Well, maybe not. It appears that the Municipal Court Judge and Mayor of Hazlehurst, located in Jeff Davis County, are having a bit of a tiff in the style of the City of Lithonia. From the Jeff Davis Ledger:
The controversy erupted last Thursday when Judge Smith conducted his monthly municipal court in a […]

There were two candidate forums this week featuring the candidates for Gwinnett Commission Chairman. Here are reports on the two events.
Monday’s Greater Gwinnett Republican Women’s forum:
Bannister noted during the meeting that the county’s revenue is running about 15 percent down from last year, and that the county government has begun studying its departments to […]

The AJC is reporting that the Clayton County School Board is denying that they illegally met in closed session after an explanation was demanded by the Attorney General’s office for why they, in fact, did exactly that.
On Tuesday, Clayton board attorney Dorsey Hopson sent a letter to the attorney general saying the board did not […]

Crystal Freeman got a notice that the taxable value of her Grant Park home jumped from $438,700 to $532,900. She complained that other, larger houses on her street are valued at less.
“I simply do not understand that,” Freeman said. “I can’t understand why mine went up $100,000. If I were to sell, I couldn’t get […]

Lt. Governor Casey Cagle now says that he’s in favor of letting the Senate vote on permitting local municipalities to make their own decision on Sunday sales, according to the AJC.
“As a Georgian with strong religious beliefs, I oppose Sunday sales of alcohol for individual religious reasons,” Cagle wrote. “However, I recognize we live in […]

From the AJC:
The state Revenue Department slapped [Atlanta City Councilman] Willis with liens of more than $53,000 for back taxes and fines. Revenue spokesman Charles Willey said recently that Willis has made no attempt at restitution since the liens were imposed and he was notified two months ago. And the Internal Revenue Service and the […]

He isn’t getting back on the school board. The judge did this one for the children.
And in other news, every school administrator in Clayton County will have to reapply for his/her job.
Of course they’ll have to fit in a tight interview schedule seeing as how they’ll have to work around Mr. Thompson’s vacation schedule.

Governor Sonny Perdue has signed HB 1011, HB 1450, HB 1454, HB 1480 and SB 558 into law. Unless you live in Liberty County, Franklin County, Forsyth County, Dodge County or Banks County, you aren’t going to care.

It appears that District Attorney Paul Bowden in Tift County wants something related to zoning matters in the City of Tifton investigated by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation…but he won’t talk about what he specifically is thinking of, per the Tifton Gazette:
Almost three weeks after District Attorney Paul Bowden said the investigation into […]

United States Attorney Max Wood is hot on the trail of former Macon Mayor C. Jack Ellis Hakim Mansour Ellis, according to the Macon Telegraph:
Former Macon Mayor Jack Ellis’ administration has been accused of misusing federal funds and making false statements to government officials, according to a letter to the city from U.S. Attorney Max […]

From the Tribune & Georgian of Camden County:
The ongoing clash between county Commissioner Steve Berry and Sheriff Bill Smith came to a head this week. Smith recently filed a complaint with the State Bar of Georgia alleging that Berry violated state ethics guidelines by representing a man charged in November 2007 with trafficking marijuana while […]

There has been a dramatic increase in crime in Unadilla (located in Dooly County) of late because that city has been without a police chief and had only two full-time officers on staff. Well, as of now their police department is disbanded for six months to allow them to regroup, the Cordele Dispatch is […]

The Albany Herald is reporting that the Georgia Conference of Black Mayors is meeting this weekend in Albany.
About 30 black mayors from across the state will stay in Albany for the two-day conference, said organization President Willie Burns, who is mayor of Washington. There are more than 40 members of the GCBM. “What we […]

Norcross, Georgia is getting serious and is starting to tackle the major issues of the day, according to the Gwinnett Daily Post.
Norcross is proposing a new rule that would limit the number of cars parked outside any one home. Under current laws, Community Development Director Jennifer Peterson said, there is no limit to the […]

Picked up from an earlier thread on Clayton County’s school situation.
Apparently sleeping on the job is part of cleaning up the school system.
“I will do all I can,” said Thompson, an educator for more than 40 years. “I’ll go to sleep at night knowing I’ve been at work 24-7.”
Source.
By the way, John W. Thompson’s contract […]