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Mayor, council races set in Maysville, Lula, Alto

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Thursday, September 1. 2011

When qualifying ended Wednesday afternoon in Maysville, Lula and Alto, races had been set for the mayor’s position and several council seats. MAYSVILLE In Maysville, former mayor Richard Presley, council member Lynn Villyard and political newcomer Donna Chesonis had qualified. Incumbent Jerry Baker did not qualify. Races were also set in ... [Full Story »]

Arlene Ivey named county personnel officer

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Wednesday, August 31. 2011

Arlene Ivey was hired as the personnel officer for Banks County Tuesday night in a unanimous vote of the board of commissioners. Earlier, the BOC interviewed the top five candidates for the position. Ivey, a resident of Banks County, previously was the vice president of administration and administrative assistant for The Fudgery Inc. in ... [Full Story »]

Qualifying begins Monday for town elections

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Wednesday, August 24. 2011

Qualifying begins next week for council positions in Alto, Baldwin, Gillsville, Lula and Maysville. The Town of Homer doesn’t have a city election this year. The city elections will be held from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8. ALTO Qualifying will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. beginning on Monday, Aug. 29, and ending on Friday, ... [Full Story »]

BCHS students do well in EOCT testing

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Thursday, August 18. 2011

With the exceptions of Math 1 and Economics, Banks County High School students finished in the top tier of Georgia schools in last spring’s End of Course Test results. In fact, BCHS was in the top 100 high schools in the state in four out of seven categories where students were tested. BCHS students struggled most with Math 1 where they had a ... [Full Story »]

BOC allocates $175,000 for economic development

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Tuesday, August 16. 2011

The Banks County Board of Commissioners agreed in a meeting on Aug. 9 to allocate $175,000 to be used by the economic development department. No discussion was held on how the money would be spent. In other financial matters, the BOC approved a $11.7 million budget for 2012, which is down $687,000 over the current budget. The budget was ... [Full Story »]

Rudeseal resigns from Baldwin council

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Monday, August 8. 2011

Baldwin council member Sandi Rudeseal has resigned from the city council. At the conclusion of Thursday’s council work session meeting, Rudeseal read a prepared statement tendering her resignation from the council effective Aug. 8. Rudeseal served in post 2. Her term expires Dec. 31, 2011. Rudeseal reported she checked with city attorney ... [Full Story »]

BOC budget vote set Tuesday; Proposed budget down $687,000

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Thursday, August 4. 2011

The Banks County Board of Commissioners will vote Tuesday on a proposed $11.7 budget, which is down $687,000 over the current budget. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the county annex. A budget hearing was held this Tuesday night to receive citizen input on the proposed budget but no one attended. In other business at the meeting this ... [Full Story »]

Classes start Thursday in Banks schools

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Tuesday, August 2. 2011

Banks County students will return to the classroom on Thursday for the first day of class. The projected enrollment is 2,925 for the 2011-12 school year, up about 25 students over the 2010-11 total. The school calendar will have back five more school days for kids, bringing the total days in class to 175. “We look forward to returning for a ... [Full Story »]

Baldwin approves budget in split vote

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Wednesday, July 27. 2011

In a 3-2 vote, the Baldwin City Council approved its budget Monday night. The total fiscal year 2012 general fund budget revenues are $1.52 million with expenditures totaling $1.48 million. The total enterprise funds revenues are $3.07 million for 2012 with expenses at $3.12 million. Council members Rodney King and Beverly Holcombe voted ... [Full Story »]

BOC ‘dismisses’ personnel officer

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Wednesday, July 20. 2011

Long-time personnel officer Judy Greer was fired last week by the Banks County Board of Commissioners after a 30-minute closed session. The BOC met in closed session to discuss personnel after Greer read over 12 issues she has had, including concerns over the selection of a health insurance provider for the county. The county recently changed ... [Full Story »]

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