ALBANY — Albany State University has refunded the money donated by famed singer and Albany native Ray Charles after the Charles Foundation went to the Georgia Attorney General’s Office for assistance in reclaiming the funds, officials say.

DAWSON, Ga. — An ongoing political/business feud involving former friends and allies at the highest levels of local government here has erupted into a war of words that has leaders in this small community accusing each other of gross criminal misconduct.