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  • Monday, May 20 2013 9:30 AM EDT2013-05-20 13:30:40 GMT
    By PAMELA SAMPSON AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) - The price of oil fell Monday ahead of the release later this week of economic data from the U.S. and China, the world's two largest economies, and
    The price of oil fell Monday ahead of the release later this week of economic data from the U.S. and China. Benchmark crude for June delivery was down 55 cents to $95.47 a barrel, but gas in East Albany was $3.42 this morning....
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    A Lowndes County man is behind bars after deputies uncovered nearly half a million dollars of marijuana. Deputies responded to a complaint at Jose Sanchez's house on Highway 129 North Friday. Authorities

    A Lowndes County man is behind bars after deputies uncovered nearly half a million dollars of marijuana.

  • Monday, May 20 2013 7:22 AM EDT2013-05-20 11:22:08 GMT
    When times are tough, small businesses usually take the hardest hit but when things start looking up, they're often the quickest to recover. That's exactly what the Albany Chamber of Commerce says they've
    The Albany Chamber of Commerce is using a series of Lunch and Learns during National Small Business Appreciation week to make it easier for small businesses to bounce back, by encouraging all to participate and gather the right tools.

Colquitt County - Right now, 110 seniors at Colquitt County High School are lacking passing scores in at least one area of the test. Guidance Director Jim Herschell says tutorial programs have been set up after school and students are getting extra help in classes to prepare for a retest.

He says, "We think it's important that we give them every opportunity we can and give them every opportunity to have a passing score, so we can honor those students at graduation."

If the students do not pass the test, they will have an opportunity to retest this summer, and the school will hold a graduation ceremony for those students when they pass the test.

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