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There were 224 accidents along the corridor from 2013-23, resulting in 80 incidents with injury and one fatality, according to GDOT. It warns that without the project, “safety and traffic operations are not expected to improve along the corridor.” (Graphic/Mia Fishman)

There were 224 accidents along the corridor from 2013-23, resulting in 80 incidents with injury and one fatality, according to GDOT. It warns that without the project, “safety and traffic operations are not expected to improve along the corridor.” (Graphic/Mia Fishman)

GDOT studies proposed turn lane on US 78

Mia Fishman
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has a plan to reconfigure a portion of U.S. Highway 78 by adding a two-way left turn lane, a center lane that both directions of traffic would be able to use for left turns. The lane would stretch 2.
The bridge over Big Creek on Wolfskin Road is scheduled to be replaced, starting in April 2029. It was built in 1959 and is weight-restricted. (Submitted Photo)

The bridge over Big Creek on Wolfskin Road is scheduled to be replaced, starting in April 2029. It was built in 1959 and is weight-restricted. (Submitted Photo)

Wolfskin Road’s Big Creek bridge to be replaced in 2029

Grace Burnett
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Another bridge replacement will change traffic patterns in Oglethorpe County, but this time, residents will have a few years to prepare.
The Crawford City Council Sandra Sheridan (from left), Brenda Butler, city clerk Amy Wall-Lance, Mayor Seavy O’Neal, Kathy Little, Carol McGrath and Johnny Shedd met on Nov. 12 , 2024 for its monthly meeting. Sheridan stepped down last month after serving on the council for nearly 15 years. (Photo/ Sarah Coyne)

The Crawford City Council Sandra Sheridan (from left), Brenda Butler, city clerk Amy Wall-Lance, Mayor Seavy O’Neal, Kathy Little, Carol McGrath and Johnny Shedd met on Nov. 12 , 2024 for its monthly meeting. Sheridan stepped down last month after serving on the council for nearly 15 years. (Photo/ Sarah Coyne)

Sheridan steps down from Crawford City Council

Mia Fishman
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Crawford City Council member Sandra Sheridan, who has served on the city council for nearly 15 years, announced her resignation last month.  After moving forward with selling her house and moving out of the county, Sheridan said “it was time to resign.” “It was fun,” Sheridan said.