After much wringing of hands, the Georgia Democratic Party seems to have found its man to challege incumbent Johnny Isakson in the form of investment manager Jim Barksdale. While he has little political experience, Barksdale brings to the table a fortune earned over his years in business, enabling him to self-fund to a degree reminiscent of recently elected Senator David Perdue. He’ll need that money, as Isakson has already accumulated an impressive war chest over the past year. The Dems have a face, but from here it still looks like their prospects of stealing the seat are DRIFTING…
City has entire police force resign
The small town of Milner (population 1,000) in Lamar County, about 45 minutes southeast of Atlanta, saw its police chief and all five officers resign due to a a “lack of trust in the city council and mayor.” Chief Lamar Bunn accused Mayor Craig Timmons of placing a tracker on his personal truck as part of an odd saga that led to the resignations. Milner city officials say they’ll likely push to unincorporate, since the police were about the only service the county didn’t provide. The odd circumstances have Milner and its residents SINKING…
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