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DARTS committee approves roads list
A list of 31 prioritized transportation projects was officially placed on the Department of Transportation's radar Thursday morning when the Dougherty Area Regional Transportation Study was approved as the region's Long-Range Transportation Plan by the DARTS Policy Committee.
Smithville struggles with U.S. 19 decision
As Sonja Montgomery and her daughter, Ericka Adkinson, add condiments to customers' hamburgers, hotdogs and fried chicken sandwiches on a rainy Tuesday afternoon, the owner of Sonja's Kitchen here offers her take on a theme that pervades this tiny community.
Lee County, GA Investigators are looking into a man's death. A friend found the body of a man in his 30's inside a home at 112 Hawkstead Drive.
Duffy: Projects moving forward
Lee County Commission Chairman Ed Duffy lauded advancements made on the county's animal shelter, its new library/conference center and a number of road projects in his most recent report to citizens in the county.
JLA Global may be moving headquarters
Although the deal is not completed and company officials dona t want to talk yet, JLA Global Inc.
Richardson stops in before facing future
Monday night's fundraiser at the Oakland Lodge for state House Republican Ed Rynders was not your typical down-home South Georgia get-together. Not when Rynders spent most of the day of the event turning down requests from media outlets to attend the meet-and-greet. Not when the state's largest newspaper, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, was ...
Women arming themselves to use deadly force
But some women aren't waiting to find out, arming themselves to use deadly force if necessary.
Lee County teacher thrives in profession she first avoided
Lee County High School journalism and English teacher Coni Grebel was named Lee County School System's Teacher of the Year.
Lee directors get project updates
Lee County officials were given updates on school, road, library and Leesburg's waste-water treatment plant projects during the county's monthly directors meeting Thursday morning.
Insurance rates to decline for some residents
Dougherty County Commission Chairman Jeff Sinyard, Mayor Willie Adams and City Manager Alfred Lott listen as Fire Chief James Carswell announces the countywide ISO rating has gone down to a level 2 rating.
Lee Commission approves fire/EMS station
As his four fellow commissioners raised their hands in unaninous approval of the motion to OK a bid calling for the construction of a fire/EMS station in the north Lee County Smithville community, Lee Commission Chair Ed Duffy couldn't contain himself.
Lee Census wants churches to help with the count
The Census Count Committee in Lee County held a meeting Monday to encourage church pastors to reach out to congregations and remind them of the importance of being counted.
Lee County to vote on fire/EMS bid
For eight years, talk about the construction of a new fire/EMS station near the north Lee County community of Smithville has been just that: talk.
Part of Senah Plantation is auctioned off
You can even hear the birds sing. But if you listen carefully you can hear another song.
Lee County official sees more growth
Success to a Lee County leader means population growth with commercial interests following close behind.
Planners hold Leesburg Bypass open house
The state plans to build a short bypass around Leesburg. Supporters say it will relieve traffic congestion and improve traffic safety.
Perverted Justice helps make sting in Leesburg
Leesburg Police arrested the man after he showed up at McDonald's over the weekend.
Riding Center has successful fundraiser
The Southwest Georgia Therapeutic Riding Center hosted its annual Derby Day fundraiser Friday night at Hunny Pot Stables in Lee County.
Fight against hunger taken to Lee Co.
The Food Bank of Southwest Georgia parked their Manna Food Distribution truck loaded with 360 boxes of food at Leesburg United Methodist Church.
Fifteen cameras keep an eye on activity downtown 24-hours a day, but unless a major event is going one, no one watches the monitors, and money of course is the top reason.
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