In the News
By Bob Keefe
Thursday, January 20, 2011
WASHINGTON -- Georgia's representatives in Congress stuck to party lines in Wednesday's vote to repeal health care legislation, while one Georgia congressman introduced a bill aimed at replacing some of the provisions of the legislation.
By The Albany Herald Staff
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., D-Albany has been selected for the position of Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, & Related Agencies.
By Felicia Sonmez
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
A plan that would have Republicans and Democrats sit side-by-side during this month's State of the Union address has picked up support from nearly one-fifth of the Senate as well as a handful of House members, including a top House Republican.
By Larry Gierer
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Twenty minutes after he’d been named the winner of the Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Award on Monday, Russell County District Court Judge Michael Bellamy was still wiping tears from his eyes.
By Sarah Panko
Monday, January 17, 2011
The slain civil rights leader would have turned 82 over the weekend.
Americans across the country are honoring his legacy today with services and volunteer projects.
Congressman Sanford Bishop delivered a speech to a crowded conference room at the medical center.
By Sarah Bleau
Monday, January 17, 2011
Lonnie King, Jr., remembers Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as a man who could articulate the hopes, dreams and aspirations people had for the future
By Stefanie Tiso
Monday, January 17, 2011
Congressman Sanford Bishop was the keynote speaker at a commemorative service at Columbus Regional Medical Center on Monday.
Dr. Martin Luther King's "I have a dream” speech was recited as part of the program.
By Greg Bluestein
Thursday, January 13, 2011
ATLANTA - The only woman ever to die in Georgia's electric chair received a proper headstone Wednesday at a dedication ceremony more than 65 years later, marking what her supporters call a case of racial injustice in the Jim Crow-era South.
By Terry Lewis
Thursday, January 13, 2011
A headstone dedication is the final chapter in the life of the only woman ever electrocuted by the state.
CUTHBERT, GA — In February of 1945, Lena Baker was executed in Georgia’s electric chair, becoming the only woman in the state ever to die in “Old Sparky.”
By Larry Peterson
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
They say shooting of congresswoman won't wall them off from constituents
U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston was greeting guests at a barbecue Saturday when he learned someone had just shot one of his colleagues.