Donnell was named The Courier Herald’s new editor and publisher in September of 2026. He comes to Dublin from The Atlanta Voice, where he spent the past four years as editor-in-chief. The Brooklyn native, a longsuffering fan of both the Mets and Jets, has worked in journalism for more than 20 years, covering sports, business, politics, entertainment, lifestyle, religion and more as a reporter and editor with local news outlets across Georgia. He returns to the midstate for the first time since a stint as sports editor at the Houston Home Journal in the late 2010s.
The holiday employment season unofficially begins on November 1 and runs through December 31. The employment rate rises a bit due to the need for retail sales associates.
The annual Hillcrest Elementary School Veterans Day Parade took place on Wednesday afternoon. A large crowd of parents and veterans gathered outside and later inside the school’s hallways to say thank you to veterans in our community and all over the world.
At the J.O.Y. Health Clinic in downtown Dublin, patients receive free assistance with their dental needs, a huge help for people who may not have dental insurance. That assistance can include 3-D dentures if enough money can be raised.
Many area voters cast their ballots before starting their day with lines forming at some precincts, including Adams Fire Station and at the Dexter Civic Center precinct.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms (above, center) made a campaign stop in Dublin on Sunday afternoon. “Dublin, I am happy to be here a few days till Election Day. We have some really important things on this ballot. This is an opportunity for us to decide who we are as a state,” Bottoms said/DONNELL SUGGS
It doesn't matter for whom, or why, or for what political party, or whether you do it before work or after work on Tuesday, November 3, Election. Just vote, Laurens County.
By 5pm on Friday night, a long line of voters waited outside of the Laurens County Board of Elections & Registration office in downtown Dublin. The last day of early voting in Georgia was on Friday, but a race to get those final early votes cast was taking place in real time.