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Southeast Georgia road work weekly traffic interruption advisory April 19-25

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April 18, 2025

Southeast Georgia road work weekly traffic interruption advisory April 19-25

The Georgia Department of Transportation has announced continued construction and maintenance work across Southeast Georgia, scheduled from Saturday, April 19 through Friday, April 25, with motorists advised to expect delays and exercise caution in work zones.

Georgia Department of Transportation continues essential road work throughout Southeast Georgia. As a result, work on construction and maintenance projects will continue Saturday, April 19 through Friday, April 25.

All work subject to change due to weather or other factors. Motorists are cautioned to reduce their speed while traveling through work zones, pay attention and watch for workers.

Traffic interruptions are listed below by interstates, categories, and counties.

Interstate 95

I-95 North at FL State Line                           Camden County
St. Marys River Bridge (FDOT) Repairs
Overnight Lane Closures in FL & GA

I-95 SB & NB at MP 90 – 91                            Chatham County
Northbound & Southbound Left Lane Closure
Pouring Concrete Footer for Signs
Nightly Single Lane Closure
12/05/2024 – 4/29/2025

I-95 @ Crooked River                                    Camden County
Bridge Maintenance/Rehabilitation
Laurel Island Pkwy (Exit 6) to Hariett Bluff Rd (Exit 7)
Nightly Lane Closures 7pm – 7am thru June 2025

I-95 SB & NB at MP 85 – 112                         Bryan/Chatham County
North & Southbound Outside Lane Closures
Concrete Work for Sign Improvements
Nightly Sunday – Saturday 7pm – 7am
November 10, 2024 – April 30, 2025

I-95 NB Ogeechee River MP 90 – 91 Chatham County
Northbound & Southbound Lane Closure
Bridge Maintenance Rehabilitation
Nightly Weekend Single Lane Closure Friday – Monday 9pm – 6am
Continuous Shoulder Closures – Currently on I-95 Southbound
2/21/2024 – 4/30/2025

Interstate 16

I-16 Under Chatham Parkway Bridge          Chatham County
MP 163.5 – 161.5
Nightly Single Left Lane Closure 6pm to 5am
Bridge Jacking, Structural Repairs, Deck Replacement
3/1/2025 – 5/10/2025

I-16 Over Chatham Parkway Bridge             Chatham County
MP 47.42 – 47.72
Nightly Single Left Lane Closure 6pm to 5am
Temporary Traffic Stoppages, Flagging Operations & Lane Closures
Bridge Jacking, Structural Repairs, Deck Replacement
3/1/2025 – 5/10/2025

I-16 at Milepost 111-138                                 Bulloch County
Bulloch/Candler Line to Bryan/Bulloch County Line
Nightly Lane Closures 7pm to 6am
Repairing Concrete Pavement and Striping

I-16 Milepost 94-111 Candler County
Candler/Emanuel line to Bulloch/Candler Line
Nightly lane closures from 7p.m. till 6a.m.
Repairing concrete pavement and striping

I-16 EB & WB at MP 120 to 160 Chatham & Bulloch County
From Nevils Denmark Rd to I-95
Daily Lane Closures 8am to 6pm
Preconstruction Activity (Geotechnical Drillings)
4/7/2025 – 5/5/2025


Bridge & Road Closures with Detours

Antioch Church Rd Over Surveyors Creek    Clinch County
Bridge/Roadway Closed for Bridge Replacement
Scheduled to Close February 17 to August 2025
Detour via US 441, US 84, Jamestown Rd, Antioch Church Rd.

Birdford Lake Rd                                 Tattnall County
Bridge/Road Closed for Storm Damage Repairs
Detour via US 301, E. Hencart Rd, John M. Brewton Rd

Post Rd                                                            Jeff Davis County
Bridge/Road Closed for Bridge Replacement
12/2/24 – 6/22/25
Detour via Pine Level Church Rd, SR 19, Ira Graham Rd, Brantley Rd, Philadelphia Church Rd, Taylor Rd

Rayonier Rd at Spring Grove Rd                 Wayne County
Roundabout Construction
Roundabout Open and in Final Alignment
Daily Shoulder Closures and Traffic Pacing
Expected Completion 2^nd Quarter 2025

Bridge Construction, Rehabilitation, and Maintenance

US 84/SR 38 at Doctors Creek                      Long County
From Maple Road NE to Austin Lane SE (MP.0 to 2.00)
WB Bridge Replacement Project
On-site Detour Begins Thurs., Aug. 8
WB Median Crossover Detour
Signal Lane Traffic in Both Directions on Eastbound Bridge

US 84/SR 38 at Satilla River                           Pierce/Ware Counties
Northside of Bridge Closed to Traffic for Replacement
Signal Lane Traffic in Both Directions on Southside of the Bridge

SR 38/US 84 @ Little McMillan Creek     Wayne County
Median Crossover Detour with Lane Closure
7/28/24 – 4/3/26


Resurfacing

SR 38/US 84 and Old Sunbury Road                Liberty County
From Joseph Martin Rd to Old Hines Rd
Daily/Nightly Lane Closures for Installation of Median
Sunday – Friday 7pm – 6am

