Greetings from Mayor Willie Adams: 
Thank you for visiting the site of the “Good Life City”. I invite you to come and personally enjoy many of our area attractions.
The City of Albany prides itself on being a City of Excellence, so please tell us if you have any questions, comments, complaints, or if you need assistance finding specific information.
Working together with pride. That's Albany in a nutshell.
One look at our beautiful city tells you Albany is a great place to call home. So does our state-best cost-of-living index. But Albany also is an economic hotbed. Who says? PC World Magazine, Industry Week Magazine and Money magazine consider Albany to be a top-tier city; our top industry leaders say Albany is a great place in which to do business; and Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor, U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop and our U.S. Marine Corps base commander have endorsed Albany as a Georgia Municipal Association "City of Excellence."
While the "Good Life City" is the region's economic, healthcare, military and recreational hub, Albany also is a city that overcomes great obstacles. The Flood of '94 was so devastating it drew the world's attention, but the city government responded with a national award-winning recovery program. Indeed, our bread-and-butter is our local government, which is a Georgia Municipal Association-designated "City of Ethics."
Our battle against crime is successful because it creatively combines modern and standard tools and programs with citizen involvement. Our employee training programs range from leadership development for managers to an award-winning opportunity for workers to obtain GED diplomas.
Working together, Albany and Dougherty County are bringing new life and opportunities downtown while providing recreation and planning services for citizens; information technology services to employees; and a joint Website.
In Albany, we take our role as Southwest Georgia's heart and soul seriously and it shows in our citizens' pride and dignity.
Mayor's Biography
Willie Adams, Jr. was born in Apalachicola, Fla. and reared in Quincy, Fla. He attended the public schools of Gadsden County. He is married to the former Constance Lee, and they are the parents of three daughters and one son, and have seven grandchildren.
After graduating from Carter Parramore High School, Adams attended Florida A&M University, where he served as President of the Student Government Association. He graduated from FAMU and joined the army as a 2nd Lieutenant, serving in that capacity for two years. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U. S. Army Reserve.
He attended Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn., where he received his Medical Degree. He completed his internship in Hurley Hospital in Flint, Mich. and his residency at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta.
He began Obstetrics & Gynecology private practice in Albany in 1973. Dr. Adam’s medical associations include the Diplomat American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Governor’s Council of Maternal & Infant Care, American Fertility Society, American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, American Medical Association, American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Georgia State Medical Society.
Service to the community has always been one of his priorities. Some of Dr. Adam’s outstanding memberships are Founder and Director of the First National Bank of South Georgia, Albany Dougherty Inner City Authority, Dougherty County Board of Education, Dougherty Aviation Commission, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Advisory Board of Salvation Army, Board of Directors of Mag Mutual Insurance Company, and a member of Shiloh Baptist Church. Dr. Willie Adams has received numerous awards and recognition for leadership. Of special note are honors given by Albany State University, Department of the Army and the Kiwanis Club.
Dr. Adams was elected Mayor to begin a four year term on February 10, 2004.
In January 2005, Mayor Adams was appointed by Gov. Sonny Perdue to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, a state agency that serves as a liaison between state and local governments.