Cedra Mayfield

September 30, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"Code section 21-2-6 allows the challenge here because 'qualifications,' as that term is used in the statute, includes all of the prerequisites for seeking and holding office," read the high court's decision. "The substitute candidate did not properly qualify to seek office, so the Board lacked authority to put him on the ballot."

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

September 30, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Following the resignation of Polk County Probate Judge Tony Brazier, voters will decide between interim Judge Shayne Green, Cedartown attorney Robert "Bobby" Brooks and Polk County Deputy Sheriff Charles Michael Sullivan in the special Nov. 8 nonpartisan election.

By Cedra Mayfield

3 minute read

September 29, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Madison County Finance Director Melissa "Missy" Tolbert has been arrested and charged with five felony counts of theft by taking totaling just under $14,000 for funds stolen from the Constitutional Officers Association of Georgia between 2018 and 2022.

By Cedra Mayfield

3 minute read

September 29, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"This, to me, is akin to voter suppression," said Democratic Douglas County chief magistrate candidate Ryan C. Williams. "They are attempting to just limit who the voters get to choose."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

September 29, 2022 | Daily Report Online

With Rabun County Chief Magistrate Judge Albert O. English not seeking reelection, voters will decide between write-in candidate Kyle Shook, a retired deputy sheriff, and James Blalock, a former police officer, in the Nov. 8 general election.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

September 28, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"Due process should be blind in Georgia," said NAACP Georgia State President Gerald A. Griggs. "What's good for a white sheriff should be good for a Black sheriff."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

September 28, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Voters will decide between interim Talbot County Chief Magistrate/Probate Judge Shatara Powell and challengers Brian Kempson of the Talbot County Building and Zoning Board and business relations consultant Trenda Hobbs-Thomas to fill a vacancy created by the death of Judge Sherrell Terry.

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

September 27, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Voters will decide between incumbent Republican Douglas County Chief Magistrate Judge Susan S. Camp and Democratic challenger Ryan C. Williams, a Douglasville attorney, in the Nov. 8 general election.

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

September 27, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Voters will decide between incumbent Interim Appling County Probate Judge Gretchen Johnson Bailey and challenger Emily Hardwick, an evidence custodian with the Appling County Sheriff's Office, to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of former Judge Diane Hallman.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

September 26, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"Imagine how wonderful it'd be if there was a legion of lady lawyers standing on the steps of the Supreme Court, basically giving her a public head nod, or 'you've got this,' which is a nice, quiet and dignified response to the way that she was treated during the confirmation," said Atlanta attorney Kelli Byers Hooper.

By Cedra Mayfield

8 minute read