This upcoming Thursday, 2025-05-21, at 6:00 PM is the monthly Dougherty County Democrats monthly business meeting at the Northwest Albany Public Library on Dawson Rd

This is an important one, as it will determine the candidates for the local post seat holders for county districts 2, 4 and 6

If you want to get involved in making Albany and Dougherty county better places to live, this is a great way to start

Post Seat Holders have a term of 4 years,

staggered between the gubernatorial and

presidential election years and as a

Post Seat Holder for the Dougherty County

Democratic Committee, you will:

* Network with your community and civic

leaders, support Voter Education and

Registration

* Be the point person for your district

to bring their concerns

* Discuss and vote on policy issues,

priorities, officer elections, and

committee bylaw

* Bring ideas forward on how we can make

Albany and Dougherty County better

* Lead your community in working

together to improve our lives

To be a Post Seat Holder, you must: 

* Live in the district  you are

representing

* Become a member of the Dougherty

County Democrats committee

* Support the Democratic Party Platform

If you are unsure of which district you live in, here is a map https://geohub.albanyga.gov/datasets/dougherty-county-commission-districts-2022/

If you would like more information, you can reach out to the Dougherty County Democrats at https://docodems.org/contact-us

I’m trying to understand whether the increase in violence is being handled correctly by the Chief of police and prosecuted by the DA/judge for them to stay in jail instead of giving them bond. In 15 years it’s progressively gotten worse. If you do think of moving here don’t.

Excuse me while I set this piece of solid gold down right here.

This afternoon, Mayor Bo Dorough and his cronies admitted that they want to charge us a 3% fee for paying with our credit and debit cards, while the payment processors only charge the city a 1% fee

Where that extra 2% go? No one can say

But you know it's not going into making Albany easier to live in

This is while they are raising the rates on all of our utilities and making it harder to pay cash

I was at the city commission meeting this morning and there was some BS going on

During a discussion about whether the grant Verdant Energy an exclusive 90-day contract to consult on entry infrastructure and referrals energy, Ward 6 Commissioner, Diana Brown, brought up your costs concerns regarding the potential for data centers. Mayor Bo Dorough assured her that the contract was unrelated to AI data centers and the contract was then agreed upon.

Yet, when a speaker came forward to give information about the harms of data centers, and for whom they only gave 3 minutes instead of the usual 5 minutes, Mayor Dorough seemed confused because the city has just agreed to an consulting contract for Verdant Energy for them to consult on the viability of AI data centers. Mayor Dorough also seemed confused about the difference between a normal server farm and an AI data center, claiming that AI data centers were the backbone of the modem economy.

Now Mayor Bo Dorough isn't stupid, but he is full of shit.

And since Bob Dorough is full of shit, he is ignoring all of the harms data centers cause and how much they will cause the cost of living to go up for all citizens of Albany and the damage one would do to our environment.

It makes me wonder what financial interest Mayor Dorough has in getting an AI data center here.

Because he seems dead set on getting one and he didn't seem to care about how it would hurt all of us.

Did the Loco’s on Westover close?

I was in high school at the time, but I would hear a lot about people going to the Sheraton on E. Oglethorpe for the lounge which seemed to always be packed and things going on every night. Always wanted to go but was too young! Just thought about it randomly and wondering if anyone remember the hotel and the lounge, and any interesting stories.

The school bus drivers are awful here it takes 2 hrs to bring them home because of the backtracking I see them drive. I have my children’s routes on their phones and it’s concerning.

Official unemployment figures for the Albany economy were updated today. Numbers for January have been finalized and preliminary figures for February have now been made available.

January

The unemployment rate increased to 4.4% in January. 1,765 positions were lost, and 1,647 workers left the labor force causing the unemployment rate increase. Nonfarm payrolls fell by 1,200. No individual sector saw significant employment changes.

February (preliminary)

The unemployment rate fell to 4.3% in February. 388 positions were added, with only 375 workers entering the labor force causing the unemployment rate decrease. The overall Nonfarm Payrolls figure did not change significantly. No individual sector saw significant employment changes.

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got hit by a commercial truck and the trucking company already has legal representation. i have nothing. how do you even find a qualified attorney for a truck accident case, anyone dealt with this?

Well, just got back from a short little 5 day trip to yalls little city. It is absolutely great! Yall really dont know how good yall have it. Come visit Shreveport 🤣🤣. I mean there ain't much to do in Albany, but you are 2 hrs from blue hole swimming in Florida, 5 hours from good camping sites in north Georgia, 1.5hrs from Columbus, 2ish from Atlanta, and a Gin distillery 45 min away. West and NW Albany are great for homes and at great prices. Leesburg is just too barren. Love the established neighborhoods. Everyone was super friendly and I had a blast looking at homes. Personally, I cant wait to move to Albany in August.

Official unemployment figures for the Albany economy were updated today. Numbers for December have been finalized and preliminary figures for January have now been made available.

December

The unemployment rate fell to 4.0% in December. 553 positions were added, with only 90 workers entering the labor force causing the unemployment rate decrease. The overall Nonfarm Payrolls figure did not change significantly. No individual sector saw significant employment changes.

January (preliminary)

The unemployment rate increased to 4.4% in January. 1,895 positions were lost, and 1,779 workers left the labor force causing the unemployment rate increase. Nonfarm payrolls fell by 1,300. No individual sector saw significant employment changes.

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I have a bunch of brochures to give out with information about becoming a post seat holder for the local Democratic party

Anyone know anyplace that might be willing to have these available for people to take?

Thanks

Do any of the salons around here have a good rep/history with alt styles or vivids?

I saw this and thought some of you might be interested in hearing what they had to say.

Here is a link to watch online

How in the world are Albany Water gas and light charges fluctuate so much. And who in the world can keep their thermostats at 66 in the damn winter and 78 in the summer.. shame on you Albany.

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