Local & State Headlines

Track decision questioned
Dougherty County Commission records are at the center of the latest dispute at the Albany Motor Speedway.

County studies railroad projects
Upgrading select railroad crossings will ultimately cost Dougherty County an estimated $361,240.

Legislators discuss '08 session at lunch
State elected officials talk about the past but also place importance on the future.

NAACP talks Lee County bus incident
A National Association for the Advancement of Colored People spokesman accuses a Lee County school employee of erasing evidence.

Dougherty BOE OKs new hours
The Dougherty County School Board approves new school hours.

Dougherty praises EMS
Dougherty County Emergency Medical Services responded to 19,201 calls during calendar year 2007, 50 calls less than 2006, its director said Monday.

Lee County BOE talks 2009 budget
An abstinence-only curriculum called WAIT, for “Why am I Tempted,” two new advanced- placement courses and two Bible literature and history courses are proposed new additions at Lee County schools announced during a busy school board meeting Monday.