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…
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…
Friday, November 9, 2012
Out of the 74,210 registered voters in Douglas County, 54,358 voted for or against Sunday Sales.
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Friday, November 9, 2012
Out of the 74,210 registered voters in Douglas County, 54,358 voted for or against Sunday Sales, while 55,201 voted in the Presidential race. Here is what they voted on in descending order of number of total votes, for all of the races that were on all ballots countywide, excluding unopposed offices. President - 55,201 County Sunday sales by the drink - 54,358 Coounty Sunday sales retail - 54,059 Sheriff - 54,047 Amendment 1 Charters - 53,422 County Commission Chair - 53,389 U.S. Congress District 13 - 53,251 Tax Commissioner - 53,131 Public Service Commission, District 3 - 52,134 Amendment 2 Long term leases - 50,517 Public Service Commission, District 5 - 45,925
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Democrat Kimberly Alexander will represent the newly-created Georgia House District 66, edging her Republican opponent Bob Snelling by 1,066 votes.
Democrat Kimberly Alexander will represent the newly-created Georgia House District 66, edging her Republican opponent Bob Snelling by an unofficial 1,066 votes, according to the Secretary of State's website. Alexander earned 11,813 votes, or 52.35 percent, while Snelling collected 47.64 percent, earning a total of 10,747 votes. House District 66 represents Douglas County and a portion of Paulding County. A resident of Douglas County, according to her website, Alexander is a single parent working in Corporate America that grew up in Paulding County. She has a son in college and comes from a family of 11 sisters and brothers. "I know that I am the best person to serve the people in District 66 and I know that I will do an outstanding job …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
The Republican had only been in the race a few weeks following the resignation of incumbent Bill Hembree.
Republicans will retain a State House seat even after the party’s incumbent dropped out of his race to pursue another elected office. Based on unofficial results, voters have tapped Republican candidate Micah Gravley to serve as the next representative of District 67, which includes a southeastern portion of Paulding County. As of 10 p.m., overall results showed that Gravley had taken 13,783 votes, or 67.6 percent, to Democrat Leigh Mcmutry’s 6,613 votes, or 32.4 percent. Gravley had only been in the race a few weeks. Incumbent Bill Hembree had originally been the Republican candidate and had advanced past the July 31 primary after running unopposed, but the candidate resigned to pursue the GOP nomination for the District 30 State Senate …
Douglas County Elections Supervisor Laurie Fulton said 45 percent of the county's active voters have already voted. That number is down from four years ago when 54 percent early voted.
Douglas County Elections Supervisor Laurie Fulton said 45 percent of the county's active voters have already voted. That number is down from four years ago when 54 percent early voted. However, four years ago voters had six weeks to early vote and this year they only had three weeks plus one Saturday. Alice Shapiro was in line at about 10 a.m. at Bill Arp Elementary and only waited 10 minutes. She voted for Sunday Sales and said, "Everybody should go have a drink!" Nycole Jarrett and son Owen, 6, just voted at the Old Douglas County Courthouse. Owen said they voted for Barrack Obama. "Both candidates are good but Barrack is closer to our beliefs," said Nycole. Sherry Hughes just voted at the Old Douglas County Courthouse and said the wait …
Charter school amendment appears headed for win.
UPATE 5:50 pm If you are in line to vote at 7 pm, you will get to vote even though the polls close then. Tens of thousands of Fulton County voters have already cast ballots today. Turnout is especially high for today’s General Election, as it is in most Presidential election years. It's too early to know how this year compares to 2008. In the evening after traditional work hours, peak turnout is anticipated, and tens of thousands of additional voters could exercise their right to vote. Fulton County elections officials released a statement advising that voters who are in line at 7 pm will be allowed to vote under Georgia law. As provided by Georgia law, voters who are over age 75 or who have a disability are eligible to ask to move ahead …
Friday, November 2, 2012
The two candidates running for Douglas County Sheriff introduced themselves during a political forum hosted by the Junior League of Douglas County and the National Coalition of 100 Black Women on Tuesday night at the Downtown Conference Center.
The two candidates running for Douglas County Sheriff introduced themselves during a political forum hosted by the Junior League of Douglas County and the National Coalition of 100 Black Women on Tuesday night at the Downtown Conference Center. Incumbent candidate and current Sheriff Phil Miller answers the question: What have you accomplished as Sheriff (video attached.) And Candidate for Sheriff Derrick Broughton introduces himself (video attached.) The forum gave the community a chance to meet with local politicians and get any questions they might have answered about the ballot issues. Related Douglasville Patch stories: The Case For and Against Sunday Sales 12,271 Votes Cast in Advance Voting
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Monday night was the final face-off for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney before the election. Who do you think won? And do you think it will affect the election?
Monday, October 22, 2012
Monday night was the final face-off for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney before the election. Who do you think won? And do you think it will affect the election?
The presidential candidates met tonight for their third and final debate in the campaign season. This time, the topic was foreign policy. What did you think of the discussion? Was anyone a clear winner? And will it affect the outcome of the election? Coming to us on a mobile device? If you can't see the blog above, you can review the discussion at this RSS feed.
Bruce
4:16 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012
Maybe the chairman could say a few words of condolences for the Rodney Graham family. Rodney Graham died in the Douglas County jail after denial of doctor prescribed medical treatment. After the coroner, the sheriff, the DA, and the GBI found that Rodney died of "natural causes" the family retained the services of an attorney. His investigation, including seeing the video tapes of Rodney dying in… more ›