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Workers at the Marine Corps Logistics Base will be returning to work Friday. Many of the Marine base workers were sent home Thursday following a rupture to the bases main water line. One of the waterMore >>
Workers at the Marine Corps Logistics Base will be returning to work Friday. Many of the Marine base workers were sent home Thursday following a rupture to the bases main water line.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:37 PM EDT2013-05-23 23:37:04 GMT
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 Georgia student graduated from Westover High School as Salutatorian, and he did it again, this time as a Morehouse graduate student.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:05 PM EDT2013-05-23 23:05:04 GMT
Albany police are still on the lookout for a couple of thieves, who were prevented from selling a stolen bicycle by an alert WALB fan. The expensive road bike was stolen from a Kirt Phillips' storageMore >>
Albany police are still on the lookout for a couple of thieves, who were prevented from selling a stolen bicycle by an alert WALB fan. The expensive road bike was stolen from a Kirt Phillips' storageMore >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:55 PM EDT2013-05-23 22:55:13 GMT
Len Dorminey, Heritage Financial Group President
The president and C.E.O. of Heritage Financial Group said the economy is improving. Thursday, Len Dorminey spoke at the Rotary Club Meeting at Doublegate Country Club about the financial market. HeMore >>
The president and C.E.O. of Heritage Financial Group said the economy is improving. Thursday, Len Dorminey spoke at the Rotary Club Meeting at Doublegate Country Club about the financial market.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:49 PM EDT2013-05-23 22:49:49 GMT
Thursday night an Oklahoma tornado victim making her way to Florida stopped in Valdosta after she heard on the radio the American Red Cross was fundraising in the streets. Red Cross volunteers set upMore >>
Thursday night an Oklahoma tornado victim making her way to Florida stopped in Valdosta after she heard on the radio the American Red Cross was fundraising in the streets. More >>
August 1, 2007
Albany -- Dougherty County students return to school Tuesday. 525 of those students will starting off the year in a brand new school.
Live Oak Elementary on Gillionville Road is the newest of the 16 elementary schools in Dougherty County.
It has 46 instructional classrooms and 30 full-time teachers on staff.
The faculty is looking forward to opening the doors. "It's probably the first contemporary school of it's type, not only in Dougherty County, but in the country," said Bob Fowler, director of facilities for Dougherty County schools.
"We're real proud of the building; we're real proud of our staff. We can't wait for the children to arrive, so we can share their knowledge," said Principal Ellen Lane.
Live Oak Elementary has a state of the art security system and has six computers in each classroom along with a cafetorium and a rubber-floored gym.
The 90,000 sq. foot school was completed in just over 14 months.
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