The Northwest Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab in Summerville, Ga., will close in March, leaving 10 area counties to take evidence to Atlanta for processing.

The Summerville lab is one of three labs selected for closing due to declining state revenues. Labs in Columbus and Moultrie, Ga., also will close, GBI spokesman John Bankhead said.

"Certainly it will be a burden on law enforcement in Northwest Georgia," Mr. Bankhead said.

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