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At the close of qualifying Friday, town elections had been set in Baldwin and Lula.
BALDWIN CITY COUNCIL, POST 1
•Dustin Mealor, incumbent.
•Ray Holcomb, former council member.
BALDWIN CITY COUNCIL, POST 2
•Theron Ayers, incumbent
•Robert Bohannon, former council member.
BALDWIN CITY COUNCIL, POST 3
•Joe Elam, incumbent
LULA, DISTRICT 1
Larry Shuler, incumbent
Victoria Chambers
Vince Evans
Felton C. Wood Jr.
LULA, DISTRICT 4
•James Garnett Smith, incumbent
LULA, DISTRICT 5
•Lamb Griffin, incumbent
The city election will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Entries from September 2015
Friday Night Scoreboard: Sept. 4
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Friday, September 4. 2015
No election necessary in Alto, Gillsville, Maysville
Alto, Gillsville and Maysville will not have city elections this year because only one candidate qualified for the positions that were to be on the Nov. 3 ballot.
In Alto, only the incumbents qualified for the three seats up for election. Incumbent Audrey Turner qualified for the mayor’s position and incumbents John Closs and Eddie Palmer qualified for the council seats for Post 2 and 4, respectively.
In Gillsville, incumbent Todd Dale qualified for the Post 3 council seat, incumbent Greg Ferguson qualified for the Post 4 council seat and Samuel Wade Dale qualified for the Post 5 council seat, currently held by Rudess Hooper. Hooper did not seek re-election.
In Maysville, the incumbents were the only ones to qualify: Richard Presley, mayor; Junior Hardy, Ward 2; and Scott Harper, Ward 4.
In Alto, only the incumbents qualified for the three seats up for election. Incumbent Audrey Turner qualified for the mayor’s position and incumbents John Closs and Eddie Palmer qualified for the council seats for Post 2 and 4, respectively.
In Gillsville, incumbent Todd Dale qualified for the Post 3 council seat, incumbent Greg Ferguson qualified for the Post 4 council seat and Samuel Wade Dale qualified for the Post 5 council seat, currently held by Rudess Hooper. Hooper did not seek re-election.
In Maysville, the incumbents were the only ones to qualify: Richard Presley, mayor; Junior Hardy, Ward 2; and Scott Harper, Ward 4.
Bobby Lacey (09-03-15)
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Friday, September 4. 2015
TATES CREEK COMMUNITY, BANKS COUNTY - Bobby G. Lacey, 83, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2015. Mr. Lacey was born on March 17, 1932, in Cobb County, the son of the late E. D. and Edna Brown Lacy. He was preceded in death by three brothers. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Mr. Lacey had served in the United States ... [Full Story »]
Freddy Price (08-30-15)
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Friday, September 4. 2015
MOORESVILLE, N.C. - Freddy Owen Price, 67, formerly of Homer, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2015, at his residence. He was born on April 15, 1948, in Atlanta, the son of the late Fred Shifton and Helen Virginia Minish Price. He was a United States Army veteran serving in the Vietnam War. Mr. Price was preceded in death by an infant sister, ... [Full Story »]
Banks County youth quarterback recognized nationally stage
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Thursday, September 3. 2015
A Stafford quarterback is making a name for himself on the national stage – and it’s not former UGA and current Detroit Lions signal caller, Matthew Stafford. Eight-year-old Brody Stafford, a resident of Lula, was recently selected as most valuable player and an All-American at an Offense-Defense summer camp in Myrtle Beach, S.C. He was ... [Full Story »]
Banks County youth quarterback recognized nationally
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Thursday, September 3. 2015
A Stafford quarterback is making a name for himself on the national stage – and it’s not former UGA and current Detroit Lions signal caller, Matthew Stafford. Eight-year-old Brody Stafford, a resident of Lula, was recently selected as most valuable player and an All-American at an Offense-Defense summer camp in Myrtle Beach, S.C. He was ... [Full Story »]
Football: Back to Work
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Thursday, September 3. 2015
A 55-13 routing can be a difficult loss to overcome mentally and physically. But Banks County head coach Biff Parson knows his Leopards don’t have time to lick their wounds. Johnson is coming to town this Friday and Parson wants his team to keep a forward out look. “We’re looking to really fix the whole thing,” said Parson. “We had a ... [Full Story »]
Softball: Leopards tied atop 7-AAA standings after key victory over Dawson County
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Thursday, September 3. 2015
Pedestrian struck and killed at Banks Crossing
The Georgia State Patrol reports that a pedestrian was killed Sept. 1, at approximately 9:50 p.m., after being struck by a truck while crossing U.S. 441 at Banks Crossing.
The pedestrian, Jeffrey Leon Poynter, 46, Cave City, Ky., died at the scene, after a northbound, empty car carrier tractor trailer struck him.
The car carrier, driven by Patrick Kirk Hubbard, 43, The Woodlands, Texas, was turning left into the T/A Truck Stop and struck Poynter as he crossed the roadway near Hampton Court.
The GSP reports no charges will be filed.
The pedestrian, Jeffrey Leon Poynter, 46, Cave City, Ky., died at the scene, after a northbound, empty car carrier tractor trailer struck him.
The car carrier, driven by Patrick Kirk Hubbard, 43, The Woodlands, Texas, was turning left into the T/A Truck Stop and struck Poynter as he crossed the roadway near Hampton Court.
The GSP reports no charges will be filed.
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