The board of commissioners approved an operational use permit at their meeting on Tuesday night, after a sand dredging business petitioned to continue its operations at a portion of the South River in Newton County. Dan Schildt, the owner of Southeast River Sand, requested to restart operations of his commercial sand dredging business.He said the operation would take place at 900 Butler Bridge Road in a portion of the South River and Henry County. Schildt told commissioners sand dredging would help clean out the river, lower sand levels which would help control floods, and create deeper water