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Portions of 7th Avenue west bound lanes in Albany to be closed
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On Monday, July 8, at 8 a.m., the westbound lanes of 7th Avenue between Jackson Street and Jefferson Street will be closed for construction on the Combined Sewer Separation (CSS) project. The city says the eastbound lanes of 7th between Jackson and Jefferson streets will be...
Albany city leaders make plans for Independence Day Celebration and road closures
ALBANY, Ga. – The city of Albany is getting set for their big 4th of July Celebration, and city leaders spoke Monday afternoon about the event taking place here at the Civic Center. Figureheads from the Albany Police Department, Fire Department, and Parks and Recreation to name a few...
Traffic shift announced for N. Westover Boulevard
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - A traffic shift has been announced for N. Westover Boulevard due to continued roundabout construction. Traffic on N. Westover Boulevard is scheduled to move to the lanes closest to the Albany Mall so that construction of the roundabout can continue, according to a release by the Georgia Department of Transportation.
Former PSC Chairman Doug Everett honored
ATLANTA — The Georgia Public Service Commission held a portrait unveiling ceremony recently for Doug Everett, a former chairman of the PSC. Everett, who was born in Cordele but spent most of his life in Albany, is the fourth former PSC chairman to be honored with a portrait in the commission’s hall. In 2021, former Chairman David Burgess was honored with a portrait unveiling. Chairman Burgess ...
A Georgia school trains doulas for rural areas that are losing maternity care
In Georgia, the Morehouse School of Medicine is training rural community doulas who will help pregnant women in the southwest part of the state, where maternal mortality rates are high. AILSA CHANG, HOST:. Rural communities in the U.S. are losing access to maternity care. That raises the risk for pregnancy...
Albany sees job, labor force growth in May
ATLANTA — Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said that Albany recorded an unemployment rate of 4.1% in May, up seven-tenths of a percent over-the-month. A year ago, the rate was 4.0%. “We are witnessing a shift within Georgia’s retail sector and several major industries as companies change the way they do business,” Thompson said. “Alongside these industry changes, there is a growing ...
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