A team of 2: Georgia Tandem Rally rides throughout Laurens County
Nearly 150 cyclists, aboard bicycles built for two (or more) in the 2024 Georgia Tandem Rally, made Laurens County their home for three days last weekend.
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After recount, only minor difference in Laurens County Commission race
A Tuesday recount didn't change the outcome of Laurens County's District 2 commission race, rather offering the candidate who advanced to next month's runoff by a razor-thin margin a bit of additional breathing room in the tally of votes.
East Laurens Middle principal returns from tour of service in Kuwait
East Laurens Middle School principal Jamie Lawhorn, also a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves, recently returned from a 10-month deployment in Kuwait.
Laurens County Commission race headed for recount
The votes will be counted again in a Laurens County Commission race for District 2 that ended with one candidate ahead of another – and in a runoff – by just two votes.
Unopposed: Some candidates re-elected without opposition
As some local candidates waited for results during Tuesday night’s election, others already knew they would be returning for another term.
Our Take: Stepping up to help the Red Cross
The local American Red Cross had no idea who left more than 30 cases of water at their office recently. After the story ran in last weekend's edition of The Courier Herald, Peggy Bentz, disaster program specialist for the American Red Cross, received an email ...
Brown, Aldridge headed for runoff in race to be new tax commissioner
Four candidates began Tuesday hoping to be the next Laurens County tax commissioner. When the results came out, the question of who will succeed the retiring Lee Dixon in the office was still up in the air.
McLendon knocks off Fraser, elected new DA
There will be a new district attorney for the Dublin Judicial Circuit in January.
Residents concerned after fatal hit-and-run
Dublin Mayor Joshua Kight addressed the recent fatal hit-and-run after two citizens brought it up during citizen’s comments during last Thursday’s Dublin City Council meeting.
