Local Wiki
Ben Hill County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 6, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- Tuesday after the 1st Monday of each month at 6:00 PM.
- Meeting location
- County Commissioner's Meeting Room, 4H and Ben Hill County Extension Service Building, 321 Dewey McGlamry Road, Fitzgerald, GA 31750.
- Clerk of Superior Court
- BETTY LYNN JOHNSON · 115 South Sheridan Street, Fitzgerald, GA 31750 · (229) 426-5135 (FAX (229) 426-5487) · betty.johnson@gsccca.org
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.benhillcounty-ga.gov/
- Board of Commissioners
- 5-member Board of Commissioners; the Board selects its Chairman/Vice-Chairman from among its members. Chairman: Hal Wiley. Vice-Chairman: Hope Harmon. Other commissioners: Bennie Calloway, Daniel Cowan, John W. Mooney.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
- Ben Hill County · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
- Ben Hill County Hospital Authority (official website, opens in a new tab) · Special District · Hospital
- Fitzgerald City Housing Authority · Special District · Housing & Community Development
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026