The sales-tax-funded capital projects account that paid for jail repairs, HVAC and other county upgrades is set to make its last debt payment next year with…
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- June 23, 2026: SPLOST VII final debt payment due July 1, 2026
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- A final debt payment of $1,975,000 is due July 1, 2026.
Stephens County sends its female inmates to the Jackson County jail and pays the bill, and commissioners now face a new, larger invoice.
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- October 13, 2026: Jackson County Sheriff's Office invoice
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- Board of Commissioners is scheduled to consider the $17,780.00 invoice at its October 13, 2026 meeting.
The county is seeking state grant funding to resurface a list of roads that commissioners have already approved.
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- September 22, 2026: FY2027 LMIG (Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant) application
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- No next step has been documented.
State legislation that would let the county put a local option sales tax question on the November ballot is still moving through the process…
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- June 23, 2026: LOST referendum bill and property tax assessment update
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- No next step has been documented.
Voters returning absentee ballots by drop box for the county's 2026 elections can only use the box inside the Historic Courthouse while…
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- June 16, 2026: Advance voting schedule for June 16, 2026 General Primary Runoff Election
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- No next step has been documented.
The county board signed off on a $411,000 purchase from TEN-8, committing county funds to the equipment.
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- September 22, 2026: TEN-8 quote
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- No next step has been documented.
A new transit program could affect how residents get around the county, but commissioners have not yet made a decision.
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- September 8, 2026: Public hearing on proposed public transit program in Stephens County
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- No next step has been documented.
The county's governing board is set to consider paying two fuel invoices totaling nearly $36,806, part of its routine spending on vehicle fuel.
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- October 13, 2026: Acre Oil Co. fuel invoices
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- No next step has been documented.
The county board signed off on paying a $11,573.64 invoice from Motorola Solutions, Inc., a cost covered by county funds.
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- September 22, 2026: Motorola Solutions, Inc. invoice
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- No next step has been documented.
The county is set to pay more than $34,000 in diesel and gas invoices from a single fuel supplier.
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- September 22, 2026: Acree Oil Co. fuel invoices
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- No next step has been documented.
Residents who want to vote in the November 3rd General Election must register or update their registration by October 5th and can cast advance ballots at the county's…
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- September 10, 2026: Advance voting schedule for November 3, 2026 General Election
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- Voter registration closes October 5th, 2026, ahead of the November 3rd General Election.
Voters who want to cast an absentee ballot by mail or drop box for the November 3rd general election have set deadlines and a single drop box location…
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- September 10, 2026: Deadline to submit absentee ballot applications
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- Absentee ballot applications are due October 23rd, 2026, and the Historic Courthouse drop box closes October 30th at 5:00 PM ahead of the November 3rd, 2026 General Election.