The Talbot County Board of Commissioners are working to make safety a priority when it comes to Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). During the board’s meeting held on Monday Oct. 5, the commissioners discusses how to address the wheres and hows for such systems.
The Georgia Board of Public Safety named a stretch of highway in honor of murdered Florida State Patrolman Charles Campbell during their meeting Wednesday.
After more than nine years, a closed railroad bridge has reopened.
Thousands of visitors will be in Hogansville on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 17-18, will the Hummingbird Festival returns to the city. The event is one of Georgia’s favorite and well-attended fall festivals that began in 1998 by Glenda Jones and Jackie Byars. Eventually Hogansville’s late Mayor Bill Stankiewicz and Mary Stewart assumed responsibility for the festival.
Historic Zion Church Restoration, Inc. has announced the annual Blues Festival to help benefit the church restoration project will be held on Saturday, Oct. 24. The group is requesting individuals, businesses and anyone interested, to consider becoming a participant of the 2026 Talbotton Blues Festival.
The Harris County Airport, located in Pine Mountain, will host its annual open house on Saturday, October 24, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This free event will feature free airplane rides, antique cars, inflatables, airplane displays, and much more.
Early and Advanced voting began in Meriwether County on Oct. 13 for the Nov. 3 General Election. Voters can cast a vote Monday through Friday until Oct. 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day and on two Saturdays Oct. 17 and Oct. 24 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Advanced voting is being held at the Meriwether County Board of Election and Registration office located at 756 Woodbury Highway in Greenville.
Join us for the 2026 edition of Manchester Railroad Days this Friday and Saturday, October 16-17, honoring the railroad’s importance to Manchester’s history and the railroaders who have made it possible.
Early and Advanced voting began in Talbot County on Oct. 13 for the Nov. 3 General Election. Voters can cast a vote Monday through Friday until Oct. 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day and on two Saturdays Oct. 17 and Oct. 24 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Advanced voting is being held at the Talbot County Board of Election and Registration office located at 1761 Geneva Highway in Talbotton.
Hamilton Police Chief Eric Weiss submitted his resignation to the City Council last Tuesday.
