Atlanta resident announces run for president

A current Atlanta resident says he'll make a run the White House in 2012.  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain announced his intentions to seek the Republican nomination for President at a press conference Saturday. He made the announcement with a promise to defeat current President Barack Obama.


Click here for the full story, courtesy of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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New WalMart opens in Albany

The newest WalMart store in Georgia opened its doors in Albany early Wednesday morning.  Click on any or all of the following links below for complete coverage of the grand opening.

Albany Herald

WALB

WFXL


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Cordele to get new inland port

Southwest Georgia could soon become the beneficiary of a new inland port. The Albany Herald reports that Cordele Intermodal Services has purchased more than 1,100 acres of land near a series of railroads and highways in Cordele.  The company will take in more than 6,000 containers in the coming weeks.

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Clayton County schools off probation

The Clayton County School System is off the hook...of probation. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools restored full accreditation to the south metro Atlanta district Friday.  SACS took away Clayton's accreditation in 2008, only to restore it one year later on a probationary basis.

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Reaction to Darton College 4-year status

Darton College of Albany has officially become a four-year institution.  The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approved the move at its monthly
meeting Tuesday.  Darton was one of four two-year colleges in the state to become a state college, with Atlanta Metropolitan College in Atlanta, Georgia Highlands College in Rome, and Georgia Perimeter College in DeKalb County being the others.


Click here for the full story, including reactions from Albany area leaders, courtesy of the Albany Journal

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Board of Regents OK's four-year status for four colleges

Add four new schools to the ranks of four-year institutions across Georgia.  The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia voted Tuesday to allow Georgia Highlands College of Rome, Atlanta Metropolitan College in Atlanta, and Darton College in Albany to become state colleges. Another metro Atlanta two-year institution, Georgia Perimeter College in DeKalb County, will also become a state college. 

Click any of the following links below to read coverage of the Board of Regents decision.

Albany Herald

Associated Press

Atlanta Business Chronicle

Atlanta Journal-Constitution 

Rome News-Tribune

University System of Georgia

WALB Albany

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CB&T closes three branches in Columbus area

Columbus Bank & Trust (CB&T) is closing three of its branches.  Two of them shut down Friday, with a third coming next week.  That leaves CB&T with 15 branches in the Columbus area alone.

Click here for the full story, courtesy of Ledger-Enquirer.com.

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