COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – Ashley Burlingham lives near the site of a proposed rock quarry. She and her husband have spent years developing their property, work she says is especially meaningful as they care for her father, who has leukemia. Burlingham worries the quarry could put families in the area at risk.
The Columbia County Board of Commissioners is facing growing pushback from neighbors after approving a proposed rock quarry in Grovetown, despite concerns raised by neighbors about health, safety, and traffic…