This service allows you access to our online content at no additional charge for the duration of your print subscription. Please note, your online access will begin in correlation of your first print delivery. If you are already receiving your paper you will have access upon entering your account number
Please contact us if you have any questions 478-994-2358
This allows you access to our online content for the period determined by payment
| Rate | Price | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| One Day Pass | $10.00 | for 1 day |
| One-Month Access | $30.00 | for 30 days |
| One-Year Access | $60.00 | for 365 days |
Both in and out of County Print Subscriptions.
| Rate | Price | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| One Year Monroe/Bibb Counties | $60.00 | for 365 days |
| One Year Out of County/Out of State | $70.00 | for 365 days |
Please log in, or sign up for a new account to continue reading.
Free access for current print subscribers
Thank you for reading! We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content.
Secretary of State Brian Kemp, right, will host a hearing on the county line Thursday.
Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp will hold a status conference in Atlanta at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday to update the ongoing Bibb-Monroe county line dispute.
The status conference will be held in Room 214 of the State Capitol.
Kemp announced in an e-mail dated June 16 and addressed to Bibb County attorneys Virgil Adams and James Jordan, Monroe County attorney Ben Vaughn, King & Spalding attorneys Letitia McDonald, Jessica Sabbath, former King & Spalding attorney Carolyn “Tippi Burch and surveyor Terry Scarborough that he plans to hold another evidentiary hearing on the matter on Tuesday, Aug. 30.
In his e-mail, Kemp wrote: “Thank you for bearing with me during this election year as we all seek to resolve this dispute in as timely a manner as possible. As I have previously stated, I will consider Mr. Scarborough’s already submitted evidence that I declined to consider at the earlier proceeding because it was submitted after the evidentiary deadline. I will also allow the parties, and Mr. Scarborough should he so desire, to submit additional evidence as to the location of the true boundary line between Monroe and Bibb Counties. The parties should be prepared to specify where they believe the true boundary line lies and be prepared to present all the evidence that supports their contention.”
After notifying Scarborough and the attorneys of the hearing date, Kemp continued, “Setting a boundary line has real consequences for every citizen of both counties involved. In making such an important decision, I will ensure that I have all necessary evidence. I look forward to working with each of you to reach a final decision on this matter.”
In November 2015, the Georgia Supreme Court reversed Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kelly Lee’s order that Kemp hold no more hearings and accept no more evidence in determining where to set the long-disputed boundary. However, the court reiterated Lee does have the right to force Kemp to set the boundary, as she ruled in 2013. The state Supreme Court ruled the counties can successfully appeal Kemp’s final decision only if the boundary line is deemed “arbitrary and capricious.”
Monroe County has spent in excess of $2.5 million in legal fees on the county line in the past decade.
Sorry, there are no recent results for popular videos.
Sorry, there are no recent results for popular commented articles.
Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup.
Error! There was an error processing your request.
Would you like to receive our daily news? Signup today!
