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Paving will lead to temporary lane closures on Highway 21
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Staff Report
Updated: Feb 8, 2016, 9:10 PM
Published: Feb 8, 2016, 9:11 PM

The Georgia Department of Transportation reminds motorists that nighttime paving will take place between tonight and Thursday on Highway 21 between 4thand 7thstreets in Rincon.

There will be temporary lane closures, with work under way from 7 p.m.-6 a.m. each day, depending on weather.

These lane closures will be utilized for milling and inlay of asphalt, Monday and Tuesday nights scheduled for southbound lanes and Wednesday and Thursday nights scheduled for northbound lanes.
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Walmart arrest
A bystander’s video shows a Rincon police officer on top of a man during an arrest Saturday in the Walmart parking lot. The footage, widely shared on Facebook, has sparked public concern.
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