SR 119/Taylors Creek (MP 23 to MP 24)      Liberty County
From SR 119 at Taylors Creek
Intermittent Flagging Operations for Bridge Construction
Pavement Operations
Temporary Traffic Stoppages, Flagging Operations & Lane Closures

SR 169 Wayne/Appling Counties
From Sunset Blvd to SR 121
Temporary Traffic Stoppages, Flagging Operations & Lane Closures
Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm
Expected Completion by 8/31/2025

SR 27                                                              Telfair County
From Tom Haley Rd to Pond Rd
Daily Lane Closures for Asphalt Resurfacing
Monday – Saturday 7am – 7pm
3/24/25 – 5/31/25

SR 56                                                               Montgomery County
From George Davis Rd. to Mark Burns Rd.
Daily Lane Closures for Asphalt Resurfacing
Monday – Friday 7am – 7pm
4/14/25 – 6/30/25


Other Traffic Interruptions

DeRenne Ave                                                 Chatham County
From Abercorn St to White Bluff Rd
Installation of New Concrete Medium & Minor Signal Improvements
Daily WB & EB Lane Closures Monday – Sunday 9am – 3pm
1/28/2025 – 4/30/2025

SR 25/Burnsed Blvd                                       Chatham County
US 80/Burnsed Blvd and SR 25/Brampton Rd
Road Widening, Asphalt Leveling & Paving Operations
Daily Lane Closures

US 80/SR 26/Ogeechee Rd                           Chatham County
From Victory Dr to Tremont Rd (MP 16.27 to MP 18.00)
Utilities Work Needed from Liberty Pkwy to Horizon Pkwy
Road Widening/Paving Operations/Bridge Demolition
Bridge Construction Over CSX Railroad
Daily Lane Closures

US 80/SR 26/Ogeechee Rd     Chatham County
From Westgate Blvd & Plymouth Ave (MP15.79 to MP 16.11)
Closure Needed to Install /Replace existing traffic signals & poles
Daily Lane Closures 9 am to 3 pm

SR 119                                                             Effingham County
SR 119 at Honey Ridge Road Intersection
Daily Lane Closures with Flagging Operation for Addition of Turning Lane at Intersection
Monday – Friday 9am – 4pm, Saturday & Sunday 7am – 7pm
4/4/2025 – 4/30/2025

SR 25                                                              Glynn County
Yacht Road to SR 99
Daily Lane Closures with Flagging Operation
Monday – Friday 9am – 4pm and 6pm – 7am
Expected Completion 3^rd Quarter 2026

US 17/SR 25 AT SR 99                                   Glynn County
Roundabout Construction on US 17/SR 25 at SR 99
Roundabout Open and in Final Alignment
Daily Shoulder Closures and Traffic Pacing

SR 99                                                              Glynn County
Roundabout Construction on SR 99 at Buc-ee’s and
Exit 42 Interchange
Roundabout and Travel Lane Alignment Changes
Daily Shoulder Closures and Traffic Pacing
Expected Completion 4^th Quarter 2025

SR 4/SR 520 Ware County
N. Nicholls St. to Stephenson St. (MP 20.64 to 21.17)
Repairing Concrete Pavement and Striping
Weekend Lane Closures 7pm Friday to 6am Monday

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Why Georgia’s NIL strategy better suits its roster in 2026 than it did in 2025

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May 9, 2026

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Why Georgia’s NIL strategy better suits its roster in 2026 than it did in 2025

Kirby Smart hasn’t hid from how Georgia goes about doling out dollars to its roster.

He wants veterans to make more than newcomers.

“I don’t want you to have to take a discount,” Smart recently told Josh Pate. “OK, a discount might be a little less than year one or two. We have we have traditionally paid our players junior and senior year as much as anybody at those positions. We don’t want to start [earlier] because I want you to earn it and work your way up.”

Smart acknowledges that route might hurt Georgia in recruiting. The 2026 recruiting cycle seems to reflect that. It was the first time Georgia signed a recruiting class that finished outside the top five of the 247Sports Composite rankings since Smart’s first class back in 2016. The Bulldogs had just two players finish in the top 50 of the player rankings, the fewest ever for a Smart signing haul.

Coming out of spring practice, it seems like the Bulldogs did a good job of identifying players who could fit and play immediately. Craig Dandridge, Tyriq Green, Khamari Brooks and Zykie Helton all had strong springs. None were viewed as top 50 overall prospects.

As for the top players on Georgia’s 2026 roster, most of them are in either their third or fourth seasons. KJ Bolden, Ellis Robinson, Nate Frazier and Chris Cole all signed as members of the 2024 recruiting class. Gunner Stockton is in his fifth year at Georgia and second as a starter.

Georgia’s 2026 team will be an older team compared to the one the Bulldogs had last season. Consider that Georgia started the year with only 10 members of the 2022 class on the roster and 13 players from the 2023 recruiting class.

