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Police: Good Samaritan robbed when attempting to help what he thought was a stranded motorist     HENRY COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Police are investigating an armed robbery after a good Samaritan reportedly pulled over to the side of the road to help a stranded motorist. According to Henry County police, a man called 9-1-1 on March 1 and reported he was robbed while attempting to help a stranded motorist on I-75 south near the Jonesboro Road exit. The man told police he was travelling on the interstate 75 and he noticed a red minivan pulled over on the side of the highway. The good Samar...

Print It’s mere coincidence that Common Ground Theatre’s long-planned production of “Day of Absence” opened for streaming on Friday, just six days after the death of its venerated 90-year-old playwright Douglas Turner Ward. But the passing of Ward — who cofounded and for many years ran the Negro Ensemble Company in New York — reminds the viewer of how innovative a writer he was, and how this boundary-breaking 1965 play is still, unfortunately, relevant today. The filmed play, directed by Common Ground artistic director Yolanda Franklin, was presented for just three Zoom-based perf...

County seeks bid for Old Dixie sidewalk The Taylor County Commission is seeking firms to construct a sidewalk along Old Dixie Highway from Jefferson Street to Plantation Road. The project will be funded by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) through its Local Agency Program (LAP). Subscribe to our e-Edition and read the rest of the story. Already a subscriber? Click here to sign in.

A developer hopes to place up to 110 homes on a 48.83-acre parcel of land off South Old Dixie Highway at Mayberry Road, about a mile east of Old Dixie's intersection with U.S. 1 in southern Flagler County. "We’re really hoping to move forward shortly," said Jessica Gow, a Cobb Cole law firm attorney representing RJN Design and Development, at a Jan. 12 Flagler County Planning and Land Development Board meeting. "... Once we get the utilities settled there, we’re ready to move forward." The 110-home proposal itself isn't new, but utility considerations have so far delayed its c...

The Volusia County Council will discuss Tuesday whether to spend more than $1.3 million to conserve a section of forest along the Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail from being cleared to build homes. Parker Mynchenberg, who owns the 1,055-acre Plantation Oaks subdivision, said he is willing to sell the county the 36 acres for $1,368,000.  But there's a catch: The deal will need to be approved by the end of this week, agenda materials indicate.  The deal, as offered, will also seemingly allow Mynchenberg to make more money on the development than he would if the county turns down his offer. He...