Friday, May 24 2013 10:55 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:55:46 GMT
Not going out of town for Memorial Day? Don't worry, the Albany Panthers want to make sure you have a good weekend as they host their first ever beer fest. You can sample more than 20 types of beer SaturdayMore >>
Not going out of town for Memorial Day? Don't worry, the Albany Panthers want to make sure you have a good weekend as they host their first ever beer fest.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 10:50 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:50:57 GMT
The family of a Miller County woman is mourning tonight after GBI investigators say the 58 year old was murdered by her husband, before he took his own life. Now the family of Barbara Bass is speakingMore >>
The family of a Miller County woman is mourning tonight after GBI investigators say the 58 year old was murdered by her husband, before he took his own life.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:38 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:38:36 GMT
Dougherty County Police Officer issues seat belt citation
The Memorial Day Holiday weekend is here, and Dougherty county police are gearing up for a busy weekend. They'll be keeping a close eye on the roads, and are asking motorists to stay safe. Police saidMore >>
The Memorial Day Holiday weekend is here, and Dougherty county police are gearing up for a busy weekend. They'll be keeping a close eye on the roads, and are asking motorists to stay safe.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:25 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:25:44 GMT
The Albany Dougherty County Post of the American Legion will be on the lawn of the Albany Mall Saturday morning at 8:00 to erect 122 white crosses. They are there to represent the men and women fromMore >>
The Albany Dougherty County Post of the American Legion will be on the lawn of the Albany Mall Saturday morning at 8:00 to erect 122 white crosses.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:21 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:21:31 GMT
A huge truck load of peanut butter is headed to Oklahoma tornado victims. Friday afternoon, 31,680 jars of it were loaded onto a truck at Lineage Logistics in Albany. The 22 pallets of peanut butterMore >>
Friday afternoon, 31,680 jars of it were loaded onto a truck at Lineage Logistics in Albany.More >>
November 25, 2002
Newton- Bessie King is a teacher at Monroe High but she never forgets the ten years she taught at what used to be Baker Elementary and High School.
She is a member of the Twenty-first Century Community Corporation, a group that is restoring the old building. Not only did all the other members graduate from Baker, but most of them sat in King's class at one time.
Former students say walking through the halls of the school remind them of their times as a student there.
The school has only been vacant since last year...but the building has an extensive history. It was Baker County's first separate but equal school, and over the years has been an elementary school, high school, and all-boys school.
The 45 member group leased the school from the board of education, and is using all their own money and manpower to restore the building. Eventually it will become a community resource center, with a computer lab and daycare center.
King says not much has changed with her students. They used to band together when they got in trouble and now they're coming together to add a new face to their alma mater and breathe some life into their community.
The group will hold a banquet December 14th to raise money for the renovations. Georgia Appeals Court Judge Herbert Phipps will speak at the ceremony.
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