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Commissioners discuss road projects
Houston County Commissioners granted approval tonight on a number of road enhancement projects. The Commissioners approved an extension on Margie Drive in Centerville beginning at Gunn Road and c...
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HEMA's response a success
With Houston County residents struggling to recover from the county wide shut down these past two days, all eyes have been focused on HEMA. Houston County Emergency Management Director Jimmy Willi...
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New Chairman sworn in
The new Chairman of the Houston County Commission, Tommy Stalnaker, was sworn in this morning at eleven o clock. The room was packed with his supporters. Some of the attendees include the new Dist...
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More unemployed in Houston County
Hundreds of our neighbors joined the ranks of the unemployed in November. Figures released Wednesday by the Georgia Department of Labor show an increase of 346 on the Houston County unemployment ro...
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Oaky Woods
Oaky Woods may be Georgia's last big land buy for a while
Perry Senator Ross Tolleson says the ongoing state budget crisis may put a temporary end to the state’s purchase of large tracts of land for conservation. “Every year in the state’s budget, in our...
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Oaky Woods
State commission agrees to purchase of Oaky Woods
The State Properties Commission on Monday unanimously approved spending $28.7 million in taxpayer dollars on more than 10 thousand acres of wilderness land in Houston County. Oaky Woods stretches ...
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Houston County Runoffs
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When the final numbers are done we expect them to show that about 8000 of Houston County’s registered voters turned out for the November 30th runoff. This fraction of the total population decided t...
Houston BOE Runoff: The Concerned Parent vs. The Engineer
by Paul Rea
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Houston County voters have an important job ahead next week. We have to return to the polls to decide who will represent all of us on the School Board. Our choices are Incumbent School Board memb...
Two compete to represent "We the People" as District Attorney
by Paul Rea
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Houston County voters have an important job ahead next week. We have to return to the polls to decide who will represent "we the people" as District Attorney. Our choices are Arthur Creque, Chief ...
Jason Ashford: State Court will be Different
by Paul Rea
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Ashford appeared live on Newsnight on the Patriot on WRWR-TV Friday night to talk about the campaign and the future of State Court once he takes the bench. “My focus is on improving efficiency. I w...
Election Over for Some, But Not All
by HOLLIE THRASHER staff writer
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The election may be over but not for everyone. The race for District Attorney of Houston County is still on as George Hartwig and Arthur Creque face each other in a runoff. A runoff is required if...
Final Numbers put Ashford out of Runoff Danger
by Paul Rea
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Former Assistant District Attorney Jason Ashford avoided a runoff last night to become State Court Judge for Houston County. He led throughout the night by a wide margin but always hovered just ab...