Carlton Fletcher

What a fool believes he sees, No wise man has the power to reason away. What seems to be, Is always better than nothing.

A landmark program is aiming to transform 5 communities across the country that are battling climate issues. By Carlton Fletcher, Albany Herald

ALBANY -- For Larry Price, members of the Albany Dougherty National Prayer Committee (ALDON) and the faithful throughout the community, the search for the answer to the region's myriad issues can be found, literally and metaphorically, with believers on their knees.

ALBANY -- If you've lived here long enough and you've heard it said once, you've heard it a few thousand times: "There's nothing to do here ..." "All of our kids are getting out of town because they're bored here ..." "We can't hold on to our best and brightest because they're graduating and hitting the road, heading to places where there's plenty to do."

ALBANY -- The city of Albany's motion to dismiss the $7 million lawsuit filed by South Georgia Rails to Trails for, among other charges, breach of contract has been denied by Dougherty Judicial Circuit Chief Superior Court Judge Willie Lockette.

Honesty, is such a lonely word. -- Billy Joel Email Carlton Fletcher at [email protected]

I watched a report (on a Christian network) that was tracking where people's loyalties are and when and why they go to the polls to vote.

ALBANY -- With the added intrigue of an incumbent who considered not seeking a second term in office before relenting and throwing his hat back into the ring, a first-time candidate who's still, at age 21, working to finalize his college degree, and a perennial candidate who decided to seek the office when the incumbent said he was not going to run, the state House District 153 Democratic primary race May 21 has become an interesting battle to watch.

TIFTON — As the weather warms and more people venture outside, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College professor Tony Matthews cautions that Lyme disease remains a concern for those exploring nature in south Georgia.

AVONDALE ESTATES -- When zookeeper/adventurer/writer J.D. (Doug) Porter left behind an Albany community that collectively claimed him as its own, he left a void that any such move inevitably creates.