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Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 5:48 PM

What’s that smell?

What’s that smell?
A specialist with the Georgia Environmental Protection Division places collection devices in the city Monday morning to monitor the air following reports early last week from residents of a foulsmelling odor in Cherokee Heights that has since spread throughout the city. SPECIAL PHOTO

Odor’s origin still mystery after week of searches, tests

Georgia Environmental Protection Division personnel were in Waycross Monday to do more air quality testing in response to the foul odor that surfaced about a week ago.

So far the origin of the smell, which residents said seems to be more prevalent in the early morning and late at night at this point, remains a mystery.

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