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McCormick County Council Agenda July 21, 2026
MCCORMICK COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING Administration Center 610 South Mine St., McCormick, SC 29835 July 21, 2026 6:00 P.M. A G E N D A CALL TO ORDER: INVOCATION: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: ROLL CALL: APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Council to consider the approval of June 15, 2026, July 6, 2026, and July 10, 2026, meeting minutes. SPEAKER(S):…
Read MoreBarksdale appointed to serve on Lincoln Co. commission
Chief Judge Thomas B. Hammond, Toombs Judicial Circuit, has appointed D’Metric P. Barksdale to fill the 3rd District seat on the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners. Barksdale will represent the 3rd District until Dec. 31. A special election will be held in conjunction with the General Election on November 3. The winner of the Nov.3…
Read MoreHamby Wins County Council District 2 GOP Runoff by Five Votes
MCCORMICK — Republican voters in McCormick County on June 23 narrowly selected Bernie Hamby over Judy Boyd in the primary runoff election for County Council District 2, according to unofficial results. Hamby received 226 votes to Boyd’s 221, a margin of five votes. Countywide, Republican voters favored Attorney General Alan Wilson over Lt. Gov. Pamela…
Read MoreDrivers traveling between Georgia and South Carolina face U.S. 378 detour
(A Georgia Department of Transportation map shows the detour route planned during the closure of U.S. 378/State Route 43 in Lincoln County for a pipe replacement project scheduled to begin June 22. (Courtesy of Georgia DOT East via X) A section of U.S. Highway 378/State Route 43 in Lincoln County is scheduled to close…
Read MoreSCEMD issues weather safety guidance
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS, HEAVY RAIN, AND FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING Residents are urged to stay weather aware as severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, and flash flooding are possible this afternoon through Friday morning. Damaging winds are expected to be the primary threat, though isolated tornadoes cannot be ruled out. Officials encourage everyone to review their…
Read MoreWilkes County EMS Issues Important Weather Preparedness Information
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wilkes County Emergency Services Issues Important Weather Preparedness Information Wilkes County Emergency Services is asking residents to be prepared and take note of important information regarding potential weather conditions. Residents should know the proper numbers to call for specific situations. If you are on home oxygen, contact your vendor now to obtain…
Read MoreWilkes County Casts Ballots in State Primary Runoff
June 16 General Primary Runoff (WILKES COUNTY, Ga.) – Wilkes County voters favored Republican candidates Mike Collins and Burt Jones in the June 16 General Primary Runoff, with election night results showing Republicans turning out in significantly larger numbers than Democrats in the statewide contests on the ballot. In the Republican runoff for U.S. Senate,…
Read MoreCooper Cliatt sentenced on felony charges
LINCOLNTON, Ga. — Former Lincoln County District 3 Commissioner Cooper Cliatt was sentenced in court on June 16 in Lincoln County on charges of Cruelty to Children in the First Degree. The Honorable Judge Neal Dickert, Senior Judge of Superior Court, Toombs Judicial Circuit, presided. Cliatt was sentenced as a first offender, and his negotiated…
Read MoreMcCormick County Council Agenda for June 16
MCCORMICK COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING Administration Center 610 South Mine St., McCormick, SC 29835 June 16, 2026 6:00 P.M. A G E N D A CALL TO ORDER: INVOCATION: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: ROLL CALL: APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Council to consider the approval of May 19, 2026, meeting minutes. SPEAKER(S): Jamie Hembree, David Loadholt,…
Read MoreWilkes County School Bus Involved in Traffic Accident on N. Butler Street
June 10, 2026 (WILKES COUNTY, Ga.) – A Wilkes County School System bus was involved in a traffic accident on N. Butler Street on the afternoon of June 10, according to statements released by Wilkes County Emergency Services and Wilkes County Schools. Wilkes County Emergency Services reported at 12:59 p.m. that there were no reported…
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