ALBANY, Ga. When she is sworn into office next month, former city commissioner Dorothy Hubbard will become Albanys first female mayor.
That the next mayor of Albany would be a woman was a foregone conclusion after Hubbard and businesswoman B.J. Fletcher finished in the top two spots in the Nov. 8 municipal election and qualified to face off in Tuesdays runoff election.
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