The Peach County school district has earned the Georgia Department of Education’s Economic Development Partnership designation for the 2026 fiscal year for its work in preparing students for joining the workforce.
The search for a County Administrator for Harris County is underway again, according to the county website and County Commission Chairman Susan Andrews.
The Hogansville City Council held the second Public Hearing concerning amendments for a Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) for rezoning areas of the city to General High Industrial (G-HI). This UDO would be in used to regulate any data centers that could be built in the future. The hearing was originally scheduled for City Hall but was moved again to the Royal Theater to accommodate the expected large crowd. It was a good change of venue since approximately 150 people attended.
The Talbot County Board of Education has scheduled two public hearings to discuss the FY 27 tentative budget.
Citizens from Peach County and Crawford County discussed their concerns regarding a potential data center off Boy Scout Road at the Byron City Council meeting.
The Ellerslie voting precinct is moving south – just over a mile. Effective with the November General Election, those casting ballots at the Ellerslie precinct will have to go to Ellerslie Park as the voting precinct is being moved from Cornerstone Baptist Church to the Ellerslie Park Lodge.
Flint Riverkeeper has put the City of Atlanta on notice it will sue if the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport continues to pollute the Flint River. The Southern Environmental Law Center is one of the nation’s most powerful defenders of the environment, rooted in the South.
A dual Purple Heart Dedication is scheduled for Saturday in Hamilton. At 1 pm on the Courthouse steps, a commemorative celebration will be held recognizing Hamilton as the latest city in the county to become a Purple Heart city and Harris County becoming a Purple Heart county. Both the city and county have completed the requirements to become Purple Heart entities and the ceremony caps the designation.
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce has officially named Blue Bird’s Vision Electric School Bus as the “The Coolest Thing Made in Georgia” during the Georgia Chamber’s 2026 Congressional Luncheon.
Meriwether County Sheriff Chuck Smith has announced the long standing contract between the Sheriff’s Office and the City of Luthersville has been terminated. In a letter to the citizens and merchants of Luthersville Sheriff Smith explained what has occurred.
