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In its effort to hire 10,000 new employees in May, Dollar General will host a career fair at Dollar General located at 2017 N Slappey Blvd. in Albany, Ga. on Saturday, May 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.More >>
The event is held as part of the major retailer's effort to hire 10,000 new employees in May...More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 11:59 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:59:20 GMT
The family of an Albany teenager who died on Friday, isn't sure how they'll pay for her funeral. 16-year old Keyanna Lang died from a heart condition. Due to her illness the family couldn't keep lifeMore >>
The family of an Albany teenager who died on Friday, isn't sure how they'll pay for her funeral.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 11:58 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:58:09 GMT
A student-led effort to help cancer survivors ended up being a big success at a Lee County School. Friday students at Twin Oaks elementary school donated the proceeds from their effort to the Cancer CoalitionMore >>
A student-led effort to help cancer survivors ended up being a big success at a Lee County School. Friday students at Twin Oaks elementary school donated the proceeds from their effort to the Cancer Coalition of Southwest Georgia.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 11:44 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:44:12 GMT
Furloughs for Marine Corps Logistics Base workers could start in less than two months. About 2,000 workers at the Albany base will have to take up to 11 unpaid days off in the next fiscal year that startsMore >>
Furloughs for Marine Corps Logistics Base workers could start in less than two months.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 11:43 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:43:28 GMT
The Rat Pack came back to Albany Friday night. Sinatra and Friends performed at Doublegate Country Club to raise money for the Albany Symphony Association. The guys who play the roles of Frank Sinatra,More >>
People danced the night away to Frank Sinatra tunes.More >>
February 2, 2009
By: Len Kiese
Albany-- More Georgians are packing heat and Dougherty County is no exception.
Statewide, gun permit applications went up about 80-percent in 2008. In Dougherty County, the numbers are almost as dramatic. In 2007, the county processed 693 concealed weapons permit applications. Last year, that number rose to more than 1,100.
2009 is already off to a busy start for Dougherty County Probate Judge Nancy Stephenson. There were nearly 160 applications in January and more to finish processing on her desk at the time of this report.
"We talk to people occassionally when they come in for a permit and I think it partly has to do with the law changing last year and part of it is I'm sure the feeling everywhere that people aren't as safe as they used to be," said Stephenson.
Stephenson says the process is now much faster in Dougherty County since the Sheriff's Office computerized their fingerprinting process. What used to take six months now takes days.
It's projected Dougherty County will process nearly 1,900 permit applications this year.
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