The City of Hawkinsville, GA

05/25/2026

The City of Hawkinsville Board of Commissioners and staff appreciate and will always remember our fallen service members for their ultimate sacrifice.

05/20/2026

In observance of Memorial Day, City Hall will be closed on Monday, May 25. We will reopen on Tuesday, May 26 at 8:30 a.m. For any utility emergency during the holiday, please call 478-783-1212 and the on-call associate will be dispatched.

The garbage truck will run its Monday route on Tuesday (May 26), its Wednesday route on Thursday (May 28), and its Friday route on Saturday (May 30). Have a safe holiday!

05/19/2026

The Veterans Park Splash Pad is now open! Hours are 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 7 days a week. Thanks to the Public Works Department for getting it ready for the season!! We hope everyone has a safe and happy summer!

05/18/2026

05/15/2026

On Monday, May 18, crews will be working in the Sunnybrook Circle area to connect customers to a newly installed water line. The work is expected to begin around 9:30 a.m. Water service for customers in the affected area will be temporarily disrupted for approximately one hour.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as crews complete these system improvements.

05/15/2026

The Water Department will be repairing a fire hydrant beginning Monday, May 18 at 9 a.m. In order to complete the repair, the water main will need to be shut off temporarily. The outage is expected to last approximately 4 hours.

The following addresses will be without water service during this time:

24 Lee Street
30 Lee Street
7 Hillbright Street
11 Hillbright Street
15 Hillbright Street
247 Broad Street
259 Broad Street
277 Broad Street
Park Place on Broad Apartments
Arrowhead Apartments
Lakeside Villa Apartments
353 Broad Street
Watson Street (from Hillbright St. to Anderson Rd.)
152 Watson Street (Apt. 1 & 2)

Please note, this is a controlled shut off. We do not anticipate a water boil will be required, however, in the event that a water boil becomes necessary, we will notify all affected properties via Facebook and an automated phone message. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding while these necessary repairs are completed.

05/14/2026

UPDATE: Water has been restored. There is NO boil water requirement.

Due to an unexpected issue encountered during repairing a fire hydrant, crews must temporarily shut off the water main to complete the repairs.

Customers on Watson Street (from McCormick Ave. to the corner of Mashurn St.) will experience temporary water loss while the work is being completed.

Please note, this is a controlled shut off. No boil water is needed. In the event a boil water is needed, customers in the affected area will be notified via Facebook and with an automated phone call.

Thank you for your patience as we make necessary repairs.

05/05/2026

We've seen the questions going around about when the splash pad will be opening. Our intentions were to have it opened May 1, 2026, however, we are currently under a Level I Drought Declaration per the Georgia Environmental Protection Division. You may read more about this declaration at https://epd.georgia.gov/.../2026.../level-1-drought-declared. As a public water system, we are required to provide public awareness about water conservation, which we did late last month via Facebook and in this weeks paper, when under this declaration. While the city is still able to have our splash pad operational under this declaration, we felt that we needed to be better stewards of our drinking water and to try and conserve our resource since we are asking the public to do the same. Our splash pad does not used recycled water, if this were the case, we would have already opened it. We plan to open it later this month unless there are escalated declarations issued by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division that may mandate further consideration. We appreciate your understanding in this matter.

05/05/2026

K-Dug Underground Utility Company will begin work in the Sunnybrook Circle and Easy Street area on Wednesday, May 6, to replace a 2-inch water main. As part of this project, a new main line will be installed and several customers will be connected to the new system. Residents whose service will be tied into the new line will receive an automated phone call using the contact information on file with City Hall. There will be a small disruption in service when services are tied into the new line, typically less than 1 hour. Effected residents will also receive an automated phone call the day of the tie in.

After the water main installation is complete, K-Dug will proceed with repairs to a sewer line in the area using a method called pipe bursting. This technique is less invasive than traditional excavation and is commonly used to efficiently replace or repair underground sewer lines with minimal surface disruption.

Barring weather or unforeseen delays, the project is expected to be completed prior to May 25.