Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:37 PM EDT2013-05-22 16:37:47 GMT
Georgia Congressman Sanford Bishop is joining more than forty members of congress who are asking the United States Postal Service to keep postal processing facilities open until spring 2014.More >>
Georgia Congressman Sanford Bishop is joining more than forty members of congress who are asking the United States Postal Service to keep postal processing facilities open until spring 2014.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:52 AM EDT2013-05-22 15:52:19 GMT
An Albany man is trying to get his stolen property returned, after it was taken from his Cumberland Lane home Tuesday, and his camera got a partial look at the culprits. He said that two people brokeMore >>
An Albany man is trying to get his stolen property returned, after it was taken from his Cumberland Lane home Tuesday, and his camera got a partial look at the culprits.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:15 AM EDT2013-05-22 15:15:46 GMT
Information from Flowers Foods- Prior to the Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) annual shareholders meeting today, the company's board of directors declared a three-for-two split of the company's stock by meansMore >>
Flowers foods announces three-for-two stock split and increases annual dividend rate at shareholders meeting...More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:02 AM EDT2013-05-22 13:02:25 GMT
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has said the state can't afford to expand its already-strained Medicaid program to include 650,000 more residents, but his administration is studying ways otherMore >>
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has said the state can't afford to expand its already-strained Medicaid program to include 650,000 more residents.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:18 AM EDT2013-05-22 12:18:58 GMT
Dougherty County Police say tips called in by WALB News Ten viewers led them to charge a Baconton man for a hit and run over the weekend. Dougherty County Police issued arrest warrants Tuesday for 50More >>
Dougherty County Police say tips called in by WALB News Ten viewers led them to charge a Baconton man for a hit and run over the weekend.More >>
February 3, 2005
Albany - A bill in the state legislature would force Georgia public schools to start no earlier than the last week of August.
The bill would require school systems to begin school between August 29th and September 7th this year. That's much later in August than most south Georgia schools go back.
Dougherty County's Deputy Superintendent says the system pushed up the start of the school year to allow teachers to attend summer master's programs and to allow seniors to start college classes before fall.
"It would be a big change," said Deputy Superintendent Carlos Keith. "We would have to readjust our whole calendar; vacation days, teacher work days, every day in the calendar."
Some parents who are angry about the early start dates praised the proposal. But, many school system officials are vowing to fight the bill.
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