
October 9, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO - The Dougherty County School System Logistical Services Department has been awarded the prestigious 2023 Annual Achievement of Excellence in Procurement® (AEP) from...

September 19, 2023
ALBANY, Ga. – For the second time in 17 years, Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet School has been named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.
This pr...

September 19, 2023
ALBANY - Three elementary schools in the Dougherty County School System have been named "Literacy Leaders" by the Georgia Department of Education. Lamar Reese Magnet School of t...

September 12, 2023
ALBANY, Ga. – Dr. Jennifer Clark and Kimberly Holsey, 8th grade science teachers at Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet School, were honored by Dougherty County School System Superinte...

August 25, 2023
ALBANY - The Dougherty County School System's director of Career, Technical and Agriculture Education (CTAE) Department was recently part of an esteemed panel invited to speak on ...

August 15, 2023
ALBANY, GA – In a significant move reflecting their commitment to fiscal responsibility and community welfare, the Dougherty County Board of Education unanimously voted to adopt...

August 15, 2023
ALBANY, GA - Dougherty High Head Football Coach Johnny Gilbert has been named as the district’s new Student Support Services Coordinator, following approval by the Dougherty ...
August 1, 2023
ALBANY, Ga.– Tuesday, in a ceremony at Merry Acres Middle School, Ms. Chateireya Fordham, a science teacher, was presented with a grant of $10,000 for her proposal for a high-te...

July 27, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Westover Comprehensive High School Marching Patriot band has been invited to perform in the 2024 National Memorial Day Parade. Band Director Roy Eaddy rec...

July 11, 2023
JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. -- The students and staff of Robert Harvey Elementary School were recognized by state educational leaders Tuesday for overall school improvement.
Robert...

July 9, 2023
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA - More than two dozen middle and high school students from the Dougherty County School System arrived in Costa Rica Sunday, the first stop in a seven-day lear...

June 27, 2023
ALBANY -- Leaders from across Dougherty County School System schools and programs gathered recently to learn about district priorities for the 2023-2024 school year.
The theme...

May 22, 2023
ALBANY -- Albany Middle School Assistant Principal Martez Favis was named the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce's Young Professional of the Year during the Chamber's Annual Meetin...

May 15, 2023
ALBANY, Ga. -- Leadership at two Dougherty County School System schools is changing for the 2023-2024 school year, Superintendent Kenneth Dyer announced Tuesday.
Dr. Sh...

May 15, 2023
ALBANY, Ga. -- Lake Park Elementary School First Grade Teacher Katherine McRee was named the Dougherty County School System’s district-wide Teacher of the Year for th...