Horses corralled after running loose on Wrightsboro at Louisville Road

Posted: Aug 14, 2019 / 11:46 AM UTC / Updated: Aug 14, 2019 / 12:09 PM UTC

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – Some horses are back where they belong after making a quick trip to the Dollar General.

Columbia County Sheriff’s Office and Animal Control crews responded to calls of horses on Wrightsboro Road at Louisville Road, Wednesday.

We’re told the horses were quickly wrangled and taken back where they belong.

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