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Dollar General holds Career Fair Saturday

Submitted by WALB Web Staff
Saturday, May 18th, 2013, 8:00am

ALBANY, GA (WALB)-   In its effort to hire 10,000 new employees in May, Dollar General will host a career fair at Dollar General located at 2017 N Slappey Blvd.  in Albany, Ga. on Saturday, May 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to attract new store candidates to join its thriving and growing organization. 

This event will be one of approximately 170 nationwide career fairs held on Saturday throughout the 40 states the retailer serves.

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Twin Oak elementary school students raise money to combat cancer

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Friday, May 17th, 2013, 11:58pm
$695 raised by Twin Oaks Students

LEESBURG, GA (WALB)- A student-led effort to help cancer survivors ended up being a big success at a Lee County School.  

Friday, students at Twin Oaks elementary school donated the proceeds from their effort to the Cancer Coalition of Southwest Georgia. Maria Cerrone was in class one day drawing a picture to raise awareness about cancer when she got an idea to raise money to give to the Cancer Coalition of Southwest Georgia.

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Twin elementary school students raise money to combat cancer

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Friday, May 17th, 2013, 7:42pm
Cancer Coalition

LEESBURG, GA (WALB)-

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Students raise money for Cancer Coalition

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Friday, May 17th, 2013, 5:20pm
Maria Cerrone (right) and Kendall James organized a fundraiser

LEE COUNTY, GA (WALB)- Twin Oaks Students Donate Money Some Lee County kids are raising awareness about cancer and money to help survivors in south Georgia.

Twin Oaks Elementary School students Maria Cerrone and Kendall James organized a fundraiser to support the Cancer Coalition of Southwest Georgia.

They asked parents, teachers, family members, and classmates to donate one dollar or more to help fight cancer.

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Reward offered for stolen heirloom

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Friday, May 17th, 2013, 4:49pm

ALBANY, GA (WALB)- A Dougherty County woman is offering a reward for the return of a rare coin.

The 1923 $20 gold medallion may be worth as much as $25,000. The owner says it has great sentimental value to her. She's asking whoever has it to return it.

Martha Ann Long said her gold medallion coin was a special gift handed down through her family and now she is offering $1,000 no questions asked, to try to get her precious heirloom back.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Phillip Phillips rocks on

Submitted by WALB Web Staff
Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 6:05pm

ALBANY, GA (WALB)- Thursday night, a new American Idol will be crowned.  The past 12 months have been a whirlwind for reigning American Idol and Leesburg native Phillip Phillips.  

 

In just one year, Leesburg native Phillip Phillips went from playing small gigs around South Georgia, to traveling the country, promoting his hit debut album, "The World from the Side of the Moon."

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Childcare providers to get fingerprinted, background checks

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Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 2:00pm

WASHINGTON, D. C.- Information from Health and Human Services-

Helping to answer President Obama's call to ensure quality early education for every American child, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed today a new regulation for public comment that will better ensure children's health and safety in child care and promote school readiness.

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