Fitzgerald, GA
Local News
- Purple reign: Fitzgerald’s Wes Tankersley named Coach of the Week — WALB.com
- Fitzgerald, GA Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day — SpaceRef
- Fitzgerald High School (GA) Soccer — MaxPreps
- Schedule - Fitzgerald Hurricane (Fitzgerald, GA) Football 26-27 — MaxPreps
- Fitzgerald High School (GA) Football — MaxPreps
Official Local Resources
City of Fitzgerald · Irwin County · georgia.gov · Georgia Department of Driver Services
Fitzgerald is a city in and the county seat of Ben Hill County in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2020, its population was 9,006. It is the principal city of the Fitzgerald micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Ben Hill and Irwin counties. A small portion of Fitzgerald is in Irwin County.
The city is an agricultural marketing center that grows cotton, tobacco, and peanuts. It is also home to diverse manufactures including textiles, lumber, and metal products.
The city is home to the Blue and Gray Museum, the Grand Theatre, the Milton Hopkins Memorial Nature Preserve, and the Fitzgerald chicken topiary. The Ben Hill Irwin Campus of Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is in Fitzgerald.