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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 >>
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 >>
People of Irwinville consider their post office as a cornerstone for the community a place for seeing friends and family as well as their public library, when citizens got wind of the potential closing of the facility they are beginning to take action.
A town meeting with a representative from the U.S. Post office was called to discuss the future of the building.
Due to current economic conditions the US Post office has cut back on hiring and the amount of active locations.
Locations without a postmaster like Irwinville are highest on the list to shut down, but not only will they lose their post office but their postal code as well.
Local citizen Jackie Benson says, "That's our identity we were here long before many others and like I said Irwinville dates back to 1818".
Angela Timmons the temporary postmaster from Fitzgerald says that the office is a pleasure to work in, but she encourages the community to send in letters of concern.
Timmons says," Their comments in writing are very important they need to let their voice be heard and make sure they document everything because documentation is going to tell the story"
A plan that the community has already began to rally together for with future letter writing campaigns.
The option of creating a private local business owned Village Post Office was offered as a suggestion from the Post office but the town will only consider this as a last resort.
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