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The Washington City Council will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, June 12, 12 noon, at Washington City Hall.   The meeting was previously scheduled for 6pm at the Pope Center.

GBI seeks public’s help in murder investigation  (THOMSON, GA) –  On Saturday, June 3, 2023, at 11:13 p.m., McDuffie County 911 received a call regarding an unconscious man at a home in the 400 block of 2 nd Street in Thomson. McDuffie EMS and Thomson Police responded to the scene and found Ricky L. Huff,…

MCCORMICK COUNTY COUNCIL SPECIAL CALLED MEETING Administration Center 610 South Mine St., McCormick, SC 29835 May 31, 2023 11:00 A.M. A G E N D A CALL TO ORDER: INVOCATION: Vice Chairman Bernard Hamby PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: ROLL CALL: PUBLIC HEARING: 1. Ordinance 22-18: An Ordinance approving and authorizing the sale of county property containing 7.54…

(Lincolnton, GA) – The Lincoln County Development Authority unanimously approved the sale of 3.76 acres on Global Drive to Dawkins Brothers Enterprises Incorporated for $12,000 during a called meeting on March 16, 2023. Board members present for the vote: Steven Dawkins, Johnny Spratlin, Beth Antonakos and Bo Reed. Chair Cortney Elam Davis conducted the vote. …

SAVANNAH LAKES VILLAGE RESIDENTS STILL CONCERNED  OVER LAND PURCHASE – Amanda Smith (McCormick, SC)  – A new purchase agreement is raising some eyebrows among citizens of McCormick County after a public service announcement was delivered to Savannah Lakes Village residents by SLV Windfall Group on April 17. The announcement states that there is a new…

Washington City Councilman Cullars found guilty of simple battery against Mayor – Gyvonne Pinkston  (WASHINGTON, GA) – Washington City Councilman Nathaniel Cullars was found guilty on two counts of simple battery in Wilkes County Superior Court on Monday, April 17 in a bench trial by Senior Superior Court Judge J. Carlisle Overstreet. Councilman Cullars sworn…

Greenwood man murdered in McCormick – Amanda Smith The town of McCormick saw its first murder in thirty years with the death of 25-year-old Billy Watson Jr. on April 4.  “A dispute went on in Gold Hill trailer park on April 3,” said McCormick Police Chief W.D. “Bo” Willis. “We have some suspects we’re looking…

(MCCORMICK, SC) – The Chinese firm that offered to pay $28 million for 500 acres of Savannah Lakes Village property for potential development as high-tech food warehouses has withdrawn the offer after intense public concern and pending legislation by SC State Senator and Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey to halt the sale. Read next week’s…

SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE GOP STANDS UP TO CHINA COLUMBIA, S.C. – Yesterday, the South Carolina Senate overwhelmingly passed S. 576, a bill by Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey to prohibit foreign adversaries, including China, Russia, North Korea, Cuba, and Iran, from purchasing land in the Palmetto State. Majority Leader Massey issued the following statement: “In…