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The Affordable Small Town In Georgia Where Retirees Are Quietly Moving Right Now

Wild chickens roam the streets here, and the town throws them their own festival. These birds are Burmese red junglefowl, and they strut around like they pay property taxes. The quirks don’t stop with the feathers. This south Georgia town was founded as a colony where Union and Confederate veterans settled side by side.

Fitzgerald, GA · 7d
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Development Authority hosts groundbreaking for first of three new businesses in Treutlen

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Treutlen County Development Authority held a groundbreaking ceremony for EcoRubbers on Oct. 26 in the Soperton-Treutlen County Industrial Park, the first of three commemorating new businesses coming to the area. “Ecorubbers is honored today to officially begin the construction of this processing facility,”...

Treutlen County, GA · 1d
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Dublin mayor excited about amenities coming to Springdale Park

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Dublin Mayor Joshua Kight smiled when asked about the upcoming work scheduled for Springdale Park. In the next couple of months, phase 1 for the park, located off of Claxton Dairy Road, will begin with work done by Dublin Construction Company. The city plans...

Dublin, GA · 1d
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Irwinville Invites South Georgia to Its 2nd Annual Fall Festival Saturday

IRWINVILLE, Ga. – It’s time for the 2nd Annual Irwinville Fall Festival! South Georgia residents are invited to spend the day with friends, family, and neighbors at an event designed to bring the community together for a great day of small-town fall fun. This year’s festival theme is...

Irwinville, GA · 1d
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Laurens voters pass tax relief referendum

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Laurens County voters overwhelmingly approved a one-cent sales tax Tuesday designed to offset local property taxes. The referendum on the new floating local option sales tax, or FLOST, passed with 64 percent of vote. In its first full year, the new tax is projected to cut county commission taxes in half and do away with property taxes altogether in Dublin, East Dublin and the county’s five other municipalities.

Laurens County, GA · 2d

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Twiggs County Public Schools to erect monument at former school

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Twiggs County Board of Education says they’re working with an organization to install a memorial at a former Twiggs County school. According to Interim Superintendent Tyrone Bacon, the purpose of the monument is to honor the former students and staff who walked...

Twiggs County, GA · 1d

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Behind the collapse of the Republican coalition in Georgia

Not a single Republican won a statewide race in Georgia on Tuesday. Is it a temporary backlash to Donald Trump? Or the start of a political realignment?

Georgia · 15h

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Director asks Cordele City Council to replace water management system: “It no longer has any support and is very outdated”

Director of Utilities Treatment Debbie Wright told the Cordele Commission during its Nov. 3 meeting that the City needed a new SCADA system. With a system taking 8-12 weeks for […]

Cordele, GA · 1d

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'Our Neighborhoods Remain Safe' Warner Robins Adopts New Short-Term Rental Ordinance

The City of Warner Robins is taking action on short-term rentals under a new ordinance that changes how hundreds of properties operate. The rules could cost hosts up to $1,000 a day if they do not follow them. City leaders said the city now has about 200 short-term rentals within...

Warner Robins, GA · 1d

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Georgia Gov. Kemp announces distribution of tax relief grants

Georgia · 3d

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9 Things a Georgia Landlord Can’t Legally Do to Renters in 2026

Come home to a new lock on your door, and you might think your landlord has the last word. But in Georgia, your landlord can’t change the locks without going through court first. Here’s what a Georgia landlord can’t legally do to renters in 2026, and where the law...

Georgia · 3d

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Georgia voters issue their verdicts on 3 constitutional amendments

ATLANTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) — Georgia voters cast their ballots on three constitutional amendments Tuesday. The “yes” vote won with 53.9%. The first proposed amendment will change property tax evaluation for large landowners in agriculture and timber. The amendment will raise the maximum amount of land that can be put aside for conservation use, so that land can be taxed at a lower rate.

Georgia · 3d

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Peach County Schools investigates KKK-style costume photo, calls behavior unacceptable

PEACH COUNTY, Ga (WGXA) — Peach County Schools is investigating after a photograph circulated on social media showing an individual on its school campus wearing what appeared to be a Ku Klux Klan-style costume during an after-school activity. The incident was first brought to WGXA News' attention Tuesday when...

Peach County, GA · 23h

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These Central Georgia counties will begin to see funds from the Homeowner Tax Relief Grant this week

The Georgia Department of Revenue will began to distribute funds from the Homeowner Tax Relief Grant program to local governments, including Houston and Peach counties, according to Governor Brian Kemp's office. The "one-time" program gives eligible Georgia homeowners with an $18,000 reduction in the assessed value of their homesteads for...

Houston County, GA · 4d

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I-75/I-16 Traffic Shifts in Macon: November 6–7, 2026

The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) reports that contractors will continue construction activities this week as part of the I-75/I-16 Interchange Improvement Project in Macon-Bibb County. Weather and on-site conditions permitting, motorists should expect two overnight traffic shifts beginning Friday, November 6, and Saturday, November 7, 2026. Friday, November...

Macon, GA · 2d

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This Massive Indoor Flea Market In Georgia Is Where Rainy Saturdays Turn Into Treasure Hunts

A former garment factory now holds booth after booth of vintage finds. Racks of vinyl records stretch so far that crate diggers may lose track of time. I love that an old factory still makes people this happy. The doors open three days a week, Friday through Sunday. Rain can...

Georgia · 3d

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GOP strategist breaks down Georgia voter turnout

Republican strategist Ryan Mahoney projected Rick Jackson would need between 300,000 and 320,000 split ticket voters to secure a victory.

Georgia · 3d

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RAW: Secretary of State Raffensperger gives voting update

Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger gives the first update of the day about voting in the State of Georgia on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2026.

Georgia · 3d

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Randy Robertson retains Georgia Senate seat. Teddy Reese wins Districts 15

Now that millions of votes have been cast statewide in the 2026 midterm election, state Sen. Randy Robertson (R-Cataula) holds on to his seat in the Georgia Senate, and state Rep. Teddy Reese (D-Columbus) will fill the seat state Sen. Ed Harbison (D-Columbus) retires from this year. Shortly after midnight as Tuesday nigth became Wednesday morning, with an estimated 99% of total votes counted, the AP reported Robertson won 57.8% of the votes in his race against Democratic challenger Jeff Lowe of Greenville. The AP also reported Reese won 71.2% of the votes in his race against the Republican nominee, construction worker Chuck Hand of Butler, with an estimated 99% of total votes counted. Georgia Senate District 15 race District 15 comprises Macon, Marion, Talbot, Taylor and Schley counties as well as portions of Chattahoochee County and Muscogee County. Reese lives in Columbus and works as an attorney . He was elected state representative of Georgia’s District 140 in 2022. Hand was an officer in the local Republican Party. He was originally running for the Congressional District 2 seat, which is filled by U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-Albany), but he dropped out of that race to run for the state

Georgia · 3d

Macon Telegraph

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Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority to scale back paratransit ridership in 2027

Funding constraints, rising costs for fuel and maintenance and driver shortages make it difficult for MBCTA to keep up with current demand.

Macon, GA · 3d