This year, that number is up to 29 when you combine the number of players from the 2023 and 2024 recruiting classes on the Georgia roster. Georgia’s 2026 team will have 34 players with at least three years of experience in Athens. Last season, that number was just 25.

Part of the reason Georgia’s roster is a better reflection of its spending in 2026 is because it did a much better job of retaining talent with its 2024 class than it did with the 2023 group.

Going into last season, 13 of the 26 members of the 2023 recruiting class were no longer a part of the roster.

With the 2024 group, Georgia still has 23 of the 29 players it signed from the 2024 high school recruiting ranks. Georgia also has transfers London Humphreys and Xzavier McLeod entering their third seasons in Athens.

The gap between the two classes is particularly stark at the top. Georgia has not had just one of the 10 top 100 players it signed in the 2024 class depart the program before their third season in Athens. With the 2023 group, six of the 12 top-100 signees had already left Athens.

For as much fretting as there might about the state of Georgia’s current recruiting, the 2024 class was ranked first in the country. That collection of players, which Georgia has been able to keep together, is set to enter their season in Athens.

Georgia paid big to keep players like Bolden, Robinson and Frazier from entering the transfer portal. There was a kernel of truth when Smart ribbed Miami coach Mario Cristobal about sitting too close to Robinson at an award ceremony.

Robinson figures to be one of the best players in the country this coming season. We’ve often seen top recruits — CJ Allen and Monroe Freeling are examples from the 2023 class — have their best seasons in year three, before heading off to the NFL.

That is why it’s so important to keep recruiting classes together and retain talent on an annual basis. Georgia has done a better job with the 2024 class compared to the 2023 class to this point. That’s a big reason why there aren’t as many questions and concerns about Georgia this offseason compared to last offseason, even if it has made Georgia a bit boring to talk about from a national perspective.

Texas, Miami and LSU all spent big money to bring in new talent. With Georgia, it paid top dollar to keep its roster together. No SEC team had fewer players transfer out than Georgia’s 12. That offsets some concern about the Bulldogs also making the fewest additions in the transfer portal.

“We had some new guys on our roster,” Smart told Pate. “We had 26 new freshmen. We had eight new portals. So like with all that going on, we had new people. But at least we knew they were ours. And going through spring practice to me was much more enjoyable because you didn’t have this big dark cloud brewing of was he going to be here?”

Georgia still built a very successful team in 2025, as the Bulldogs won the SEC and made it back to the College Football Playoff. But Georgia has bigger goals and Smart knows it.

“Apparently, all we can do is win the SEC championship right now, so that’s not good enough,” Smart told Finebaum.

The Bulldogs are hoping that a more veteran team will set them up for even more success than they had a season ago. And that veteran element was acquired by keeping its one-time recruits in Athens for seasons three and four.

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A council meeting is called in a small Georgia town whose mayor fired the entire police department

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May 8, 2026

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A council meeting is called in a small Georgia town whose mayor fired the entire police department

COHUTTA, Ga. (AP) — The town council in a small north Georgia mountain community called a special meeting Friday evening to discuss reinstating the police department after the mayor fired the chief and all the officers.

The notice for the meeting, posted outside the Cohutta Town Hall, says the council will also consider a request for the mayor’s “immediate resignation.”

Another sign posted earlier this week in the town of about 930 people announced that the police department had been dissolved “per Mayor Ron Shinnick.” It told people who need help to call a non-emergency county number.

The jobs of the chief and about 10 officers were terminated as of Wednesday morning. Exact reasons haven’t been shared publicly, and townspeople are hoping to get some answers at Friday’s meeting.

Shinnick said he took action because of some comments officers posted on social media. The now-former Sgt. Jeremy May said it involved a complaint that he and other officers had raised about the mayor’s wife Pam Shinnick, who had served as the town clerk.

“This all comes to personal vendetta from the mayor, and I wholeheartedly believe that,” May told WRCB-TV. “We took a stand for transparency, and in result, every one of them has lost their jobs.”

The now-former Cohutta Police Chief Greg Fowler told WRCB that he couldn’t comment in detail as the officers were clearing out the police department and removing equipment from the building this week. The mayor told the station he’s not sure what will happen next.

Phone calls and emails left Friday by The Associated Press for Shinnick and the town’s attorney were not immediately returned.

With no police officers working, the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office said in a brief statement that deputies will help the townspeople if they need it. Cohutta, just south of the Tennessee line, is about 100 miles (161 kilometers) northwest of Atlanta.

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If Georgia Democrats want to win the governorship, we must let Republicans in

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If Georgia Democrats want to win the governorship, we must let Republicans in

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Former GOP Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan has the best shot at defeating the GOP in November’s general election.

Democratic candidate for governor Geoff Duncan walks in to file paperwork to run for election at the Capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

By Michèle Taylor – For The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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I was fresh out of college when I worked on my first presidential campaign for the Democratic candidate in 1988.

Over the years, I have worked on campaigns across Georgia and the nation. I have served as a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee’s national finance committee and as our country’s United Nations human rights ambassador under President Joe Biden.

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