Albany mayor won't seek another term.

Albany will soon have a new mayor.  The Albany Herald reports that Willie Adams announced that he wouldn't seek a third term as a mayor.  That announcement came during a press conference Monday morning.  Adams first won election to the mayor's office in 2004, followed by re-election in 2007.


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Consolidation update

Plans to merge city and county governments in Albany and Macon are moving forward.  In Albany, a vote on consolidation probably won't happen until at least 2012, while lawmakers will soon decide on when voters in Macon will get their say on merging the governments there.  Click on one of the links below for more details.

Albany Herald

Macon Telegraph (Macon.com)

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Consolidation talk in Macon/Bibb County

New developments have surfaced in the effort to consolidate the governments of the city of Macon, and Bibb County.  Macon.com has the details here.

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No suspension for Warner Robins councilman

A city councilman from Warner Robins avoids suspension.  The Sun-News of Warner Robins reports that a state panel has chosen not to remove John Williams from his post because of a felony indictment.  Williams must still go to court next week on charges that he made false statements.

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Savannah halts city manager search

City of Savannah officials have stopped the search for a new city manager, at least until the end of this year.  Click on any of the following links below for summary of reports from around Georgia.

Albany Herald 

City manager search summary (Savannah Morning News/Savannahnow.com)

Compromise rejected (GPB News)

WALB Albany

WSAV Savannah

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Education Update

Fewer schools in DeKalb County will close, but only after a lot of complaining...The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has the details here...


New teachers are joining the ranks in Houston County...Find out more here...


and some middle Georgia schools have won honors for "Schools of Excellence"...click here to find out where they're located.


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More on Macon Public Works director firing

Click here for more details, courtesy of Macon.com.

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