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Betsy Adams

Betsy Adams

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Familiar face around the county jail returns

Christian Mckearney
Thursday, July 30, 2026
A Gordon Highway woman recently was booked at the county jail for the 11th time in 11 years, this time for parole violation.Betsy Abigail Adams, 33, first found herself in legal trouble in 2015, when she was arrested and charged with felony burglary and theft by receiving.

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Georgia Power pairs solar with new BESS site

News Staff
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Georgia Power (GP) announced July 27, it recently completed one of the company’s first battery energy storage systems (BESS) connected to solar.The Moody Battery Facility, near Valdosta, is capable of 49.

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County transit program terminated

Christian Mckearney
Thursday, July 30, 2026
County commissioners voted on Tuesday to discontinue its transit program, effective immediately.The vote was 3-2 and broke down along party and racial lines. Emily Davis and Kendrick Butts, the two Democrats and the two African-Americans on the board, comprised the two no votes.
Midway RedSpeed zone apparently out

Midway RedSpeed zone apparently out

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Midway RedSpeed zone apparently out

Christian Mckearney
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Wednesday is the first day of the school year for Baldwin County School District students.It’s also the first day of the school year for Baldwin County’s RedSpeed school safety zone program.
A land disturbance permit recently was fifiled in association with the property at 531 Pancras Road. The developers’ goal is to build out a rock quarry at the property, which would encompass 674 acres and include a rail s pur. CHRISTIAN McKEARNEY/Staff

A land disturbance permit recently was fifiled in association with the property at 531 Pancras Road. The developers’ goal is to build out a rock quarry at the property, which would encompass 674 acres and include a rail s pur. CHRISTIAN McKEARNEY/Staff

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ROCK QUARRY RUMBLINGS

Christian Mckearney
Thursday, July 30, 2026
A rock fight may be brewing in Baldwin County.More than one, actually. Paperwork recently was submitted to the Baldwin County Planning and Development Department for a pair of proposed rock quarries, one off of Ga. 212 and one near the Gordon Highway.
All that’s left of the once-mighty, 1,007-feet-tall smokestack that towered over Plant Branch is a circular concrete base in an open field. Built in 1978, the smokestack was dropped in a controlled demolition on Oct. 15, 2016. COURTESY GEORGIA POWER

All that’s left of the once-mighty, 1,007-feet-tall smokestack that towered over Plant Branch is a circular concrete base in an open field. Built in 1978, the smokestack was dropped in a controlled demolition on Oct. 15, 2016. COURTESY GEORGIA POWER

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EPA proposes new coal ash permit plan

Ian Tocher
Thursday, July 23, 2026
PROJECT UNDERWAY TO PROCESS 600,000 TONS OF COAL ASH ANNUALLY AT FORMER PLANT BRANCHThe U.S.

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REP. FLOYD GRIFFIN:

News Staff
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Nearly 250 years ago, 56 courageous Americans signed the Declaration of Independence and launched one of the greatest experiments in self-government the world has ever known.
William Mercer

William Mercer

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Man who wrecked hotel room arrested yet again

Christian Mckearney
Thursday, July 23, 2026
William Bernard Mercer was pulled over by a state trooper early Sunday morning and eventually arrested and charged with DUI and possession of drug-related objects.Back in late May, Mercer, 52, was arrested at the Comfort Suites after wrecking a hotel room.
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