while they are on vacation.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  In Thursday morning’s Water Gas and Light Commission meeting, one of the big discussions revolved around approving several purchases that will total over $100,000.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Working moms are now main breadwinners in a record 40 percent of US households with children

Tuesday, May 28, 2013  AAA says that the price of gas remained stable, despite the large amount of motorists traveling for Memorial Day.

Monday, May 27, 2013  Girl Scout councils face opposition over plans to sell beloved, but costly, camp properties

Thursday, May 23, 2013  Updated with video; The sales of previously owned homes have risen to the highest numbers officials have seen since 2009 according to the National Association of Realtors, which is a good sign for the economy.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  Updated with video; It’s a common practice for self storage facilities to auction the contents of units when the renters have become sufficiently delinquent on storage fees.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that metro Albany’s unemployment rate declined to 8.6 percent in April, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 8.9 percent in March. The rate was 9.2 percent in April a year ago.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that the unemployment rate in the Southwest Georgia region declined to 8.2 percent in April, down two-tenths of a percentage point from 8.4 percent in March. The rate was 8.8 percent in April a year ago.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  Updated with video; Gerald Greene, the state representative for district 151, paid a visit to the Dougherty County Rotary club Tuesday afternoon.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  Updated with video; Albany commissioners have made a unanimous decision to allow the Economic Development Commission to create a  investment fund to bring in more business to the Albany-Dougherty County area.