With shovels and axes volunteers are clearing brush and trees from the 75-acre Honey Hill Battlefield site in Ridgeland. The hope is to open site to the public.
Two annexation petitions, Chelsea and Tickton, could reshape Ridgeland. The efforts have residents and elected officials pondering the future of the Jasper County town.
The Ridgeland Town Council voted to accept a petition to annex 3,000 acres into the town, defying a request from Jasper County to defer decision to March.
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