TRAFFIC ALERT: Sinkhole opens up in Morgan County
HEMSI: Young adult in critical condition after falling from hiking area on Monte Sano
According to MCSO, the sinkhole appeared on the 500 block of Center Grove Road near Apple Grove, just off of Highway 67.
MCSO said county workers were on their way to close the part of the roadway.
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