The Meriwether County Commission approved six budget amendments at their meeting October 12. The amended items were: airport grant, $400,281; clerk technical fund, $7,724; GACP grant, $23,000; Manchester animal fines, $1,315.77; tournament fees,$3,666; and the Ware Foundation grant, $37,500.
Manchester’s monthly City Council meeting opened with an update from Heather Carter for the Manchester Development Authority October 13th. The M.D.A. has spent the last few months focusing on balancing development opportunities and property needs. Thanks to their strategic plan that has been put in place, the M.D.A. has four areas of focus moving forward: prepare, recruit, grow, and partner.
Crown of Life Foundation Receives $5,000 Dollar General Literacy Foundation Grant
Pine Mountain Man Shot, In Critical Condition After Road Rage Incident
A Pine Mountain man is in critical but stable condition at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika following an apparent road rage shooting incident last week that left another man dead.
New Royalty Crowned at HCHS, as the Homecoming Court was announced with representatives from all grades taking their place on the field at halftime Friday night.
Superior Court of Houston County sentences Mahlon Tyler Jones to 30 years, with the first 18 to be in prison.
A group of volunteers is urging, encouraging, imploring the Houston County community to donate to Wreaths Across America.
Georgia Department of Public Health warns of potential measle exposure.
The Meriwether County Board of Education is preparing for their next audit. Work is underway on the Board’s fiscal year 2026 financial statements as officials prepare for the next state audit.
