Saturday, May 25 2013 6:27 PM EDT2013-05-25 22:27:57 GMT
Supporters of a 6-year-old Albany boy battling a serious brain disorder are coming together once more to help with his medical bills. This time, with a Vegas style event. This may seem like a regularMore >>
Supporters of a 6-year-old Albany boy battling a serious brain disorder are coming together once more to help with his medical bills. This time, with a Vegas style event.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 4:52 PM EDT2013-05-25 20:52:02 GMT
A woman is recovering after her SUV was struck by another vehicle, flipping it several times. It happened around 3:15pm Saturday, near the 1500 block of U.S. Highway 19. Officials say John Earley wasMore >>
A woman is recovering after her SUV was struck by another vehicle, flipping it several times.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 7:30 AM EDT2013-05-25 11:30:07 GMT
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 >>
Albany Engineer K. Bruce Maples, announced some road closures beginning at 6:00 A.M., Saturday, May 25, 2013, in downtown Albany.More >>
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 >>
August 15, 2005
Albany- Under the new voting law, Georgians must show a picture ID before casting a ballot.
Up until now, they only needed one of 17 forms of identification, which included such documents as bank statements or certain receipts.
On September 1st, the Department of Driver Services will canvas the state issuing free ID cards to those who can't afford the twenty dollar fee. Proponents say cutting the number of accepted forms of ID would reduce fraud at the polls.
"It's been no problem for our poll workers. The main burden of course is always on the voter and they just have to remember that they have to have their ID of some sort when they come in, and if it changes to photo ID then they're going to have to take some special steps to get that," says Dougherty County elections supervisor Carolyn Hatcher.
While the legislature has passed the new ID law, Hatcher says it has not yet been approved by the Department of Justice. So, unless it is cleared before the September 20th special election for Dougherty County Commission, district two, voters can still cast ballots with any of the 17 accepted forms of ID.
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