Politics

Dienhart says he’ll vote ‘no’ on T-SPLOST

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»

Smith, Marchman top list among candidate fund-raisers

When it comes to politics, money talks. Political campaign signs aren’t cheap, and some candidates spent a small portion of their contributions on candy to be thrown in the July 4 parade in Peachtree City. Read More»

Judge bounces Mabra from Democrat primary ballot

Ronnie Mabra (R) and wife Dawn at a Fayette appearance. Photo/Ben Nelms.

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»

Pro-TSPLOST ‘rally’ Tues. at McIntosh

Voting already underway for $6.1B 10-county tax

The Fayette County Chamber of Commerce and the Fayette County Board of Realtors will sponsor a forum Tuesday to share “the positive side” of a proposed one percent regional transportation sales tax for 10 years. Read More»

Forum to feature Coweta Superior Court candidates

Candidates for Coweta County Superior Court judge will face off in a forum in Senoia on July 26. The forum will feature Kevin McMurry and Emory Palmer, running for the Superior Court seat in the Coweta Judicial Circuit which includes Coweta, Carroll, Heard, Meriwether and Troup Counties.

Organizers Lee Norman and Joe Cannin said the purpose of the forum is to allow the citizens of Senoia and southeast Coweta County area to hear the candidate’s views on why they feel they should be elected to the Superior Court. Read More»

Ramsey says federal ruling upholds Ga. immigration law

A ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court published last month validates a provision of Georgia’s new immigration law that allows police to check the immigration status of criminal suspects, according to Rep. Matt Ramsey of Peachtree City, one of the sponsors of the Georgia law that was approved last year.

The Georgia law imposes a requirement that businesses must swear they are using the E-Verify system to hire new employees. Read More»

Stokely, Marmon square off to represent part of PTC

Darryl Marmon (L) and Robert Stokely exchange views at forum. Photo/Ben Nelms.

A July 2 forum sponsored by the Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce featured Coweta County Solicitor Robert Stokely and attorney Darryl Marmon, both of Sharpsburg and both running for the District 71 seat in the Ga. House of Representatives being vacated by Rep. Billy Horne.

What used to be a House district situated solely in east Coweta, the re-drawn district now includes areas of northwest Peachtree City. Read More»

Coweta, Fayette early voting starts July 9

July 31 will be a pivotal date for those running in contested primary elections in Coweta and Fayette counties, along with issues such as the regional transportation (TSPLOST) referendum, but anyone wanting to beat the crowds at the polling place can take advantage of early voting that begins July 9 and runs through July 27. Read More»

Early voting for July 31 starts Monday

Early birds wanting to cast their ballots can do so starting Monday morning at 8 a.m. at the Fayette County elections office in downtown Fayetteville.

The three-week advance voting period starts July 9 and will run Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday, July 27.

The early birds will have a lot of pecking to do on the voting touch screens as the July election features all the non-partisan races such as those for local and state judgeships along with partisan races for sheriff, tax commissioner, county commission posts and board of education posts. Read More»

Commission candidates on defensive at Tea Party forum

Several candidates for the three seats on the Fayette County Commission found themselves on the defensive at the June 19 candidate forum hosted by the Fayette County Local Issues Tea Party. Read More»

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