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Rains end, but rivers on the rise
More roads closed; sunny skies expected
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The Ogeechee River crests past the parking lot at the boat ramp on U.S. Highway 301 Thursday. According to local officials, clear skies are expected For the next few days, but some roads are still closed as of Tuesday evening.
More roads were closed Tuesday after Bulloch County road crews found impassable conditions because of excessive rainfall in recent days.Honey Bowen Road was closed Monday at the Bulloch-Candler county line because of Upper Lotts Creek flooding. The wooden bridge and parts of the road were underwater.Tuesday, road crews closed portions of G.W. Oliver, Ricky Mallard, and Denver Lanier roads as well, Bulloch County Public Safety Director Ted Wynn said.Other roads deemed hazardous to travel include portions of Old Register, Moore, Arcola, M.P. Martin, Kendricks and Old Hardy Place roads. “Cleary Road is rough,” Wynn said, “but drivable.”
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