Turk, Rogers win BOC election

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Tuesday, December 1. 2009
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Charles Turk and Ernest Rogers are the two newest members of the Banks County Board of Commissioners. Both were the top vote-getters in Tuesday's run-off election.
In the District 2 race, Rogers had 872 votes, while Fred Wendt had 577 votes. In the District 4 race, Turk had 772 votes, while Robin Trotter had 705.

Early voting under way for Dec. 1 runoff election

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Tuesday, November 17. 2009
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Early voting is under way for the Dec. 1 runoff race for two seats on the Banks County Board of Commission. Early voting will be held through Wednesday, Nov. 25. Voters may cast a ballot from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the registrar’s office in the county annex. [Full Story »] 

Candidates face off at chamber forum

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Angela Gary
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Monday, November 2. 2009
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Candidates in the Nov. 3 election faced off for the final time before the election at a political forum sponsored Thursday night by the Banks County Chamber of Commerce.
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Budget, growth addressed at forum

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Angela Gary
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Tuesday, October 27. 2009
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Budget issues and future growth were among the issues addressed by candidates for the Banks County Board of Commission at a political forum held on Oct. 21.


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Qualifying for two new BOC seats starts Monday

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Tuesday, August 25. 2009
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Qualifying will be held in less than two weeks to fill the two new seats on the Banks County Board of Commissioners.
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Qualifying ahead for town elections

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Sunday, July 5. 2009
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Qualifying will be held this summer for town elections slated for November. The general election for council seats up for grabs in Maysville, Homer, Lula, Baldwin, Alto and Gillsville will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
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COLUMN: Bush legacy: Assault on civil liberties

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Thursday, February 12. 2009
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“We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.”
— Edward R. Murrow
•••
No doubt the debate on George Bush’s presidency will go on for generations.

There are extremes on both sides of the argument. Many believe he was the greatest thing since sliced bread and would have quickly ushered him in for a third term if given the opportunity.

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Overlooked candidate set for another try

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Friday, January 23. 2009
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Items from the political notebook as we continue into the new year:

Ray McBerry must have felt like a man without a party in 2006.

McBerry challenged Governor Sonny Perdue during the primary but you wouldn’t have known it from the state Rep-ublican Party, who pretended the challenger didn’t exist. [Full Story »] 

Long campaign season comes to an end

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Chris Bridges
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Thursday, December 4. 2008
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By the time this paper arrives in your hands, the campaign of 2008 will be over.

I am writing this before Tuesday’s runoff election here in our state, so I don’t know how those final three races turned out. (I know how I would have liked for them to turn out, but that’s another issue).
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Chambliss wins run-off; McDonald, Doyle also elected

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Angela Gary
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Wednesday, December 3. 2008
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Saxby Chambliss was re-elected to the United States Senate in a run-off election Tuesday.

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