Friday, May 18, 2012
The race for superior court judge has been full of twists and turns this week.
There's another shakeup in the race for Cherokee County Superior Court judge. Woodstock attorney Mark Shriver has a new challenger: Cherokee County Solicitor General David L. Cannon Jr. Thursday night, Cannon told a BridgeMill crowd that he was abandoning his bid for district attorney for a spot on the bench. “My phone basically blew up with calls from people, both in the legal profession and business community, asking me to consider running,” Cannon said in a news release. The race for superior court judge has been full of twists and turns this week. It started Monday morning when Judge Frank Mills' announced that he wasn't going to seek an eighth term. Cherokee County Juvenile Court Judge Tony Baker said on Tuesday that he saw the …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
He announced on Tuesday that he planned to run for Cherokee County Superior Court judge.
This afternoon, Juvenile Court Judge M. Anthony “Tony” Baker elaborated on his decision to abandon his plans to run for Cherokee County Superior Court judge. This is what he had to say: "I was flattered. I really thought that that's what I wanted. Contemplating it, my heart is in juvenile court because I love working with teens and with young folks. That's been my passion since I've been practicing law and it's been my passion the last 5½ years. While the opportunity right now is great, if his heart isn't in that race. Does that make sense? "No, no, no, no. I thought (my heart) was (in it), but I tried to sleep on it, but I just was restless about it. My calling, I feel like, is in juvenile court because I enjoy what I do. And that's the …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The representative of Georgia’s 11th district discussed the economy, gay marriage, Obamacare and this year’s presidential race Monday night.
On the heels of President Barack Obama's stated support of gay marriage, Congressman Phil Gingrey, R-Marietta, addressed the issue during a town-hall meeting Monday night at Mount Paran Christian School in Kennesaw. “I don’t like the secularism that’s occurring in this country one bit and I think it is incumbent upon those of us [that] stand strong, to stand very strong, in regard to that and say ‘look, Billy and I believe that marriage is a sacrament,’” Gingrey said. “I’m not ashamed to say that, and I won’t be ashamed to say that, and I hope our nominee on my side of the aisle will not back away from saying that and stand strongly.” Gingrey, who is up for reelection this fall, said he will continue to “stand strong for Christian, …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
North Fulton's Brandon Beach announced his plans to seek the Republican nomination for State Senate District 21 today.
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Thursday, May 10
Republican Brandon Beach of North Fulton wants Georgia Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers' seat. The announcement came nearly one week after Rogers (R-Woodstock) garnered endorsements from all Republican members of the North Fulton Delegation. Here's the full text of Beach's release: Brandon Beach announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination for State Senate District 21 today. Beach comes to this race with real experience as an effective leader with a keen ability to represent the community's needs. As a leader and advocate in his community and Greater Atlanta he has worked diligently to bring sorely needed relief to residents. He advocated for more jobs in North Fulton and effectively got them, even in this recession. Beach'…
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Kyla Cromer will face Kelly Marlow in the race for Cherokee Board of Education Post 1.
Kelly Marlow has drawn her first challenger in the race for Cherokee County Board of Education Post 1. Kyla Cromer, the co-president of the Freedom Middle PTA, announced today that she plans to run for the seat, which takes in BridgeMill, Liberty Elementary, Sixes Elementary, and parts of the Holly Springs, Toonigh and Univeter areas. Cromer, the mother of two daughters, a Freedom Middle student and Woodstock High student, said "her vast education experience and long-standing involvement in the county’s education community make her uniquely qualified to serve all of the children in Cherokee County." She received her bachelor's degree in elementary education from Miami University in Oxford, OH, taught for a number of years, worked as …
Thursday, April 26, 2012
House of Representatives hopeful Scot Turner talks ethics with Holly Springs Patch.
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Thursday, April 26
Georgia was recently ranked 50th in the nation when comparing all states' ethics laws. The study was performed by The Center for Public Integrity and took a look at such issues as political financing, public access to information, redistricting, and ethics enforcement. The person responsible for preparing Georgia's portion of this report was Jim Walls, a former AJC reporter now blogger for AtlantaUnfiltered.com. The reaction of elected officials to the report was sadly predictable, as they chose to focus on the messenger instead of the message. The report led Rep. Mark Hamilton to take to the local Republican Party's Facebook group to state, "... the study was done by "journalists & academics", I am sure neither of those groups have any…
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Several news outlets report that Sean Jerguson (R-Woodstock) included a special on guns from his store in a campaign newsletter.
Extreme couponing just took on a whole new meaning. Voters who signed on for the Sean Jerguson campaign newsletter are reporting that they now get newsletters for Jerguson's gun store, Hi Caliber Firearms. Jerguson is the current District 22 representative and incumbent for the newly formed District 21, running against Scot Turner. Blog for Democracy, along with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, report that Jerguson used his campaign email list to send out a newsletter for specials on shotguns at his store. And for those who wish to cash in on the special, they get an extra 250 shotgun shells when they bring in the newsletter. The reported newsletter, attached to this story, has "Georgians for Jerguson" at the top that links to the Elect …
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Are you disappointed with Rick Santorum's run for President?
After a weekend of "thought and prayer," Rick Santorum has officially ended his bid for the presidency, CNN reports. Don’t miss any of the local news you care about. Subscribe to Holly Springs-Hickory Flat Patch’s free newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
Monday, April 2, 2012
A board member of the foundation that governs Cherokee Charter Academy made the announcement today, just days after a controversial redistricting bill made its way to the governor's desk.
Days after a controversial redistricting bill was sent to Gov. Nathan Deal for his signature, a member of Cherokee Charter Academy's governing board is mulling a possible run for Cherokee school board chairman. "In the last 48 hours, I have received strong encouragement by friends and community leaders to consider a campaign for Cherokee County School Board Chairman," Georgia Charter Educational Foundation board member Danny Dukes said today in a news release. "I am humbled by the support of so many and today officially announce the formation of an exploratory team to consider this campaign." Under House Bill 978, which was sent to the governor's desk on Thursday, six school board members will be elected by district and the chair will be …
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
The $100 cap on gifts from lobbyist would result in fairer elections, Turner said.
Scot Turner, republican candidate for Georgia State House District 21, teamed up with the Atlanta Tea Party Patriots, Georgia Conservatives in Action, Georgia Tea Party Patriots, and Common Cause Georgia in calling for ethics reform, particularly in the effort to limit gifts from lobbyist. These groups recently teamed up to sign a pledge that would hold them accountable when it comes to accepting gifts worth more than $100 from lobbyists. In his campaign platform, Turner has promised to never accept a gift from a lobbyist if elected. “My preference would be to see the practice of lobbyists giving gifts to legislators in an effort to shape and form policy and legislation come to an end altogether,” Turner said. “This pledge represents a …
Christine
2:39 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
I have a lot of respect for someone who is honest with themselves. Doing the right thing for the right reasons is admirable. Kudos to you Judge Baker! more ›