Town of Surrency - Appling County

Lake Mayer and the Altamaha River are available for boating, swimming, and fishing in the county.

The Georgia Power Company's Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Power Plant is located in the county on a 2,200-acre site on the Altamaha River. Completed in 1974, the Hatch Plant makes Georgia Power one of the county's largest employers.

Annual events in the county include the week-long Baxley Tree Fest and Ditch Water Jazz Festival in April, the Piney Bluff Festival in November, and Baxley's "Celebration of Light" Christmas Parade in early December.

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