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There is a pair of vaccination machines in Albany, Ga.
The first one is in the employee gym at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. There, people run through the COVID-19 vaccination process with assembly-line efficiency.
A beep at the door signals a temperature check, then clerical workers with computer tablets check people in before the main event: a jab in the arm on the basketball court, where an enormous American flag is pinned to the wall.
This scene repeats about 900 times a day.
Compare that scene to a year ago, when the hospital had just recorded its first cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. By the end of March 2020, there were 490 cases in surrounding Dougherty County. And so began one of the first COVID surges in the nation. For a time, Albany was a global COVID-19 hotspot.
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City offers new services for utility customers Information can be seen at the city website. (Source: City of Albany) By WALB News Team | January 26, 2021 at 11:34 AM EST - Updated January 26 at 11:34 AM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The City of Albany announced Tuesday that Albany Utilities is offering new self-services called âAccount Number Lookupâ and âKnow B4 You Moveâ on the cityâs website.
The Account Number Lookup allows customers the convenience of looking up their account number without having to keep up with a paper bill or calling customer service for assistance, city officials said.
This service will help customers pay their bills online, by phone, and at alternate sites where the account number is required. The city said the account number lookup was implemented to respond to the temporary closing of Utility Offices and drive-thru because of the pandemic.
Albany Commissionersâ disagreement becomes spirited
Albany Commissionersâ disagreement becomes spirited By Keshawn Ward | January 20, 2021 at 3:04 PM EST - Updated January 20 at 9:45 PM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Weâre hearing from Albany city leaders after the end of a commission meeting that highlighted differences of opinion regarding the interpretations of the conduct of one of their own commissioners.
Ward Six Commissioner Demetrius Young brought up concerns over Commissioner B. J. Fletcherâs âComments and actions concerning the presidential election, the Senatorial runoff, and the January 6 events in Washington D. C.â he said.
Thatâs from an email Young reportedly sent to city leaders Monday night.