Wednesday, January 23, 2013
State Representative for House District 66, (Douglas & Paulding Counties) Representative Kimberly Alexander has been appointed to the Intragovernmental Coordination Committee
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Wednesday, January 23
After completing her first week in office as the new State Representative for House District 66, (Douglas & Paulding Counties) Representative Kimberly Alexander has been appointed by Speaker of the House David Ralston to the highly important Intragovernmental Coordination Committee of the Georgia House of Representatives. The committee is assigned all local legislation; meaning local bills that primarily affect only one city or county. Every year, hundreds of Georgia’s cities and counties send up bills to the General Assembly requesting changes in the way they can operate locally. Certain changes must be approved by the state legislature. When local legislation is introduced, it first goes through the Intragovernmental Coordination …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Rep. Roger Bruce represents House District 61 and was first elected into the Georgia House of Representatives in 2002.
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Wednesday, January 16
Members of the first formal Douglas County Delegation have elected Representative Roger Bruce as their chairman. The delegation members are Rep. Roger Bruce (D), Rep. LaDawn Jones (D), Rep. Sharon Beasley-Teague (D), Rep. Kim Alexander (D), Rep. Michael Micah Gravely (R), Rep. Dustin Hightower (R), and Sen. Donzella James (D). Rep. Bruce represents House District 61 and was first elected into the Georgia House of Representatives in 2002. In his role as State Representative, he has served on several committees including the Insurance, Education, and Judiciary committees. He is excited to continue to serve his constituents as the Chairman of the Douglas County Delegation. “I am honored to be elected to serve as Chairman of the Douglas County…
Sunday, January 13, 2013
In case you missed them, these were some of the important stories of the week.
Teen Receives 12 Years in Prison for Robbing Students Rodney Jamaal Banks, 16, was sentenced Monday by Douglas County Superior Court Judge David T. Emerson after entering a guilty plea to charges of Robbery and Criminal Attempt to Commit Armed Robbery. See the full Douglasville Patch story here. Dugan Dominates in District 30 Race The Carrollton Republican in his third election in three months defeated Libertarian James Camp to earn the state senate seat. See the full Douglasville Patch story here. Most Sought-After Fugitive and Child Molester Dies in Custody Charles Leon Parker, a sexual predator indicted on child molestation and incest, died in a medical correctional facility in South Carolina, eight months after being taken into custody…
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
The Carrollton Republican in his third election in three months defeated Libertarian James Camp to earn the state senate seat.
Mike Dugan, a 20-year Army veteran and local building contractor from Carrollton, will soon be able to add state senator to his résumé. With all precincts reporting, Dugan posted a strong victory against Libertarian James Camp in a special election to determine the next state senator for District 30. Voters in parts of three counties—Paulding, Douglas and Carroll—were able to cast ballots. In Paulding, Dugan took 80.3 percent of the vote by earning 233 votes to Camp’s 57; voters from all four Paulding precincts favored the Republican candidate. The county saw 291 ballots cast out of 24,586 registered voters— a turnout of 1.18 percent. Douglas also was decidedly in Dugan’s corner. Results from the Secretary of State’s office showed that …
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Early voting starts today in the State Senate District 30 Race, between Libertarian candidate James Camp and Republican candidate Mike Dugan, in a Jan. 8 special election.
Early voting starts today in the State Senate District 30 Race, between Libertarian candidate James Camp and Republican candidate Mike Dugan, in a Jan. 8 special election to ultimately determine the district’s next senator. In Douglas County at the courthouse on Hospital Drive; in Carroll County you can vote at the County Admin Building on College Street; and in Paulding at the new government complex on U.S. 278. Camp lives just outside of Temple has been employed as a senior IT technician for the past five years with a small IT consulting firm in Carrollton, according to his website. Dugan is a 20-year Army veteran and local building contractor, according to his website. Dugan replaces Bill Hamrick on the ballot. Hamrick, the Republican …
Sunday, December 16, 2012
In case you missed it, these were some of the important stories of the week.
