land use

Linda Russell and Bob Gadd are among the residents who oppose the construction of a T-Mobile cell tower off Melton Road. Many of the attendees at the zoning board meeting on Oct. 23 wore red shirts with the phrase: “Vote no! Don’t let them tower over us!”

Linda Russell and Bob Gadd are among the residents who oppose the construction of a T-Mobile cell tower off Melton Road. Many of the attendees at the zoning board meeting on Oct. 23 wore red shirts with the phrase: “Vote no! Don’t let them tower over us!”

Zoning board tables cell tower request

Emily Adams
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Every seat in the Oglethorpe County Zoning Board meeting room was filled with more residents spilling out into the lobby, all wearing red shirts displaying a cell tower that read, “Vote no! Don’t let them tower over us!
Andy Barrs, CEO of Barrs Industries, proposes a large mixed-use development project at the Economic Development Authority meeting Tuesday night. Barrs hoped to gain county approval as he develops a 114-acre plot of land partially within Arnoldsville city limits. (Margaux Binder/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Andy Barrs, CEO of Barrs Industries, proposes a large mixed-use development project at the Economic Development Authority meeting Tuesday night. Barrs hoped to gain county approval as he develops a 114-acre plot of land partially within Arnoldsville city limits. (Margaux Binder/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Barrs seeks ‘blessing’ for development: Mixed-use project borders Highway 78 in Arnoldsville

Margaux Binder
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Andy Barrs proposed a development project at the Economic Development Authority meeting on Tuesday night.  Barrs, CEO of Barrs Industries, said he owns a 114-acre plot of land that borders U.S. Highway 78 and Arnoldsville Road.