If nothing else, Donald Trump in his Presidential bid has shown us the power of twitter. Whether it’s blasting Jeb Bush or… well… blasting Ted Cruz, nobody in politics has ever made an impact over the internet quite like the Donald. He’s not alone in harnessing the power of social media as a politician though, marketing website dci recently ranked the top 25 mayors for their use of twitter, and our own Kasim Reed came in at an impressive 6th. Reed uses the service both aggressively and reactively, interacting with constituents and sparring with critics. For our mayor to be on the cutting edge of social media has his, and his city’s, ship RISING…
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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