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Four years ago one Albany Georgia student graduated from Westover High School as Salutatorian, and he did it again, this time as a Morehouse graduate student. Ernest Nelson recently walked with the rest ofMore >>
Four years ago one Albany student graduated from Westover High School as Salutatorian, and he did it again, this time as a Morehouse graduate student.More >>
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Valdosta High School's graduation ceremony will be live streamed over the Internet Friday night for free, according to school officials. The annual commencement ceremony is Friday, May 24th at 7 p.m.More >>
Valdosta High School's graduation ceremony will be live streamed over the Internet Friday night for free, according to school officials. The annual commencement ceremony is Friday, May 24th at 7 p.m.More >>
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OGDEN, Utah (AP) - Authorities say an Army veteran charged with killing a police officer and wounding five others in a shootout during a marijuana raid has been found dead hanging in a jail cell.More >>
Authorities say an Army veteran charged with killing a police officer and wounding five others in a shootout during a marijuana raid has been found dead hanging in a jail cell.More >>
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The 2013 Atlantic Hurricane season will officially start June 1st and experts are calling for an above average season that could be just as bad, if not worse, than last year. WALB News Tens Cade FowlerMore >>
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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. 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 >>
October 3, 2004
Smithville- New Hope AME Church in Smithville was originally established for slaves in 1853.
The church also served as the first school for black people in Lee County.
Sunday the congregation celebrated its 157th anniversary.
"I smile when I realize the shoulders that I'm standing on, and appreciate the opportunity to just serve the people and to come behind the pastors and the many forefathers that came before me," says Pastor Keenan Hale.
Fire destroyed New Hope's original building in 1868 and then again in 1949, but the congregation stayed together.
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