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Hurricane Helene hits Jefferson County
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – Winds reached up to 82 miles an hour in some parts of the CSRA Friday morning. In Jefferson County, they were between 75-80 miles per hour. In Wrens, 30 minutes outside of Augusta, the rain and wind really began to pick up around 1AM, it is now close to 3:30AM […]
Jefferson County plans to clean blighted lots and add expenses to owners’ tax bills
In the last two years Jefferson County has taken at least a half dozen local property owners to Magistrate Court in a effort to get them to clean up their blighted properties. Even when jail time is a very real threat, often the issues on those properties never really get addressed, said County Administrator Jerry Coalson. During its September meeting the county held the first reading of a change to an ordinance that if passed in October...
GDOT cleanup continues in East-Central Georgia
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) crews are making progress clearing debris from Hurricane Helene in District 2 (east-central Georgia). About 70% of state routes in our district experienced moderate to heavy impacts. Currently, all but five are passable. All lanes of Interstate 16 and Interstate 20 are open to traffic […]
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