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ALBANY - The Statewide Floating Homestead Exemption (HB581), which took effect January 1, 2025, establishes a statewide floating homestead exemption that limits the annual incre...

ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Education has recognized two Dougherty County schools for their exceptional performance in the 2023-2024 academic year. Robert A. Cross Mid...

ALBANY -- The Dougherty County Board of Education kicked off the new year with its first meeting on Monday, January 13, 2025, during which members were sworn in and new leadersh...

ALBANY - West Town Elementary School won the Albany Regional Elementary Robotics Tournament Championship Saturday, capping a strong showing by Dougherty County School System sch...

College Park, GA - The Georgia International Conference Center recently hosted the esteemed Georgia Educational Technology Conference, where a team of innovative specialists fro...

Albany, GA – Sharde’ Bryant, an 8th grade teacher at Merry Acres Middle School has been selected to participate in the Democracy in Dialogue Virtual Exchange Program facilita...

Albany, GA – Dr. Samantha Fields, visual arts teacher at Dougherty Comprehensive High School and lead art teacher for the Dougherty County School System, has been selected as an...

ALBANY, Ga. — Demonstrating the Dougherty County School System’s (DCSS) commitment to advancing student literacy and math skills, eight schools in the district have been named L...

ATLANTA — For the third consecutive year, the Dougherty County Board of Education has been recognized as an Exemplary Board by the Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA), achi...

ALBANY - The Georgia Department of Education has released the 2024 graduation rates, and the Dougherty County School System (DCSS) has outpaced the state once again. For the fou...

ALBANY - Sherwood Acres Elementary has become the first school in the Dougherty County School System to receive Distinguished Recognition for Positive Behavioral Interventions a...

ALBANY, Ga. – The Westover High School community is extending heartfelt support to Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., following a tragic school shooting that claimed the live...

ALBANY - Jarvis Wimbush, a vibrant 1st grade student at Lincoln Elementary Magnet School, sits flipping through pages of his favorite book. His fingers trace each word as he con...

ALBANY -- International Literacy Day was first announced by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) back in 1965. The first celebration of...

ALBANY -- On Friday, September 13, 2024, Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School hosted Grandparents’ Day. During the event, kids bonded with their grandparents by completing w...

ALBANY – In an art classroom at Dougherty Comprehensive High School, the walls are filled with vibrant student projects, each one telling a story of creativity, resilience, and ...

By Mary Ann Howard MACON -- In June, Mercer Law School joined with the Dougherty County School System for the first 2024 GEAR UP Summer Law Camp at Mercer University School of...

ATLANTA -- Westover Comprehensive High School's Susan Braunschweiger has been tapped by a Georgia Association as their featured teacher for August. The Georgia Council on Econo...

ALBANY, Ga. — Seventeen members of the Class of 2024 received their high school diplomas Sunday in a Summer Graduation Ceremony at the Albany Municipal Auditorium. The graduate...

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