Weather
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Over the holidays, Lincoln County and the surrounding area experienced some of the lowest temperatures on record in many years. Last week, those temperatures hiked back into the 60’s. I want to start this week just by recognizing the hard work of our county employees that worked endlessly to repair water pipes and assist people…
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Robyn Stewart Driving down the road in Lincoln County right now, it is not unusual to see creek beds overflowing and unexpected water features in people’s yards and pastures. In the last 60 days, Lincoln County has received between 10 and 15 inches of rain. In contrast, our normal rainfall for the same period is…
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Robyn Stewart Here in the Southeast, we are no stranger to a variety of summer weather but over the past month we have watched the typical Georgia summer devolve into a severe region-wide drought. The October 8th Georgia Drought Monitor identified that over 50% of the state is in a state of severe drought and…