Laurens County News

The property revaluation process in Bibb County has garnered its share of headlines in recent months, but several other midstate counties are finishing up new assessments as well.

Strong thunderstorms moved through Middle Georgia downing numerous trees and igniting hundreds of hay bales Monday evening in Laurens County.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has finished analyzing tissue samples of fish taken from the Oconee River last year and found no major concerns, fisheries officials said this week.

Thousands of rolls of wheat straw have been burning since last night in Laurens County.

The city of Dublin could soon be out of the golfing business. City Council is considering privatizing the city-owned Riverview Golf Course, which, since 1999, has lost an average of $80,000 a year.

Strong storms moved through Middle Georgia overnight downing trees in Laurens County.

A Laurens County 2-year-old is recovering from a rattlesnake bite at the Medical Center of Central Georgia.

The Altamaha Riverkeepers' 10-year anniversary celebration is at noon Saturday, June 6, at the Laurens County Sportsmen's Club.

State wildlife officers charged seven people with more than 100 poaching violations in Dodge and Laurens counties.

Two Atlanta men were killed in a traffic crash on Interstate 16 in Laurens County, about a mile east of the State Route 257 exit, according to the Georgia State Patrol.

An accident this morning on I-16 eastbound in Laurens County has one lane closed.

Law enforcement officials in four Georgia counties - Wheeler, Laurens, Telfair and Jeff Davis - took part in a chase that led to the capture of two men Monday afternoon.

The Altamaha Riverkeeper is warning those planning to spend time on the Oconee River in Dublin that they may be putting their health at risk.

What appeared to be seed plots for marijuana plants were discovered in Laurens County last week.

The Bubbas need not fret. The Summer Redneck Games will go on. After years of sponsoring the annual fest, WQZY Radio decided to pull out of the games this year.

Laurens County I-16 WESTBOUND REOPENED WHERE: I-16 westbound at US 441 Exit 51 WHAT: At 7:35 a.m. this morning Georgia DOT crews reopened the I-16 westbound travel lanes beginning at US 441 following damage to the State Route 257 bridge near Dublin.

By STEPHANIE MILLER When Thomas Curry moved to Dublin over 100 years ago to work with his brother in the grocery business, he didnt know he was about to change the course of history for Laurens County.

By TERRY WOLF In the face of Chryslers announcement that nearly 800 dealerships across the country will be closing, Dublin Chryslers General Manager John Fitzgerald is smiling.

A section of Interstate 16 west in Laurens County may be closed for days due to a truck accident, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.

A tractor-trailer accident badly damaged an Interstate 16 overpass at exit 49 in Laurens County this morning.