Former Mayor Turns Self In, Released on $10,000 Cash Bond

Former Douglasville Mayor Mickey Thompson turned himself in to the Douglas County Jail on Sept. 24 and was released less than two hours later on a $10,000 cash bond.

Former Douglasville Mayor Mickey Thompson turned himself in to the Douglas County Jail on Sept. 24 and was released less than two hours later on a $10,000 cash bond, according to Sheriff Phil Miller. Miller described the booking as uneventful. Claud Mitchell Thompson (a.k.a Mickey Thompson) was indicted on 91 counts of theft last week. He was among 78 people indicted, according to Douglas County District Attorney David McDade's website.  Douglasville Patch has not yet been able to verify if the theft charges stem from an investigation McDade requested that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation made regarding some payments made to the former Douglasville mayor and City Council members. A Douglas County Sentinel story on June 10 reported …

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TRUTH

2:43 am on Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Yeah unless they think they can get PAID JUST LIKE MICKEY!! The whole county stinks. You know things are bad when a SHERIFF and DA turn against a MAYOR!! WOW. Mcdade is the filthiest of them all. If GBI was so righteous they would have found several dozen more cases of corruption. Believe me its MORE   more ›

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Meet Douglasville's First Cheerleader

The City of Douglasville’s walking tour brochure correctly refers to Joseph S. James as Douglasville’s prominent booster and visionary, but I have to wonder–have we let him down?

My last two columns here and here have mentioned the New South philosophy that built Douglasville. Town leaders knew that the railroad was the key to revitalizing the economy in this area after the Civil War as well as insuring the survival of their brand new town. Another part of the philosophy was the development of cotton-related industry and support businesses in the commercial district. If the term “New South” is new to you I encourage you read the previous columns I link to above as well as my article, New South:  Railroads and Mill Towns at History Is Elementary. The website for the City of Douglasville describes our town as an outstanding example of a turn-of-the-century railroad town." Douglasville's Main Street Manager, Stephanie…

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Lisa Cooper

1:07 pm on Friday, August 5, 2011

Look for my new column on Monday! The topic will be The New Century Cotton Mill and how Douglasville ended up with one of five mills using the Praray design....it's very unique and unfortunately, the property was never put on the National Register.   more ›