Local & State Headlines

Hit-and-run car possibly found
Dougherty County law enforcement officials may have gotten a lead on a four -year-old hit-and-run case.

Group still looks to fight racetrack
The Radium Springs Neighborhood Association will seek legal counsel following a vote relating to an Albany racetrack.

County paves way for racing
After weeks of often divisive wrangling, the Dougherty County Commission paves the way for racing a a local speedway.

Officer arrested
An Albany Code Enforcement Officer was released from jail Wednesday on a $2,000 bond, jail officials say.

Woman pleads guilty in fraud case
If there is a face to fraud in Albany, police officials say that it would be that of Tiawanna Moore.

Woman accidentally shot, killed
A Florida woman is dead after she apparently shot herself in the head at a rural Lee County home Wednesday afternoon, but investigators still aren’t sure if it was an accident or suicide, authorities say.

Phoebe to get new imaging technology
An Albany hospital OKs purchase of the "standard of care" for vascular repair.

Base opens new building
A $3.1 million maintenance building opens at MArine Corps Logistics Base-Albany.

No soap and water? Hospital says to gel
One of Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital's latest campaigns pushes the use of antibacterial hand gel by physicians, patients and visitors as a way to minimize the spread of germs.

Downtown restaurant limits menu to avoid closing
Staff members want to keep a downtown restaurant open, a developer says.