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ALBANY -- At least two Dougherty County School System robotics teams are advancing to the Super Regional Competition in Columbus after standout performances at the Albany FIRST LE...

ALBANY, Ga. — The Dougherty County School System (DCSS) is proud to announce a new partnership with Food Lion to provide monthly food assistance to families across the district. T...

ALBANY -- Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) visited Lake Park Elementary School to film an episode for a forthcoming series about gifted education. GPB is producing the “Gifted in...

ALBANY, Ga. — Dougherty Comprehensive High School ninth-grader Kelsey Salter earned 1st place in the nation in 9th Grade Social Studies at the 2025 National Beta Club Convention...

ALBANY, Ga. -- A team of middle school students from Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet School claimed the top prize at the district's recent Academic Bowl and will advance to the...

ALBANY, Ga. — The Dougherty County School System has selected Mrs. Nekiela Adams to serve as the district’s new 4th–5th Grade English/Language Arts Content Coordinator. Adams b...

Albany, Ga. — Civics club members from Dougherty, Monroe, and Westover High Schools will represent the Dougherty County School System at the 82nd Youth Assembly Conference, taki...

Santa Monica, Calif. (November 12, 2025) – The Lowell Milken Family Foundation (LMFF) has announced the 2025-2026 cohort of ARTEFFECT Ambassadors, a competitive, award-winnin...

ALBANY - Students with various academic and athletics achievements were recognized by the Dougherty County Board of Education at their Monday meeting. Students recognized includ...

ALBANY, Ga. — Three DCSS students, including Westover High School senior Qe’asia Arnold who was named the 2025 Honorary Creative Director for the Harlem Renaissance Project’s In ...

PERRY, Ga. — Students from Dougherty County schools recently achieved outstanding success in the Youth Art Competition at the 36th Georgia National Fair, held annually in Perry...

ALBANY, Ga. — The Dougherty County School System will celebrate National School Lunch Week from Oct. 20–24, 2025, highlighting the importance of healthy school meals to st...

Albany, Ga. — Monroe Comprehensive High School announced that Student Body President Antonio Guest, Jr. has been selected to the 2025–2026 Georgia State School Superintendent’s...

ALBANY, Ga. — The Georgia Council for the Social Studies (GCSS) has named Dougherty County School System Secondary Social Studies Content Coordinator Jasamine Dixon as its new P...

We are excited to announce that the Dougherty County School System will be celebrating National School Lunch Week from October 20-24, 2025! This year’s theme, “Taste The World: Yo...

ALBANY, Ga. – The Dougherty County School System (DCSS) once again outpaced the state of Georgia in high school graduation rates, marking the fifth consecutive year the district ...

ALBANY -- Officials broke ground on a new phase of construction projects at Westover Comprehensive High School, paving the way for a new Health and P.E. complex as well as a new t...

ALBANY, Ga. – Dr. John W. Culbreath, who made history as the first African American superintendent of the Dougherty County School System and served from 1995 to 2001, died Tuesda...

ALBANY, GA – Marrisa Merrell has been selected to serve as the principal for Radium Springs Middle School for the 2025-2026 school year. Merrell was named principal following a ...

ALBANY, GA – Lakisha Bobbitt, who ended the 2025 school year as the principal at Radium Springs Middle School, will start the new school year as the principal at Dougherty Compreh...