Friday, August 1 2014 4:12 AM EDT2014-08-01 08:12:21 GMT
Calculators, spirals, backpacks...just a few essentials for back-to-school shopping and with a bonus of a tax free holiday, shoppers will be scrambling to snag the best deals. More >>
Calculators, spirals, backpacks...just a few essentials for back-to-school shopping and with a bonus of a tax free holiday, shoppers will be scrambling to snag the best deals. More >>
Thursday, July 31 2014 11:25 PM EDT2014-08-01 03:25:30 GMT
Lauren Ray, Phoebe Foundation Executive Director
A generous donation will help build a $5 million medical student housing facility on Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital's campus.The Richard King Mellon Foundation donated $1 million to the Phoebe Foundation for the proposed 25-unit gated community. More >>
A generous donation will help build a $5 million medical student housing facility on Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital's campus.The Richard King Mellon Foundation donated $1 million to the Phoebe Foundation for the proposed 25-unit gated community. More >>
Thursday, July 31 2014 11:19 PM EDT2014-08-01 03:19:35 GMT
Valerie Williams, Radium Springs Middle School Principal
Dougherty County parents and students got to meet old and new faces at their schools this evening.The school system held an open house at each school for families to meet the staff and learn what to expect for the upcoming school year.More >>
Dougherty County parents and students got to meet old and new faces at their schools this evening.The school system held an open house at each school for families to meet the staff and learn what to expect for the upcoming school year.More >>
ALBANY, GA (WALB) - Dougherty County Rotarians hear about proactive measures they can take that may help stave off Alzheimers. Dr. Ben Hampstead, an associate professor at Emory University, said some studies reveal that keeping the brain active may help prevent or at least delay the disease.
Vince Falcione is worried he'll one day be personally affected by Alzheimers. He's lost two grandfathers to the disease and his mother and brother are both in the final stages, so he's interested in studies that may lead to a cure, or at least more understanding of the disease.
"It's a nasty disease," he said. "It puts a family through a lot and personally, I'm concerned about, do I have to look forward to getting it?"
Hampstead said, "If we look forward, as more individuals reach and develop alzheimers disease, the cost of care are going to mushroom and I don't know if our infrastructure is ready for that." Dr. Hampstead works with Emory University's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.