Police: Pope Rd. Pot Grower Arrested, Boat Used to Retrieve Plants As agents arrived at Grady Smith’s Pope Rd. residence, he pulled up marijuana plants he and ran to the back of his residence, throwing the plants into a lake bordering his property. See the full Douglasville Patch story here. Re-Elected, Newly-Elected Officials to be Sworn in on Dec. 20 The Douglas County Board of Commissioners announced it will host a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony for re-elected and newly elected public officials on Dec. 20 at 6 p.m. See the full Douglasville Patch story here. E911 Director Named to Governor's Commission Douglas County E911 Director Greg Whitaker has been named by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal to the Governor’s Commission on 911 System …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners announced it will host a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony for re-elected and newly elected public officials on Dec. 20 at 6 p.m.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners announced it will host a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony for re-elected and newly elected public officials on Thursday evening, Dec. 20, at 6 p.m. in the Douglas County Courthouse Atrium. The Ceremony will be open to the public with free admission. Limited seating will be available in the Courthouse Atrium. The Ceremony will be broadcast live on dctv23, the Douglas County government access cable television channel, and simulcast on the County web site at www.CelebrateDouglasCounty.com. It will also be taped for later re-broadcast. Officials invited to be sworn in during the ceremony are: Each elected position will be introduced and the elected official will be invited to the landing of the Atrium’s…
Sunday, December 9, 2012
In case you missed it, these were some of the important stories of the week.
Empty Bowls Project Benefits The Pantry Benefiting The Pantry again this year, Empty Bowls has proven so popular that the Cultural Arts Council is offering luncheons for two days this year. See the full Douglasville Patch story here. Woman Gets 12 Years for Running Over Ex A Hiram woman will serve 12 years in prison after news of a break-up drove her to run over an ex-boyfriend with a SUV. See the full Douglasville Patch story here. Dugan Advances in District 30 Race Tuesday’s runoff election was to select the Republican nominee for the senate seat impacting Paulding, Carroll and Douglas counties. Voters will head back to the polls next month to determine the district’s next senator. See the full Douglasville Patch story here. Matt Ryan …
Friday, December 7, 2012
Voters either 75 years of age and older or physically disabled are required to submit a new absentee ballot application if they would like to vote in the Jan. 8, 2013 Special Election for Senate District 30.
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Friday, December 7, 2012
Elections Supervisors in Carroll, Douglas, and Paulding counties are notifying those voters who are either 75 years of age and older or physically disabled that they are required to submit a new absentee ballot application if they would like to vote in the upcoming Jan. 8, 2013 Special Election for Senate District 30. Absentee applications may be obtained by contacting the appropriate elections office or may be downloaded at www.sos.ga.gov. Voters are encouraged to apply now, the last day to submit an absentee application is Friday, Jan. 4, 2013; no absentee by mail may be issued after this date. Completed applications may be personally delivered, faxed or mailed. Contact Information:
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Tuesday’s runoff election was to select the Republican nominee for the senate seat impacting Paulding, Carroll and Douglas counties. Voters will head back to the polls next month to determine the district’s next senator.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Residents in Senate District 30 now know who they’ll see on their ballots in a special election next month. After precincts in Paulding, Carroll and Douglas counties had tabulated their votes, it was Mike Dugan, a general contractor from Carrollton, who had prevailed in Tuesday’s runoff to determine the Republican nominee in the District 30 race, according to the Secretary of State’s website. Dugan had 3,606 ballots while 2,857 votes went Bill Hembree, who earlier this year resigned from his reelection bid in House District 67 to pursue the Senate seat. Dugan had 55.8 percent of the vote to Hembree’s 44.2. But the three counties represented in the race were split on the candidates. In Douglas County, Hembree took 1,526 of the 1,894 ballots…
Murray Jr
7:45 am on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Always good to have a local rep on important Committees. This is good information. Information like this is why I like Patch so much. more ›