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NOTICE: online payment portal for plat approvals, building permits, and business licenses
The Commissioner’s Office is now offering online payments for plat approvals, building permits, and business licenses. Click to access the payment portal.
NOTICE: Road Department seeking 2 heavy equipment operators & 2 part time grounds keepers
WILKINSON COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT JOB OPENING:
- 2 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS, HOURS: Monday through Friday 7:00-3:30, FULL TIME POSITIONS (40 hours per week)
- 2 Part Time Grounds Keepers, HOURS: Monday & Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 7:00-2:30
Heavy Equipment Operator applicant must hold a valid Class B CDL license. This position includes but is not limited to: operating vehicles, dump trucks, motor graders, backhoes, and other heavy equipment. Applicant will also perform duties such as laying pipes, patching roads, and may operate a lowboy. Successful applicant must pass a BACKGROUND CHECK and DRUG SCREEN.
Grounds Keeper includes, but not limited to, picking up trash on right of ways, cleaning up around dumpster sites, operating vehicles, weed eaters, zero turn mowers and chainsaws. Applicant must hold a valid Class C Georgia driver’s license. Successful applicant must pass a BACKGROUND CHECK and DRUG SCREEN.
Applications are available at www.wilkinsoncounty.net under the jobs tab. Application may be emailed to lbenefield@wilkinsoncounty.net, mailed to Wilkinson County Commissioners Office ATTN: Lindsey Benefield PO Box 161 Irwinton, Ga 31042 or turned in to Wilkinson County Commissioners Office at 100 Bacon Street Irwinton, GA 31042.
Wilkinson County is an equal opportunity employer.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS November 9, 2026
NOTICE: Wilkinson County Courthouse closed on Sep 7, 2026
The Wilkinson County Courthouse will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2026, in observance of Labor Day.
The Courthouse will reopen on Tuesday, September 8, at 8:00 a.m.
We wish everyone a safe and happy Labor Day!
NOTICE: Budget Workshop for 2026-2027 schedule
June 22, 2026
Memo
To: Constitutional Officers and County Department Heads
From: Tracy D. Strange, County Manager
Re: Budget Workshop
The following schedule will encompass the County’s Budget Workshop for FY 2026-2027:
Budget Work Session Tuesday June 30, 2026
- Sheriff/911/Jail/Security 9:00 AM
- Senior Citizens Center 11:30
- Lunch 12:15 – 12:45
- Coroner 12:45
- Probate/Magistrate Court 1:30
- Tax Assessor 2:15
- East Wilkinson & Gordon Libraries 3:00
Budget Work Session Wednesday July 1, 2026
- EMA 9:00 AM
- Road / Sanitation / Transit 10:00
- Development Authority 11:30
- Lunch 12:15 – 12:45 PM
- Elections 12:45
- Tax Commissioner 1:30
- Superior Court 2:15
- Board of Commissioners / General
Budget Work Session Thursday July 2, 2026 (As needed)
Any remaining departments or project discussions
NOTICE: Budget Work Session 6/30/2026 (9am) & 7/1/2026 (9am)
Notice of Budget Work Session
The Wilkinson County Board of Commissioners will meet on Tuesday, June 30, 2026 beginning at 9:00 a.m. and Wednesday July 1, 2026 beginning at 9:00 a.m. for department budget hearings.
Both meetings will convene in the Commission Chambers of the Wilkinson County Courthouse, located at 100 Bacon Street, Irwinton, Georgia.
Anyone having questions about the Work Session may contact County Manager Tracy Strange at 478-946-2236 or by electronic mail at tstrange@wilkinsoncounty.net.
NOTICE: Court closed on 6/19/2026 in observance of Juneteenth
The Wilkinson County Courthouse will be closed on Friday, June 19, 2026, in observance of Juneteenth. The Courthouse will reopen on Monday, June 22, 2026, at 8:00 a.m.



