In the fund-raising department, the race for Fayette County Sheriff is almost a dead heat. Read More»

It looked like Ronnie Mabra might be excluded from the ballot in the three-way race for the new Dist. 63 seat in the Ga. House of Representatives. But Ga. Secretary of State Brian Kemp on Wednesday afternoon reversed a recommendation from the Office of State Administrative Hearings, ruling that Mabra is a qualified candidate for the race. Read More»

Peachtree City Councilwoman Kim Learnard took a few seconds at the end of Thursday’s council meeting to highlight information compiled on the regional Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (T-SPLOST) that is posted on the city’s website.

While Learnard said she was not advocating one way or the other about the proposed 10-year levy because she feels it’s a decision up to voters, Councilman George Dienhart pointed that that 52 percent of the funds are going for mass transit, which he said has made the project list “controversial.” Read More»

Attorney Ronnie Mabra’s attempt at being elected in the race for the new District 63 seat in the Georgia House of Representatives has been gaveled out of order.

Administrative Law Judge Stephanie M. Howells with the Office of State Administrative Hearings on Monday ordered that Mabra’s name be removed from the July 31 ballot because he could not prove he lives in the new district that includes portions of Fayette, Clayton and south Fulton counties. Remaining in what is now a two-way race are paralegal Linda Pritchett and school teacher T.J. Copeland. Read More»