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September 13, 2023

Sheriff conducting auction

McIntosh County will offer the following for sale by public auction on the publicsurplus.com website.

The auction will begin on Sept. 28 and end on Oct. 12.

A link for publicsurplus.com is on the Mc-Intosh County Sheriff ’s Department facebook page.

Among the items to be sold are: 2010 Chevrolet Crown Victoria. 2008 Chevrolet Crown Victoria. Two 2014 Chevrolet Tahoes.

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