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Houston County Candidates Qualify for July Primary

Submitted by 13WMAZ Web Staff
Friday, May 25th, 2012, 4:27pm

Election season is in full swing for Houston County. This July 31, voters will decide the races for Houston County Board of Education seats for Districts 1, 3, 5 and At-Large, as well as Judge of the Magistrate Court and a special election for Solicitor General.

By the end of qualifying Friday, there are only two contested races. 

The most heated is a three-way grapple for the Post 7 At-Large seat on the Board of Education between David "Dave" McMahan, Griff Clements and Andy Rodriguez.

The other is the special election for Solicitor General between Amy E. Smith and Carl A. Veline, Jr. Last year, Smith was appointed to finish the unexpired term for Rob Tawse who retired.

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Races Set for 10 General Assembly Seats

Submitted by Bernard O'Donnell
Friday, May 25th, 2012, 2:49pm

Central Georgia voters will decide five state House races and five Senate races during this election season.

Meanwhile, 10 representatives and three senators face no opposition.

Qualifying for the state Senate and state Representative races ended at noon Friday.

Here are the qualifiers.

In State Senate District 18, incumbent Cecil Staton, a Macon Republican, has a challenger:Thomaston physician Spencer Price. They'll meet in the July 31 Republican primary and the winner has no opposition in November.

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Houston County's Last Elected Democrat Turns to GOP

Submitted by Bernard O'Donnell
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012, 1:22pm

Houston County's slate of elected officials has gone all-Republican.

The last elected Democrat in the county, superior court clerk Carolyn Sullivan,. qualified Wednesday to run instead as a Republican.

Sullivan says she was a lifelong Democrat, but could no longer support the party's agenda or President Obama.

"I'm concerned about the direction the country is going in, and I felt that if I put myself down as a Democrat, I would be supporting that," she said.

She said she was particularly concerned about the nation's inability to reduce its debt.

County GOP chairman Aaron Hufstetler says  Houston County was predominately Democrat when he came to town in the 1980s, but the tide has gradually turned.

Hufstetler says all of the party's elected Republicans qualified Wednesday morning, including judges, the tax commissioner, three county commissioners and Sheriff Cullen Talton.

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Senator Cecil Staton Earns Perfect Score and A+ from Georgia Chamber

Submitted by Senate Press on Monday, May 21st, 4:57 pm
Senator Cecil Staton Earns Perfect Score and A+ from Georgia Chamber

 

ATLANTA – Sen. Cecil Staton (R- Macon) has received the highest ranking given on the Georgia Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Scorecard. The Chamber’s legislative scorecard recognizes legislators that were most supportive of the business community during the 2012 Legislative Session.

“It is truly an honor to be recognized by the Georgia Chamber for my efforts to enact pro-business legislation aimed at strengthening Georgia’s private sector and our economy,” said Sen. Staton. “Serving as a member of the Senate Rules, Senate Appropriations, Senate Finance and Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committees, as well as Majority Whip, it was a privilege to work with legislators and interested stakeholders to make Georgia a better place to live, work and do business.”

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Tri-City Mayors to Give Proclamations for Chamber Week 2012

Submitted by Robins Regional Chamber of Commerce, Membership/Investment Organization
Monday, May 14th, 2012, 10:10am
Tri-City Mayors to Give Proclamations for Chamber Week 2012

WARNER ROBINS, GA- Warner Robins Mayor, Chuck Shaheen; Centerville Mayor, John Harley; and Perry Mayor, Jimmy Faircloth will give an official proclamation for the 2012 Chamber Week TODAY at 2:00p.m.  Event will be held at the Chamber offices; 1228 Watson Blvd.  The Robins Regional Chamber anticipates an exciting time as they host the very first Chamber Week (May 14- 18, 2012).  A brand new initiative of the Chamber, the week will showcase the role that the Chamber plays in the community by focusing on leadership development, community and government advocacy, education and networking.

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Development Authority Holds Planning Retreat

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012, 12:02pm
Development Authority Holds Planning Retreat

 

PERRY, GA.-- The Perry Downtown Development Authority Planning Retreat is planned for Saturday, March 24, a DDA news release says.

That starts at 8 a.m. at Perry City Hall in Council Chambers.

 

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Houston County January Unemployment Rates

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer
Thursday, March 15th, 2012, 11:40am
Houston County January Unemployment Rates

Houston County's unemployment rate for January was 7.6 percent, the Georgia Department of Labor news release says.

That's compared to metro Macon's 9.9 percent unemployment rate for January.

But that's still less than a year ago, at 10.5 percent.

Sam Hall with the Georgia Department of Labor says the increases should not be cause for concern because seasonal workers leaving temporary holiday jobs play a major factor in the variation.

He says the important thing is the rate is lower than it was last year.

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