Small town mayor aims high in 2010

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Chris Bridges
in Winder Archives
Monday, December 21. 2009
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A small town Georgia mayor has some big-time political aspirations.

Carl Camon, the mayor of Ray City, is seeking the Democratic nomination for Governor next year. Camon, who is pushing the economy, education, families, law enforcement and transportation, made a campaign stop in Winder recently.

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Candidate qualifying for municipal elections ends today

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Susan Norman
in Top Stories & Breaking News
Friday, September 4. 2009
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Today is the last day for candidates to qualify to run in the Nov. 3 municipal elections around Barrow County.

The city of Statham has had an absolute crush of candidates. The eighth one, Betty Kinney, walked through the door of city hall this morning while city clerk Susan Gabriel was talking on the phone with a reporter. The other qualifiers include incumbents Betty Lyle and Gayle Steed and challengers Jeremiah Bennett, Johnnie Ellington, David Huth, Susan Martin and Terry Tripp.

Fourteen miles to the west, however, the town of Carl didn’t have a single council candidate qualify by the end of its qualifying period at 5 p.m. Thursday. Mayor David Brock, who did qualify to run again for his post, hung around town hall for a half hour after the building closed, but no one showed up.


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COLUMN: Politicians looking toward 2010

Posted by
Chris Bridges
in Editorial Archives
Friday, January 16. 2009
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With the primaries for the 2010 state election still well more than a calendar year away, one might not be giving too much thought to Georgia political races at this point.

Well, some are because already candidates are fighting for position as well as fundraising dollars as a full slate of statewide offices will be open next year. [Full Story »] 

Sikes, Smith headed for DA runoff

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Staff Writer
in Top Stories & Breaking News
Wednesday, July 16. 2008
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District Attorney candidate Donna Sikes made a point of her opponents past work for former disgraced district attorney Tim Madison during the Primary campaign and Tuesday night, it appeared her strategy had an impact. [Full Story »] 

Barrow sheriff’s race tops campaign spending list

Posted by
Staff Writer
in Winder Archives
Thursday, July 10. 2008
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The heavyweight political contest in Barrow County appears to be the race for sheriff where the two Republican candidates had together spent over $46,800 through the end of June, according to this week’s campaign disclosure reports.
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