Washington County News

The Washington County sheriff's office says it arrested two men on crack charges Monday.

I have seen several letters published recently that rant and rave about the "czars," but they all seem to miss important points.

A tractor-trailer truck carrying 20 one-ton bales of hay caught on fire in Baldwin County this afternoon.

A Flood Warning is in effect for Bibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe and Twiggs counties until Friday evening because of the Ocmulgee River in Macon.

About 130 miles from Savannah, there are plans to build a new coal-fired power plant in rural Sandersville.

Is a proposed $2.1 billion, coal-fired electric generating station a threat to our environment? Plans to build the plant in Washington County are already in the works.

Georgians for Smart Energy, a group of statewide pro-clean energy organizations, is holding a public hearing today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Kennesaw State University on the impact of a proposed coal-fired power plant in Middle Georgia.

The Environmental Protection Division is holding a public meeting Tuesday in Sandersville to answer questions about permits for a new coal-fired power plant north of Sandersville.

Laney High School students are getting some new reading material. The school just received books donated from the Library of Congress.

A Washington County man died Saturday in a fiery wreck near Warthen. The wreck happened at 7:46 a.m. on Ga.

Two years ago, the pain of carpal tunnel syndrome made it hard for Sheila Miller to file child support documents at the Bibb County Courthouse.

The state Environmental Protection Division this week issued draft operating permits for Plant Washington, an 850-megawatt coal-fired electric generating plant being developed in Washington County.

By Marcus E. Howard mhoward@mdjonline.com MARIETTA - Development of a $2.1 billion coal-fired power plant near Sandersville in middle Georgia that would supply energy for Cobb EMC and other Georgia EMCs in a consortium, is moving forward after draft permits were granted by the state Environmental Protection Division.

Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009 2:51 p.m. A development group planning a controversial 850-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Washington County announced today that draft permits for the $2 billion project have been approved by Georgia's Environmental Protection Division.

By the time the clock slipped past noon Sunday, kinfolks began arriving at the clubhouse on the shores of Lake Franklin.

Funeral services for Bertha C. Lord of Hawkinsville will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, 2009, in the chapel of Rainey Family Funeral Service.

Environmental Protection Agency officials announced Athens-Clarke County, University of Georgia, and Washington County were awarded $1.7 million to install pollution control devices on diesel transit buses and municipal vehicles.

Milledgeville and its surrounding area is known as Georgia's Antebellum Capital and recognized for its historic landmarks - some stately, others quaint and a few downright peculiar.

After considering two locations in Washington County, Oglethorpe Power Corp. has chosen to build its planned biomass power plants in counties outside the midstate.

Troopers from Post 33 of the Georgia State Patrol arrested five people for driving under the influence during the recent Independence Day holiday period.