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 >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:38 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:38:36 GMT
Dougherty County Police Officer issues seat belt citation
The Memorial Day Holiday weekend is here, and Dougherty county police are gearing up for a busy weekend. They'll be keeping a close eye on the roads, and are asking motorists to stay safe. Police saidMore >>
The Memorial Day Holiday weekend is here, and Dougherty county police are gearing up for a busy weekend. They'll be keeping a close eye on the roads, and are asking motorists to stay safe.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:25 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:25:44 GMT
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 >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:21 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:21:31 GMT
A huge truck load of peanut butter is headed to Oklahoma tornado victims. Friday afternoon, 31,680 jars of it were loaded onto a truck at Lineage Logistics in Albany. The 22 pallets of peanut butterMore >>
Friday afternoon, 31,680 jars of it were loaded onto a truck at Lineage Logistics in Albany.More >>
June 16, 2006
Albany -- It's not all bad news for WG&L customers. Rates may drop up to 15%, but not for at least two years.
Albany belongs to the Municipal Electric Association of Georgia. Decades ago, MEAG took out a multi-million dollar bond to pay for power plants. Today, most of your utility bill goes to pay off that loan.
Money put into a bond insurance policy will be freed up in 2009. That will lower electric costs for WG&L, so the city may pass those savings on to you.
Mayor Willie Adams said, "All the operating expenses of a household are up. So people need to here some good news. As long as I am chairman, I will try to make sure that at least a part of that money we're rebated through either power credits or whatever way it comes, that these savings are passed on to the consumers."
It's not a guarantee. Commissioners may decide to use the saved money to help MEAG build more power plants. MEAG wants all 49 cities it represents to buy into at least two nuclear power plants.
MEAG leaders say the plants will be needed to deliver electricity to Georgia's growing population in as soon as ten years.
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