Deal finally reached on inmate housing

An inmate housing agreement between the sheriff, the county commission and the City of Blackshear is finally a done deal.

A called meeting Monday morning finally settled the over two-year old impasse — and even then, there was some doubt about its passage.

Commissioners tabled a proposed agreement at their regular meeting Tuesday night, March 7, after Sheriff Ramsey Bennett said he had concerns about a paragraph included in the proposal.