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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 >>
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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 >>
ALBANY, GA (WALB) –A food stamp fraud raid Tuesday afternoon. The Dougherty District Attorney's office raided a central Albany store and arrested its operator.
They say he defrauded the state's food stamp program out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Investigators raided the Downtown Eatery and More at 701 North Jefferson about 2:45 Tuesday afternoon.
They seized the store's Electronics Benefit Transfer machine and records as well as store computers and receipts.
E-B-T cards are supposed to be used only to buy food.
The D-A says 31-year old Mayurkumar Patel was paying cash for about half of the value of the benefits on the card, and keeping the other half for himself.
Dougherty District Attorney Greg Edwards said "It's costing taxpayers thousands of dollars. And in this instance we estimate tens of thousands if not a couple of hundred thousand dollars have gone through this location."
Patel is charged with financial transaction card fraud and computer theft. His father owns the story.
The D-A will allow the store to re-open after the investigation is completed, but the store will not be able to accept food stamp benefit cards.
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