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Albany Engineer K. Bruce Maples, P. E. announced some road closures Thursday morning. Beginning at 6:00 A.M., Saturday, May 25, 2013, the following streets will be closed for the Spring Fest and SBMore >>
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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 >>
ALBANY, GA (WALB) – An event in downtown Albany will look to help the family of an Albany man who drowned while duck hunting on Lake Seminole.
34-year-old John Slappey left behind a wife and his 18-month-old daughter.
Tonight, the community is expected to come together in an event called Slap-Fest to honor his memory. The event will kick off at 6:30 PM at the State Theater with a silent auction.
Organizers say there will be nearly 100 different items auctioned from jewelry to hunting trips. His brother said it's nice to see how many lives his brother touched.
"He touched a lot of lives," said Andrew Dismuke. "You know your really see what people are made of when you see all of these people giving what they can and when everyone pulls together, if everyone pulls together it really turns out to be a big deal."
Five bands will also perform at tonight's event, including Evan Barber and the Bo Henry Band. Admission is $10.00.
On December 20th, Slappey was pulled over a spillway at the Jim Woodruff dam while duck hunting on Lake Seminole. His body was found a month later in Florida.
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