Public Notices may be added, updated, or removed without notice. Contact the County Clerk's office for more information. Moratoriums can be found here.
Offices Closed for Independence Day
The offices of the Lee County Board of Commissioners will be closed Friday, July 4, 2025 in observance of the Independence Day Holiday. County offices will reopen for regular business hours on Monday, July 7, 2025. Residential garbage collection will be delayed one day.
Utilities Authority Rate Increase
Effective July 1, 2025, the following increases will be implemented by the Lee County Utilities Authority.
View the July 1, 2025 Rate Increase Notice
Precinct Reduction for Run-Off Primary
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 21-2-270, at the run-off primary to be held in Lee County on July 15, 2025, for the nomination of candidates of the Democratic Party, only one polling place shall be open and such polling place will be located at Leesburg Fire Station # 1, 342 Leslie Highway, Leesburg, Georgia. Any voter who desires to vote in such run-off primary must vote at said polling place and no other polling places will be open for the run-off primary.
July 15, 2025 Special Primary Runoff Election Information
Absentee-by-Mail Voting will be available for all registered voters. To obtain an Absentee-by-Mail ballot you may use the ballot request portal available at https://securemyabsenteeballot.sos.ga.gov/s/, download an application here from the Lee County website, request an application from the Elections Office at (229) 759-6002, or visit the Elections Office, 100 Starksville Avenue North, Suite B in Leesburg, Georgia.
Absentee-by-Mail ballots for voters will be mailed beginning as soon as possible. The last day to request an absentee-by-mail ballot will be July 4, 2025.
Voted Absentee-by-Mail ballots mail may be returned to the Elections Office through the Postal Service, in-person, by a family/household member, or by using the Official Absentee Ballot Drop Box, located inside the Elections Office at 100 Starksville Avenue North, Suite B, Leesburg, GA 31763. The ballot drop box will be available beginning July 7, 2025 and close on July 11, 2025 at 5:00 pm.
Advance-In-Person Voting will be open to all eligible voters beginning July 7, 2025 at the Elections and Registration Office, 100 Starksville Avenue, North, Suite B, Leesburg, Georgia. Ballots may be cast Monday through Friday between 8:15 am and 5:00 pm. The last day a voter may vote an Advance-in-Person ballot is Friday, July 11, 2025.
Early Tabulation of Ballots
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 21-2-386 and State Election Board Rule 183-1-14-0.7-15, the citizens of Lee County are hereby notified the Lee County Board of Elections and Registration will begin the processing of paper absentee ballots cast in the July 15, 2025 Special Primary Runoff at 9:30 am on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 in the Elections and Registration Office, 100 Starksville Avenue North, Suite B, Leesburg, and continue until complete.
Tabulation of results will begin at 6:00 pm on July 15, 2025 and results will not be released until after the polls are closed.
The early processing of absentee ballots before the closing of the polls shall be a controlled process in order to maintain the secrecy of all ballots and to protect against the collection or disclosure of any balloting information before the polls close on July 15, 2025 at 7:00 pm.
Computation and Canvassing
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 21-2-492 notice is hereby given that the computation and canvassing of the returns of votes cast in the July 15, 2025 Special Primary Runoff will take place in the Elections and Registration Office, 100 Starksville Avenue North, Suite B, Leesburg, Georgia. Computation and canvassing will begin Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 9:00 am. The Board of Elections and Registration will meet to certify the returns on July 21, 2025 at 4:00 pm.
Kinetic Fiber Provided by Windstream
Contact Kinetic to pre-register by calling (229) 920-4274, scanning the QR Code in the PDF below, or check your availability on Kinetic's website. Windstream Kinetic Fiber internet will provide more bandwidth for today’s connected home, smoother streaming, faster uploads and downloads, and more speed and reliability.
View the Windstream Kinetic Fiber Internet Flyer
Kinetic Fiber Service Update - May 13, 2025
Broadband Ready Community
Lee County is a designated Broadband Ready Community. Please contact the County Manager's Office for questions regarding broadband.
2025 Occupational Tax Renewals
The Lee County Business License department has begun the renewal process for 2025. All occupations that require a state license or certification must be provided with each application. All current business licenses expire on December 31, 2024.
