Dugan defeats Hembree in runoff for State Senate seat Construction company official Mike Dugan of Carrollton won the runoff election in the special Republican primary for state Senate District 30 Tuesday.
Dugan received 56 percent of the vote to defea...
December 05, 2012 06:47 AM | 0 | 16 |
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Tom Spigolon tspigolon@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
‘Ground game’ helped Alexander win Georgia House seat Kim Alexander said she was a “little overwhelmed” following her recent victory in the election for the Georgia House District 66 seat.
“I know it had a lot to do with God,” she said.
Alexander, a D...
November 21, 2012 05:46 PM | 1 | 15 |
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Tom Spigolon tspigolon@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Paulding votes 71 percent for Romney Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney won 71 percent of Paulding County’s votes as part of his statewide victory in Georgia.
Almost 74 percent — or about 57,000 — of Paulding’s 78,000 regis...
November 14, 2012 05:38 PM | 0 | 19 |
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Tom Spigolon tspigolon@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Weather no match for local electorate; 74 percent turn out to vote Heavy to moderate rain until mid-morning on Election Day did not keep Paulding voters from casting their ballots for the 2012 presidential election.
According to elections supervisor Deidre Holden,...
November 14, 2012 05:32 PM | 0 | 16 |
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Liz Marino lmarino@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Charter schools amendment passes With all but one Georgia county completing voter reports, the majority of voters have cast their ballots in favor of the statewide charter school Constitutional amendment.
On the ballot voters were...
Georgia voters decide on charter school amendment In addition to votes for president and various other elected officials, Georgia voters had a chance to vote on an amendment to the Georgia Constitution this Election Day. The amendment would “allow...
Early voters in Paulding avoiding expected hourlong waits Some 15,480 Paulding County voters already had cast their ballots in the first two weeks of early voting, according to elections official Deidre Holden.
On Saturday, 1,466 voters lined the Paulding...
November 01, 2012 03:10 PM | 0 | 18 |
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Liz Marino lmarino@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Column: Ten reasons to vote ‘no’ on charter school amendment The charter school amendment will be decided on Nov. 6. If it doesn’t pass, it will be the greatest upset since David conked Goliath with a rock. Give me the money that has been made available to ...
Column: Charter schools give students opportunities As a mother of four children currently enrolled in or graduates of Fulton County Schools, I care deeply about public education in my community and Georgia. I know public education changes lives by...
State Senate candidates giving final pleas for votes The four Republican candidates for the open State Senate District 30 seat were emphasizing a variety of issues as they sought votes in the final week and a half of their campaigns in the Nov. 6 spe...
October 31, 2012 03:11 PM | 0 | 20 |
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Tom Spigolon tspigolon@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Column: Charter school amendment more about ‘how’ than ‘what’ District 54 Rep. Edward Lindsey, R-Atlanta, majority whip in the Georgia House of Representatives, says he finds himself bordering between “amused and disturbed” by opponents of the charter school...
Congressman to speak to Paulding GOP
The Paulding County Republican Party’s monthly breakfast meeting Saturday will feature District 14 U.S. Rep. Tom Graves , R-Ranger, as speaker. The event is scheduled for 9 a.m. at White Oak Park,...
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