Council seat and judicial post to be filled at called meeting

At a called meeting Tuesday, March 19, Winder’s mayor and city council will elect the council member who will complete the unexpired term of the late Charlie Eberhart. Seven Ward 2 residents applied for the appointment.

At the same meeting, the council also will appoint the next Winder Municipal Court judge. An in-house interview panel recommended the appointment of Dale R. “Bubba” Samuels, a lawyer in private practice in Buford.

The meeting is at 6 p.m. March 19 at the Winder Community Center.