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502 W. Twelfth St, Ste. 200, Alma, GA 31510
As Georgia’s Blueberry Capital, Bacon County farmers are happy to make sure every household has plenty. More than 11,000 people call Bacon County home in the City of Alma and communities of Rockingham and Sessoms. We are located at the crossroads of US Hwy 1 and Georgia Hwy 32. Our local businesses and people are the heart and soul of our community, in addition to excellent healthcare, education, and places of worship and play.
Its land area in this wiregrass region of the state is 285 square miles with Alma as the county seat. The courthouse, built in 1919, still serves the community and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The county is named for U.S. Senator Augustus Octavius Bacon who served at the turn of the 20th Century. Bacon County was originally settled by Creek Indians and later by pioneer families from the Carolinas.
The Bacon County Board of Commissioners intend to opt out of the statewide adjusted base year advalorem homestead exemption for Bacon County. All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearingon this matter to be held at the Bacon County Courthouse meeting room, located at 502 West 12th Streetin Alma, Georgia on January 23rd, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
Times and places of additional public hearings on this matter are at the Bacon County Courthousemeeting room, located at 502 West 12th. Street in Alma, Georgia on January 30th, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. andFebruary 6th, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.
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