Dugan defeats Hembree in runoff for State Senate seat Construction company official Mike Dugan of Carrollton won the runoff election in the special Republican primary for state Senate District 30 Tuesday.
Dugan received 56 percent of the vote to defea...
December 05, 2012 06:47 AM | 0 | 16 |
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Tom Spigolon tspigolon@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
‘Ground game’ helped Alexander win Georgia House seat Kim Alexander said she was a “little overwhelmed” following her recent victory in the election for the Georgia House District 66 seat.
“I know it had a lot to do with God,” she said.
Alexander, a D...
November 21, 2012 05:46 PM | 1 | 15 |
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Tom Spigolon tspigolon@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Douglas election supervisor 'very pleased' with voting process Douglas County Elections Supervisor Laurie Fulton said she was “very pleased” with how smoothly Election Day voting proceeded despite more than 21,000 voting in 12 hours at the county’s 25 precinct...
November 14, 2012 12:47 PM | 0 | 19 |
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Liz Marino and Tom Spigolon douglas@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Charter schools amendment passes With all but one Georgia county completing voter reports, the majority of voters have cast their ballots in favor of the statewide charter school Constitutional amendment.
On the ballot voters were...
Georgia voters decide on charter school amendment In addition to votes for president and various other elected officials, Georgia voters had a chance to vote on an amendment to the Georgia Constitution this Election Day. The amendment would “allow...
Column: Ten reasons to vote ‘no’ on charter school amendment The charter school amendment will be decided on Nov. 6. If it doesn’t pass, it will be the greatest upset since David conked Goliath with a rock. Give me the money that has been made available to ...
Column: Charter schools give students opportunities As a mother of four children currently enrolled in or graduates of Fulton County Schools, I care deeply about public education in my community and Georgia. I know public education changes lives by...
County opens four additional advance voting sites Douglas County opened four additional advance voting sites this week as scheduled after operating a single location in Douglasville the past two weeks.
The county elections office set up polls at D...
October 31, 2012 03:22 PM | 0 | 20 |
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Tom Spigolon tspigolon@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Coattails not automatic advantage for locals Local political leaders said last week heavy turnout for either presidential candidate Tuesday does not mean the same level of support will be given to all of that party’s candidates on the same ba...
October 31, 2012 03:14 PM | 0 | 19 |
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Tom Spigolon tspigolon@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
State Senate candidates giving final pleas for votes The four Republican candidates for the open State Senate District 30 seat were emphasizing a variety of issues as they sought votes in the final week and a half of their campaigns in the Nov. 6 spe...
October 31, 2012 03:11 PM | 0 | 20 |
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Tom Spigolon tspigolon@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Jones challenging Worthan’s run for third term as chairman Incumbent Tom Worthan is touting his experience and accomplishments through two terms while challenger Romona Jackson Jones said she will lead the county from being “ordinary to extraordinary” as t...
October 24, 2012 03:34 PM | 0 | 16 |
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Tom Spigolon tspigolon@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
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