Submitted by Heather on Wed, 07/18/2012 - 8:26am
The grass is growing so quickly these days, you can almost watch it happen.
At City Hall in Fort Oglethorpe, "Hollywood" handles the lawn. He's an inmate from Walker State Prison in Rock Spring, Ga. The city spends $39,500 annually to have a crew of prison workers come from Monday through Thursday to do tasks such as mow grass, pick up trash and run string trimmers.
"It's a pretty good deal for the city," City Manager Ron Goulart said.